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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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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 >>

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 >>

The Emotional Benefits Of Fishing

September 28, 2023 Tagged With: fishing, In Print Oct 2023, US Geological Survey Science Center, USDA Fish Hatchery

Golden rainbow trout (photo credit: D Pifer)

Volunteer fishing guides bring smiles to the faces of nursing home residents and veterans at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Leetown. 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 >>

Route 340 Closure Begins Early In The Morning On September 12

September 11, 2023 Tagged With: Harpers Ferry, Route 340, traffic, Transportation, WV Department of Highways

Route 340 Detour along VA 671 and Route 9

Route 340 will be closed between Chestnut Hill Road and Harpers Ferry Road starting September 12 2023. Read the Full Story >>

Route 340 Closure Will Affect Traffic For Three Months

August 31, 2023 Tagged With: Harpers Ferry, In Print Sep 2023, Route 340, traffic, Transportation, WV Department of Highways

falling rock warning sign on Route 340 in Harpers Ferry

Route 340 between Harpers Ferry Road and the Potomack River Bridge will be closed to stablize the rock cliff above between Sept. 12 and Dec. 20 2023. The road will be closed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during the project. Read the Full Story >>

Route 340 Closure Traffic Will Hit Jefferson County And Surrounding Region

August 31, 2023 Tagged With: Boonsboro, Harpers Ferry, In Print Sep 2023, Route 340, Sharpsburg, Shepherdstown, traffic, Transportation

southbound traffic backs up across Rumsey Bridge in Shepherdston

Alternate routes to the official Route 340 detour have bottlenecks and speed limits. 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 >>

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