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Jefferson County Residents Organize Local No Kings Rally On October 18

County Prosecutor Matt Harvey Moves To New Role as US Attorney

Harpers Ferry Affected By Federal Government Shutdown

Shepherdstown Marches to Celebrate the Constitution of the United States

Shepherd University President Announces Plan To Retire At End Of School Year

Governor Morrisey Provides Details of 25-Year Energy Plan

Jefferson County Fair 2025 Gallery

Charles Town Dedicates African American Cemetery

Jefferson County Development Authority Gets New Board Members

Shepherdstown Celebrates Appalachian Heritage

Chamber Music Festival Connects Appalachia & The World

Electric Company To Share Details Of New Transmission Line

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Cryptid Cave Escape Room

October 26, 2023 Tagged With: cryptids, Halloween, In Print Nov 2023, Shepherd University Theater

mothman at Shepherd University theater

Shepherd University theater students present a cryptid cave escape room for Halloween. Read the Full Story >>

Local Woman Plays For USA Team In Amputee Soccer Tournament

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: Amputee Soccer, In Print Oct 2023, Tracy Danzey

USA Women's team at 2023 Amp Futbol tournament

Shepherdstown resident Tracy Danzey recently competed for the US Women’s Amputee Soccer Team in the Amp Futbol Cup tournament held in Warsaw, Poland in October 2023. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Day Care Center Celebrates 50 Years

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: childcare, In Print Oct 2023, Jefferson County Schools, Shepherdstown Day Care Center

Shepherdstown Day Care - Pre-K science station

Melissa Holman, director of the the Shepherdstown Day Care Center talks about the center's programs and challenges. Read the Full Story >>

Imaginary Horribles – An Artist’s Perspective

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: art gallery, Barbara Chapman, In Print Oct 2023, The Bridge Gallery

Barbara Chapman - Imaginary Horribles

The Bridge Gallery in Shepherdstown will be hosting a retrospective of 40 years of Barbara Chapman’s paintings starting on October 7 2023. Read the Full Story >>

Local Residents Will Perform “The Anvil” At Courthouse In October

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Jefferson County Courthouse, John Brown

courtroom in Jefferson County Courthouse

Local residents will recreate the 1859 John Brown trial on site in the Jefferson County Courthouse in Charles Town. Read the Full Story >>

Friends Of Music Presents Poulenc Trio In October

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: chamber music, Friends of Music, In Print Oct 2023, Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra

Poulenc Trio (photo credit Steve Parke)

Friends of Music are presenting the Poulenc Trio for two performances on October 7 and 8. Read the Full Story >>

Halloween Fun In Jefferson County

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: events and activities roundup, Halloween, In Print Oct 2023

halloween scarecrow

2023 Halloween events in Jefferson County Read the Full Story >>

Events & Activities – October 2023

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: events and activities roundup, In Print Oct 2023

Mother Jones

Events & Activities Roundup - October 2023 Read the Full Story >>

Comment On Air Permit Modification For Rockwool Factory In Ranson Due Oct 23

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: air pollution, In Print Oct 2023, Rockwool-Ranson, WVDEP

Rockwool - Ranson factory air emissions

The public can comment on WVDEP's proposed modifications for the Rockwool Ranson factory's air permit until October 23. Read the Full Story >>

Jefferson County Planning Commission Takes Comments On Future Land Use

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan, Jefferson County Planning Commission, land use

post it notes on comprehensive plan poster

The Jefferson County Planning Commission continues to work on updating the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan and hosted two public input sessions in August.  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

tourism award 2023

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 >>

Traffic Bottlenecks During The First Week Of Route 340 Project

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Route 340, traffic, Transportation, WV Department of Highways

traffic backs up across Rumsey Bridge September 2023

Commuters experienced significant delays traveling through the intersection of Route 9 and Harpers Ferry Road in Loudoun County and across the Rumsey Bridge leading into Shepherdstown during the first week of the Route 340 rockslide remediation project. Read the Full Story >>

Childcare Options Needed In Jefferson County

August 31, 2023 Tagged With: childcare, In Print Sep 2023, Jefferson County Development Authority

mother with child in stroller. Photo by Allen Siegler, courtesy of Mountain State Spotlight.

The Jefferson County Development Authority estimates that more than 1,600 families in Jefferson County have an unmet need for licensed child care. Read the Full Story >>

Appalachian Heritage Festival At Shepherd University To Highlight Family And Community

August 31, 2023 Tagged With: Appalachian Heritage Festival, Center for Appalachian Studies, In Print Sep 2023, music, Shepherd University

Just Us Lillys band

The 2023 Appalachian Heritage Festival will be held on September 23 at various locations on the Shepherd University campus.  Read the Full Story >>

School Attendance Matters For Academic Skills

August 31, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Sep 2023, Jefferson County Schools

school busses at Harpers Ferry Middle School

Jefferson County Schools has designated September as “attendance awareness month”  — an early emphasis intended to establish strong attendance patterns.  Read the Full Story >>

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