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Arsenic Remediation Plan Proposed For Birdhill Meadows Subdivision

Shepherdstown Snapshot — January 2026

Community Meetings In Jefferson County – Week of Jan 19, 2026

Jefferson County Residents Protest ICE Tactics

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Local Grant Opportunities — Charles Town & Ranson

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Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau

Tourism Is Big Business In Jefferson County

March 11, 2025 Tagged With: Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, tourism

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Visitors to Jefferson County, WV spent $876 million in 2024, according to the Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Read the Full Story >>

Jefferson County Tourism Expects Strong Growth To Continue

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, tourism

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West Virginia’s Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby recently presented the “Tourism Professional of the Year” award to Annette Gavin Bates, leader of the local Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Read the Full Story >>

Tourism Growth Continues in West Virginia

May 5, 2023 Tagged With: economic development, In Print May 2023, Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, tourism

There’s a lot of hard work going on in West Virginia. But there’s also a lot of fun and play too. According to the West Virginia Department of Tourism, travel-related spending totaled $4.9 billion in 2021. That works out to just under 7 percent of the state’s “gross domestic product” (GDP). Read the Full Story >>

Job Fair In Ranson – JULY 7

July 1, 2021 Tagged With: Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Jefferson County Development Authority, job fair, ranson civic center

The Jefferson County Development Authority (JCDA), Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Chamber of Commerce, along with the county and municipal governments have teamed up to present a “Work Local” resource fair for local residents looking for new career opportunities.  Read the Full Story >>

African-American Cultural and Heritage Festival Leaves Lasting Mark on Panhandle

September 2, 2019 Tagged With: civil war, Jefferson County African-American Cultural and Heritage Festival, Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Jefferson County NAACP

If you walked down the 300th block of South Lawrence Street in downtown Charles Town during a recent late August weekend, you might have seen a little bit of the past, present, and future of the Jefferson County African-American community. Read the Full Story >>

Brunch Means Business for Jefferson County

October 25, 2016 Tagged With: Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, tourism

On November 8, Jefferson County voters, in addition to voting for their president, governor, and state and elected representatives, will be asked another question: “Shall the beginning hour at which non-intoxicating beer, wine, and alcoholic liquor be sold or dispensed for on premises consumption only in Jefferson County on Sundays be changed from one o’clock p.m. to ten o’clock a.m.” Simply put, can our bars, taverns, and restaurants start serving alcoholic drinks at 10am on Sundays? Read the Full Story >>

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