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Shepherd University Breaks Ground For Multi-Purpose Facility

County Commission Plans To Finance New HQ With $16 Million Bond

AmeriCorps Funding Cuts Hit Jefferson County

County Commission Seeks Impact Fees To Help Cover Costs of New Offices

West Virginia Humanities Council Suspends All Grants

Birdhill Subdivison Stormwater Management Plan Reviewed by WV DEP

WVU Medicine Will Invest In Berkeley and Jefferson Counties

Sidewinder Files Lawsuit Against Jefferson County Planning Commission

Mobile Food Pantry Serves Growing Need In WV’s Eastern Panhandle

Data Center Microgrid Bill Passes WV House & Senate, To Governor For Signature

Senate Passes Data Center Bill After Changing Tax Distribution Formula

Data Center Tax: Local Share Set By Senate Committee

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Shepherd University Breaks Ground For Multi-Purpose Facility

Shepherd University held a ceremonial groundbreaking on May 14 for a new dining and multi-purpose facility. Read the Full Story >>

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County Commission Plans To Finance New HQ With $16 Million Bond

The Jefferson County Commission voted to move forward with a $16 million financing plan for the two former APUS buildings it intends to purchase in July.  Read the Full Story >>

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AmeriCorps Funding Cuts Hit Jefferson County

West Virginia lost between 300 and 400 community service jobs this week due to major funding cuts to AmeriCorps programs. Read the Full Story >>

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County Commission Seeks Impact Fees To Help Cover Costs of New Offices

The Observer calculates that the county could recover between $6 million to $7 million of the new building project costs with impact fees. Read the Full Story >>

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West Virginia Humanities Council Suspends All Grants

The West Virginia Humanities Council announced that it has paused all its grants, effective immediately.  Read the Full Story >>

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Birdhill Subdivison Stormwater Management Plan Reviewed by WV DEP

National homebuilder Lennar has plans to build 720 houses on 195 acres in the Birdhilll Meadows subdivision off Route 480 in Kearneysville.  Read the Full Story >>

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WVU Medicine Will Invest In Berkeley and Jefferson Counties

WVU Medicine plans to invest $260 million to expand its facilities in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle. Read the Full Story >>

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