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Observer Weekly — Election Guide Special Issue

Jefferson County’s Budget Reserves Are Shrinking

Observer Weekly — October 29, 2026

2026 Election Guide

Jefferson County Celebrates 225 Years Of History

WV Governor Patrick Morrisey Issues Diesel Fuel Emergency Declaration

Jefferson County Rejected For Summit Point Water Utility Grant

Observer Weekly — October 22, 2026

Valley North Transmission Line Project Has Revised Maps

Observer Weekly — October 15, 2026

Jefferson County Puts Downtown Buildings Up For Sale

Rippon Solar Project Files Update To Construction Plan

CTUB Completes Investigation Into DEP Permit Application

Observer Weekly — October 8, 2026

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Gov. Morrisey’s Nuclear Plan Draws Fire in Jefferson County and Beyond

CTUB Reviews Sidewinder Permit, Investigates Allegations Of Irregularities

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Circuit Court Orders David Tabb To Be Removed From County Commission Ballot

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Halloween

Jefferson County Lights Up For Halloween

2023-10-26 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

2023-10-26 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 >>

Halloween Fun In Jefferson County

2023-09-28 Tagged With: events and activities roundup, Halloween, In Print Oct 2023

halloween scarecrow

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

Jefferson County Shows Its Halloween Spirits

2022-10-28 Tagged With: Halloween

Local businesses & residences brighten the night with creative Halloween displays Read the Full Story >>

Weaving In Anticipation

2021-10-01 Tagged With: Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Eastern Panhandle, editor's note, Freedom's Run, Halloween, Shepherd University

A spiderweb backlit by sunlight on German Street in Shepherdstown.

The fall equinox really did signal a change of season this year, sending us to the closet looking for sweaters for an evening walk with the dogs. Orb-weaver spiders (above) seem to be in unusual abundance this year too — perhaps they want to get back to normalcy and just hang out like everyone else. Read the Full Story >>

History & Hauntings — Local Ghost Tours

2021-09-29 Tagged With: Charles Town Ghost Tours, Ghost Tours of Harpers Ferry, Ghost Tours of Martinsburg, Halloween, Shepherdstown Ghost Tours, Shepherdstown Mystery Walks

If you're looking for a spooky way to spend an evening this October, try one of the many ghost tours in and around Jefferson County. Read the Full Story >>

Halloween Hike – OCT 22

2021-09-29 Tagged With: Cool Spring Nature Preserve, Halloween, hiking, Potomac Valley Audubon Society

The “Trail of Bones'' hike is a family-friendly event hosted by the Potomac Valley Audubon Society at the Cool Springs Nature Preserve. Read the Full Story >>

The Flatwoods Monster Comes Alive Again

2018-10-24 Tagged With: cryptids, film, Halloween, urban legend

Braxton County’s tourism is getting a jump start with a new documentary that delves deeper into the fabled Flatwoods Monster of West Virginia. Seth Breedlove’s 45-minute “The Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy of Fear” premiered in Braxton County at the Elk Theater in Sutton (WV) back on April 7, 2018, and aired as part of a double feature on monsters just last month. Read the Full Story >>

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