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County Commission Plans For Growth With Purchase Of New Buildings

Bee Line March Anniversary Events In Shepherdstown Mark 250 Years Of History

No Kings Rally In Shepherdstown Gathers More Than 1,000 Participants

County Planning Commission To Look At Zoning, Solar & Data Centers

County Budget Shifts From Surplus To Deficit

County Commission Explains Funding Plan For New Buildings

Shepherdstown Celebrates Its First Pride Parade

County Commission Makes Early Revision to FY26 Budget

County Commission Plans To Change Impact Fees Again

City & County Struggle To Align On Downtown Charles Town Plans

Governor Celebrates Building Rehabilitation In Charles Town

Shepherdstown Banner Program Honors Veterans

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Jefferson County

Jefferson County Commissioners Reduce Transparency

April 1, 2025 Tagged With: government transparency, Jefferson County Commission

jefferson county commissioners give service award to nathan cochran

Jefferson County residents are questioning a recent decision by the County Commission to reduce government transparency. Read the Full Story >>

Local Governments Need Volunteers For Boards & Commissions

April 1, 2025 Tagged With: bolivar, Corp of Shepherdstown, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Coumnty Commission, Ranson

shepherdstown council

Jefferson County residents can serve on many local government boards, committees and commissions. Read the Full Story >>

County Commission To Buy Second APUS Building For New Courthouse

March 21, 2025 Tagged With: American Public University, Circuit Court, County HQ, Family Court, Jefferson County Commission, Jefferson County facilities, Magistrate Court

330 North George Street

The Jefferson County Commission plans to purchase the building at 330 North George Street in Charles Town to house the county court system. Read the Full Story >>

County Actions to Change JCDA Raise Concerns, Questions

March 19, 2025 Tagged With: Charles Town City Council, Jefferson County Commission, Jefferson County Development Authority

JCDA board meeting March 2025

A County Commission vote on March 6 2025 to change how the Jefferson County Development Authority (JCDA) operates has raised many concerns and questions. Read the Full Story >>

Manufacturing In Middleway — A Brief History

March 11, 2025 Tagged With: Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

image from Commercial Liability Partners website (circa 2018)

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

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

CVB website image

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 Adopts New Comprehensive Plan

February 26, 2025 Tagged With: comprehensive plan, Jefferson County Commission, Jefferson County Planning Commission

Jefferson County 20245 Comprehensive Plan - cover

The 2025 Comprehensive Plan for Jefferson County, WV took effect on February 25, 2025 following a vote by the Jefferson County Planning Commission. Read the Full Story >>

County Commissioners Vote To Oppose New Electric Transmission Lines

February 25, 2025 Tagged With: electric grid, Jefferson County Commission, PJM Interconnection

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 >>

Local Girl Scouts Present Art Show To Open Spotlight On Main

February 24, 2025 Tagged With: Charles Town downtown, Girl Scouts

girl scouts at art project

The Jefferson County Girl Scouts displayed their artistic talents and group spirit during the kickoff event at The Spotlight on Main located at 119 West. Washington Street.  Read the Full Story >>

Does Jefferson County Zoning Permit Water Extraction?

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling, zoning ordinance

public hearing notice for bottling factory

Water extraction is not defined as a use in the Jefferson County Zoning Ordinance. Read the Full Story >>

WVDOH Planning Roundabout For Middleway Intersection

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling, West Virginia Department of Highways

sketch of Middleway roundabout

The West Virginia Division of Highways is planning to construct a roundabout at the Leetown Road - Middleway Pike intersection. Read the Full Story >>

Preservation Alliance Of WV Designates Middleway Historic District As Endangered

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: Historic Landmarks Commission, historic preservation, In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

cemetery lane in Middleway

The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV) has added the Middleway Historic District to its West Virginia Endangered Properties List.  Read the Full Story >>

County Commission Discusses 2025 Plans

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Jefferson County Commission

Jefferson County Commission 2025

The Jefferson County Commission has approved several priorities on which it will focus during 2025. Read the Full Story >>

County Begins Work On 2025-2026 Budget

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: budget, In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Jefferson County Commission

county budget structure

The Jefferson County Commission will spend the next several months to prepare the FY2026 county budget.  Read the Full Story >>

Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission Has Multiple Roles

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: historic preservation, In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission, zoning ordinance

historic cement mill on the Potomac

The Jefferson County zoning ordinance tasks the Historic Landmarks Commission with preserving historic structures in the county. Read the Full Story >>

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