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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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Events & Activities

Events & Activities – November 2023

October 31, 2023 Tagged With: events and activities roundup, In Print Nov 2023, Jefferson County, Shepherd University events

Shepherd University choral singers

Have fun in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Read the Full Story >>

Jefferson County Lights Up For Halloween

October 26, 2023 Tagged With: Halloween, In Print Nov 2023

Keriann Rusiniak decorates for Halloween 2023

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

New Book Festival In Shepherdstown Hosts Regional & National Authors

July 28, 2023 Tagged With: book festival, Four Seasons Books, In Print Aug 2023

book festival logo

The inaugural Shepherdstown Book Festival, which runs from September 15 through 17, will host three days of events, all revolving around the love of books and writing. Read the Full Story >>

Walking Tour Of Black History In Charles Town

July 28, 2023 Tagged With: Black History, Charles Town, In Print Aug 2023

The City of Charles Town is supporting the launch of a new Charles Town African American History Audio Tour. Read the Full Story >>

Art Gallery Fundraiser for Animal Welfare Society

July 28, 2023 Tagged With: Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County, In Print Aug 2023, The Bridge Gallery

art for animal welfare society fundraiser 2022

The Bridge Gallery in Shepherdstown will host a charity bazaar on August 12 & 13 to benefit the Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County.  Read the Full Story >>

Planning Commission To Collect Input From Residents At County Fair

July 28, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Aug 2023, Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan, Jefferson County Fair, Jefferson County Planning Commission

word cloud

The Jefferson County Planning Commissioners and staff will be hosting a booth at the Jefferson County Fair. Read the Full Story >>

Storytelling In Shepherdstown with Carmen Deedy

April 1, 2023 Tagged With: Carmen Deedy, In Print Apr 2023, Speak Stories

Speak Story Series hosts story artist Carmen Deedy in live performances on April 11 and 12 (show starts at 7:30 each night). Tuesday’s program will be Dill and Corky: Tales of a Feral Childhood. Read the Full Story >>

History Museums Open for Spring

April 1, 2023 Tagged With: Historic Shepherdstown Museum, In Print Apr 2023, Jefferson County Museum, maps

The Historic Shepherdstown Museum opens for 2023 with a new exhibit featuring maps of Shepherdstown and Jefferson County, giving visitors a glimpse into the geography of the past Read the Full Story >>

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