If the growth in home building in Jefferson County continues, the school population could be trending upward. Read the Full Story >>
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New Housing Construction Up Again in Jefferson County
New Home Construction in Jefferson County continued at a rapid pace for the second year in a row in 2022 and shows no signs of slowing down in 2023. Read the Full Story >>
County Commission Begins 2023 With Many Disagreements
Jefferson County Commission starts 2023 with several disagreements and big change ahead. Read the Full Story >>
Changes & Choices In 2023
Many changes and choices ahead for Jefferson County in 2023. Read the Full Story >>
John Nissel Resigns As Jefferson County Administrator
Jefferson County Administrator John Nissel announced his resignation effective January 27, 2023. Read the Full Story >>
Confusion on Plans for Water & Sewer at New Shepherdstown Elementary School
Jefferson County Board of Education has many questions about plans to provide water and sewer utilities to the new Shepherdstown elementary school site. Read the Full Story >>
Christ Reformed Congregation Celebrates 275 Years 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 >>
Local Spirits Bright For The Holidays
The holiday festivities seem particularly energetic this year. Perhaps it was the unseasonably warm weather for the parades — or that our pandemic-related anxieties of the past several years have cooled. Read the Full Story >>
Shepherd University Football Wins Rematch Against Indiana University
Shepherd University football team scores a 48-13 win over Indian University of Pennsylvania to earn a berth in the 2022 NCAA Division II semi-final round. Read the Full Story >>
Shepherdstown Market House Looks To Past and Future
For the first time in over 220 years, the market house building in Shepherdstown finds itself vacant. The town recently surveyed residents to collect ideas on how this iconic building might continue to play a vital role at the center of the Shepherdstown community. Read the Full Story >>
Constitutional Amendments On The 2022 Ballot
Voters will see four proposals to amend the West Virginia Constitution at the very end of the 2022 ballot. Read the Full Story >>
How Amendment #2 Could Affect Jefferson County’s Budget
A look at what might be cut if the Legislature removes local budget control without offsetting revenue. Read the Full Story >>
Remembering An Important Slice Of Life In Shepherdstown
When what we might think of as history is still present in the minds of the living, the need for an emphatic rejection of groups that seek to instigate race-based fear and political violence seems to be self-evident — so that “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are secured as rights of our common future, not just hollow words left behind, buried by the burden of a hidden past. Read the Full Story >>
Bushel & Peck Celebrates Five Years
Todd Coyle, the chief executive of Jefferson G.A.P., describes Bushel & Peck when it opened in October 2017 as a “sustainable, locally focused grocery store in the heart of downtown Charles Town.” In a more recent conversation, he described a larger vision, with the grocery store as a “business incubator — the hub of a network of local businesses that need a way to connect with local consumers.” Read the Full Story >>
Securing Life and Liberty for All
When what we might think of as history is still present in the minds of the living, the need for an emphatic rejection of groups that seek to instigate race-based fear and political violence seems to be self-evident — so that “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are secured as rights of our common future, not just hollow words left behind, buried by the burden of a hidden past. Read the Full Story >>