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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

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

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Shepherdstown

Shepherdstown Banner Program Honors Veterans

May 21, 2025 Tagged With: Shepherdstown, veterans

veteran banners in front of mcmurran hall

Shepherdstown will hang banners to honor veterans in May, July and November. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherd University Breaks Ground For Multi-Purpose Facility

May 15, 2025 Tagged With: Shepherd Universithy athletics, Shepherd University

shepherd university board shovels dirt at groundbreaking ceremony

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

Public Hearing For Shepherdstown Comprehensive Plan

March 11, 2025 Tagged With: comprehensive plan, Corp of Shepherdstown

Shepherdstown at sunrise (German Street)

After two years of review, the Corporation of Shepherdstown is inviting public comment on a revised Comprehensive Plan that sets out a vision for the town to follow for the next decade.  Read the Full Story >>

Holiday Events In Shepherdstown

November 20, 2024 Tagged With: Holiday Lights, In Print Dec 2024

Mrs Claus welcomes Christmas to Shepherdstown

Highlights of holiday events around Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Read the Full Story >>

General Stores In Shepherdstown Invite Patrons To Slow Down & Enjoy Shopping

August 1, 2024 Tagged With: In Print Aug 2024, Shepherdstown downtown, shop local

O'Hurley's general store - rebuilding Aug 2024

Shepherdstown is home to two general stores, both of which offer a variety of helpful and whimsical products.  Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Elects New Mayor and Town Council Members

June 5, 2024 Tagged With: Elections 2024, Shepherdstown Town Council

vote at town hall sign

Shepherdstown residents elected James Gatz as mayor on June 4 along with 2 incumbent and 3 new council members. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown: Where, When and How to Vote in Mayor, Council Elections

May 21, 2024 Tagged With: Corp of Shepherdstown, elections, Shepherdstown Town Council

Shepherdstown town hall sign

The town of Shepherdstown will hold elections for mayor and town council on June 4 2024. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Comprehensive Plan Review Presented and Discussed in Special Hearing

May 4, 2024 Tagged With: Shepherdstown Comprehensive Plan, Shepherdstown Planning Commission, Shepherdstown Town Council

Shepherdstown Planning Commission at meeting

On April 30, Shepherdstown’s Planning Commission held a hearing at which a special committee’s recommendations to update the town’s comprehensive plan were presented to the public. Read the Full Story >>

Garden Tour and Tea In Shepherdstown

May 1, 2024 Tagged With: garden tour, In Print May 2024, Shepherdstown Community Club

painter in garden

Mark your calendar for the weekend of May 18 & 19 to explore the back alleys and hidden gardens of Shepherdstown. Read the Full Story >>

Panel Discussion On Growth Around Shepherdstown

April 11, 2024 Tagged With: Housing Growth, Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Shepherdstown Comprehensive Plan, Shepherdstown Planning Commission

Shepherdstown preferred growth area (map snippet)

On Wednesday, April 24 at 7:00 pm The Observer hosted a panel discussion on the growth that is expected to affect Shepherdstown-area residents in the next decade. Following the presentations, the panel took questions from the audience participants.  Read the Full Story >>

New Mural Coming To Downtown Shepherdstown

March 27, 2024 Tagged With: Betty's Restaurant, In Print Apr 2024, Shepherd Univeristy Art, Shepherd University

sunrise in mural

Shepherd Unversity art students are working on a mural that will be hung on the side of Betty's Restaurant in downtown Shepherdstown. Read the Full Story >>

Award for Shepherdstown Water Operator

June 1, 2023 Tagged With: In Print July 2023, Shepherdstown, Shepherdstown Water

Woody Coe of the Shepherdstown Water Department wins the 2023 Perkins Boynton award. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Water Operator Wins Award

June 1, 2023 Tagged With: In Print July 2023

Since 1974, the third week of May has been designated National Emergency Medical Services Week, to recognize the important work that these professionals perform in their communities. Locally, the Jefferson County Emergency Services Agency recognized several individuals.  Read the Full Story >>

Interfaith Group Believes in Unity & Connection

May 5, 2023 Tagged With: In Print May 2023, interfaith, Shepherdstown Ministerial Association

Each Wednesday for six weeks leading up to Easter, a different church played host to a Lenten prayer service. but there was a catch — a preacher from yet a different church led the service, which is why Pastor Boomer was before the altar at Trinity, not Reverend Schramm. These services were organized through the Shepherdstown Ministerial Association, which has been active in Shepherdstown for more than 40 years to forge connections between the many churches in the community. Read the Full Story >>

Christ Reformed Congregation Celebrates 275 Years In Shepherdstown

December 7, 2022 Tagged With: Christ Reformed UCC, church, In Print Dec 2022

Christ Reformed UCC church in Shepherdstown

The congregations of the German Reformed, Lutheran, and Presbyterian churches in the settlement of Mecklenburg (later Shepherdstown) date their origins to 1747, when they were meeting in local houses and long-forgotten buildings around town. Read the Full Story >>

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