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Sheperdstown Honors Judy Shepherd For Community Spirit

State Proposes Rule For Fast-Tracking Data Center Projects

Charles Town Utility Board Reverses Decision, Votes To Apply For Grant

Community Meetings In Jefferson County – Week of Dec 1, 2025

Federal Agencies Plan To Exchange Land In Harpers Ferry

CTUB Questions Grant For New Water & Sewer System In Summit Point

Planning Commission Rejects Settlement Proposal From Sidewinder

County Drafts Zoning Changes To Encourage Commercial & Residential Clusters

Planning Commission Discusses Settlement With Sidewinder

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

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Circuit Court of Jefferson County

2022 Election – Circuit Court Clerk

October 28, 2022 Tagged With: Circuit Court of Jefferson County, In Print Nov 22, November 2022 elections

election guide - jefferson county circuit court clerk

Democratic candidate Laura Storm and Republican candidate Tina Renner are running for Circuit Court Clerk in Jefferson County. Read the Full Story >>

Court Ruling Undoes Zoning Amendment For Industrial Solar

August 25, 2021 Tagged With: Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Jefferson County Commission, SIGHTLINE, solar, zoning

electrical power lines stretch in to the distance while a "dead end" sign is visible in the foreground.

On August 16, Judge Debra McLaughlin, in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, issued a ruling that invalidated the text amendment ZTA1903 to the Jefferson County zoning ordinance. The now-invalidated amendment was written to allow development of utility-scale solar power facilities as a principal permitted use in rural, residential growth and other open lands in the county.  Read the Full Story >>

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