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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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In Print May 2022

Jefferson County Candidates – May 10 2022 Election

May 1, 2022 Tagged With: candidates, elections, In Print May 2022, voting

Board of Education sample ballot heading

The May 10 election combines a final election for School Board and primary elections for Congress, WV Senate, WV Delegate & County Commission.  Read the Full Story >>

Reeling In Big Fish & Big Tales

May 1, 2022 Tagged With: In Print May 2022, nature, Potomac River

Lucas King with musky

The largest member of the pike family, Esox masquiniongy got the name muskellunge from an Ojibway expression meaning “big fish.” True to its name, a musky grows bigger than any other fish in its habitat.  Read the Full Story >>

Take A Breath & Gain New Perspectives

May 1, 2022 Tagged With: In Print May 2022, Mental Health

yoga on the mountain

A simple technique and a couple of hard questions have helped me shift my mindset to a calmer and healther focus.  Read the Full Story >>

Getting On The River In Jefferson County

May 1, 2022 Tagged With: In Print May 2022, Pedal & Paddle, Potomac River, Rivers Studio and Gallery, Shenandoah River, tourism, water sports

boat ramp to Potomac River at Shepherdstown

Jefferson County connects with both the Potomac River and Shenandoah River, and there are many ways for locals and visitors alike to enjoy the water.  Read the Full Story >>

Enjoy A Local Vacation To Shepherdstown

April 30, 2022 Tagged With: Bavarian Inn, In Print May 2022, Sundogs Canine Consultation and Training, Thomas Shepherd Inn

Bavarian Inn fire pit

Shepherdstown, at the northern end of the county, is enough off the beaten path to retain the sleepy charm of a small village that makes it easy to quickly relax with a weekend or midweek get-away.  Read the Full Story >>

A Journey of Discovery in Italy

April 30, 2022 Tagged With: book review, In Print May 2022

One Italian Summer is a love letter to mothers, written through the lens of a grieving daughter. As the novel begins, thirty year-old Katy has just lost her mother, Carol, to cancer. Read the Full Story >>

Blowing Warmer & Cooler

April 30, 2022 Tagged With: editor's note, In Print May 2022

East German Street in Shepherdstown, early spring

spring, we’re never quite sure if we’re getting warmer or cooler with some of these conversations. Read the Full Story >>

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