The Jefferson County Commission recently appointed 10 new members to reconstitute the board of the Jefferson County Development Authority (JCDA). Read the Full Story >>
Economy & Environment
Electric Company To Share Details Of New Transmission Line
First Energy will hold an open house event in Shepherdstown on Wednesday August 13, from 6 to 8 pm to share information on a new high-voltage transmission line it wants to build through Jefferson County. Read the Full Story >>
CTUB And American Water Present Service Area Arguments At Public Service Commision Hearing
On July 30 2025, the WV PSC conducted an evidentiary hearing on a service territory dispute between CTUB and WV American Water. Read the Full Story >>
Local Intervenors Added To Middleway Bottling Plant Lawsuit
Circuit Court Judge Cohee added several local landowners, along with the Jefferson County Foundation, as intervenors in the case between Sidewinder/Mountain Pure and the Jefferson County Planning Commission. Read the Full Story >>
Blake Solar Project: State Issues Fine For Repeated Stormwater Violations
The operator of the Blake industrial solar project has been fined for numerous violations of stormwater managment regulations. Read the Full Story >>
Governor Celebrates Building Rehabilitation In Charles Town
Mark Letenzi of Mitchell Park Companies recently completed the rehabilitation of the Stephenson building in downtown Charles Town. Read the Full Story >>
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 >>
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 >>
Sidewinder Files Lawsuit Against Jefferson County Planning Commission
Sidewinder LLC has filed a petition in Circuit Court seeking to move forward with its plans for a water bottling plant in Middleway. Read the Full Story >>
Data Center Tax: Local Share Set By Senate Committee
A bill to create special tax districts for data centers cleared the Senate Economic Development Committee earlier today. Read the Full Story >>
Governor Morrisey Looks To Data Centers To Fund West Virginia’s Future
Governor Patrick Morrisey is pushing for the West Virginia legislature to pass legislation to attract data centers to the Mountain State. Read the Full Story >>
Plan For Data Center Complex Near Kearneysville Approved
The Kearneysville data center campus will be located on a 300 acre property that is split between Jefferson and Berkeley Counties. Read the Full Story >>
Manufacturing In Middleway — A Brief History
The industrial site near Middleway that is being proposed for redevelopment as a water bottling factory by Sidewinder Enterprises dates to just after World War II. Read the Full Story >>
Tourism Is Big Business In Jefferson County
Visitors to Jefferson County, WV spent $876 million in 2024, according to the Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Read the Full Story >>
County Commissioners Vote To Oppose New Electric Transmission Lines
The Jefferson County Commission voted unanimously to send a letter to PJM opposing the construction of two new high-voltage transmission lines across the county. Read the Full Story >>