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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

CTUB And American Water Present Service Area Arguments At Public Service Commision Hearing

County Commission Holds Ribbon Cutting At New Government Buildings

Preparing For Disasters: Local Alerts & Training

Local Intervenors Added To Middleway Bottling Plant Lawsuit

Blake Solar Project: State Issues Fine For Repeated Stormwater Violations  

County Commission Plans For Growth With Purchase Of New Buildings

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Charles Town City Manager Welcomes Public To Chat

March 27, 2024 Tagged With: Charles Town, In Print Apr 2024, John Nissel

John Nissel speaks with visitor

The next Charles Town “meet the city manager” sessions will be on Wednesday, April 10 in the Charles Town City Hall (101 East Washington St, Charles Town). Read the Full Story >>

Local Artist Inspired By Historic Mill

March 27, 2024 Tagged With: art gallery, In Print Apr 2024, local artist

view to a mill painting

Local artist Shannon Thomas will be hosting an open house and exhibit of her work, titled “A View to a Mill,” on Saturday and Sunday, April 13-14, from 10 am to 5 pm. Read the Full Story >>

Bridge Gallery Celebrates Local Artist Wayne Skinner

March 27, 2024 Tagged With: art gallery, In Print Apr 2024, The Bridge Gallery, Wayne Skinner

Wayne Skinner painting

The Bridge Gallery presents an exhibit of Wayne Skinner's paintings from April 3 to May 1 2024. Read the Full Story >>

County Planning Survey Seeks Public Comment On Zoning & Future Land Use

February 5, 2024 Tagged With: comprehensive plan, Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan, Jefferson County Planning Commission, land use, zoning

County land development - major subdivisions and industrial solar facilities

February 6 is the deadline to add comments to the Jefferson County Planning Commission survey on zoning and future land use.  Read the Full Story >>

Blake Solar Project Receives Multiple Environmental Violation Notices

February 1, 2024 Tagged With: In Print Feb 2024, solar, solar permitting, stormwater

sediment in stormwater discharges from Blake solar project

The Blake industrial solar facility near Charles Town has received numerous violation notices involving stormwater runoff. Read the Full Story >>

Housing Construction Continues To Rise In Jefferson County

February 1, 2024 Tagged With: Housing Growth, In Print Feb 2024

Townhomes under construction in Ranson

County-wide, including Charles Town and Ranson, there were 776 permits issued to begin new home construction in 2023.  Read the Full Story >>

Harvest Hills Project Requests Rezoning, Plan Shows 1,000 New Houses

February 1, 2024 Tagged With: Harvest Hills, Housing Construction, Housing Growth, In Print Feb 2024, zoning

Harvest Hills concept plan (Dec 2023)

Arcadia Land, the developer of the Harvest Hills subdivision, is asking to rezone the land from Rural (which limits density) to Residential Growth (which would allow high density).  Read the Full Story >>

American Conservation Film Festival To Screen 27 Films In March

February 1, 2024 Tagged With: American Conservation Film Festival, In Print Feb 2024

nuclear power plant - cooling towers

The 22nd edition of the American Conservation Film Festival will run from March 7 through March 10 in Shepherdstown. The 2024 festival will screen 27 films at the Frank Center on the Shepherd University campus. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Community Club To Host Casino Night Fundraiser In March

February 1, 2024 Tagged With: Fundraiser, In Print Feb 2024, Shepherdstown Community Club

Jen Wabniz talks about 2024 fundraising

The Shepherdstown Community Club aims to raise $50,000 to match a state grant to replace the roof on the War Memorial Building. Read the Full Story >>

WISH Grant Group Seeks Applications From Local Community Organizations

February 1, 2024 Tagged With: In Print Feb 2024, Shepherd University, Shepherd University Foundation, Women Investing In Shepherd

Dr. Sara Reynolds (Biology) and Bonnie Brannon

Dr. Sara Reynolds (Shepherd University) and Bonnie Brannon (former co-chair of the WISH grant committee) A giving circle can be a little mysterious, a bit like a crop circle — you see the results but you don’t necessarily see how it happens. In the case of Women Investing In Shepherd (WISH), a lot happens, without Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Museum Looks Forward To 2024 Activities

February 1, 2024 Tagged With: Historic Shepherdstown Commission, Historic Shepherdstown Museum, In Print Feb 2024

US postal service wagon

The Historic Shepherdstown Commission supports the Historic Shepherdstown Musuem, organizes a regular speaker series, and maintains the historic Entler Hotel at the corner of Princess and German Streets in Shepherdstown. Read the Full Story >>

Lead Shot Hits The Food Chain

February 1, 2024 Tagged With: In Print Feb 2024, nature

goldel eagle - sketch by D Pifer

Naturalist Doug Pifer discusses the dangers of lead shot in the natural food chain Read the Full Story >>

County Commission Returns To Work

December 5, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Dec 2023, Jane Tabb, Jefferson County Commisssion, Jennifer Krouse, Matthew Harvey, Steve Stolipher, Tricia Jackson

Commissioners Jackson and Krouse arrive for meeting

On November 30, all four sitting commissioners were in attendance at a meeting of the Jefferson County Commission for the first time in almost three months. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherd University Trims Services and Adjusts Academic Priorities

December 5, 2023 Tagged With: Shepherd University, Shepherd University Board of Governors

Shepherd University board of governors meeting November 9 2023

Shepherd University's Board of Governors voted to accept the academic prioritzation recommendations presented by the Provost. Read the Full Story >>

Police Officer Austin Simms of Shepherdstown Receives Award

December 5, 2023 Tagged With: first responders, law enforcement, Shepherdstown Police

Officer Austin Simms receives award

Shepherdstown Police Officer Austin Simms was awarded the life saving award for his quick actions on September 11 2023. Read the Full Story >>

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