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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

Shepherd University Breaks Ground For Multi-Purpose Facility

County Commission Plans To Finance New HQ With $16 Million Bond

AmeriCorps Funding Cuts Hit Jefferson County

County Commission Seeks Impact Fees To Help Cover Costs of New Offices

West Virginia Humanities Council Suspends All Grants

Birdhill Subdivison Stormwater Management Plan Reviewed by WV DEP

WVU Medicine Will Invest In Berkeley and Jefferson Counties

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Shepherd University

Shepherd University Breaks Ground For Multi-Purpose Facility

May 15, 2025 Tagged With: Shepherd Universithy athletics, Shepherd University

shepherd university board shovels dirt at groundbreaking ceremony

Shepherd University held a ceremonial groundbreaking on May 14 for a new dining and multi-purpose facility. Read the Full Story >>

West Virginia Humanities Council Suspends All Grants

April 24, 2025 Tagged With: Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities, Contemporary American Theater Festival, DOGE, Jefferson County Museum, Shepherd University, WV Humanities Council

humanities council 2024 grants graphic (state map)

The West Virginia Humanities Council announced that it has paused all its grants, effective immediately.  Read the Full Story >>

Uncovering The Mystery Of The Writing  Business 

February 7, 2025 Tagged With: In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Shepherd University

Art Taylor

The 2025 Manuscript to Marketplace Writers Conference at Shepherd University will take place in The Marinoff Theater on March 21 & 22. Read the Full Story >>

Forum at Shepherd University Discusses Issues Of Child Care Services

August 1, 2024 Tagged With: child care, In Print Aug 2024, Jefferson County Development Authority, Shepherd University, Stubblefield Institute

child care forum speakers

Shepherd University hosted a panel discussion titled “A 360 View of Child Care in Jefferson County” on July 24. Read the Full Story >>

Born of Rebellion Exhibit On Display At Shepherd University

August 1, 2024 Tagged With: Byrd Center, In Print Aug 2024, Shepherd University

Born of Rebellion exhibit panel

The Born of Rebellion exhibit will be on display at the Shepherd University Byrd Center during August and September 2024. Read the Full Story >>

New Mural Coming To Downtown Shepherdstown

March 27, 2024 Tagged With: Betty's Restaurant, In Print Apr 2024, Shepherd Univeristy Art, Shepherd University

sunrise in mural

Shepherd Unversity art students are working on a mural that will be hung on the side of Betty's Restaurant in downtown Shepherdstown. Read the Full Story >>

Music Showcase To Raise Funds For Scholarships At Shepherd University

March 1, 2024 Tagged With: In Print March 2024, music, Shepherd Univeristy Foundation, Shepherd University, Shepherd University Music

alumni chorus 2023

The centerpiece of the 2024 spring calendar at the Shepherd University School of Music is the Musical Showcase for Scholarships on Saturday, April 6. 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Summer Construction at Shepherd University

May 30, 2023 Tagged With: construction, In Print June 2023, Kenamond Hall, Reclaim Company, Shepherd University, Turner Hall

When students return to Shepherd University in the fall, they will notice some changes to the east campus. Over the next few months, two former dormitories on the East Loop — Kenamond Hall and Turner Hall — will disappear. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherd University Sports Camps

May 30, 2023 Tagged With: football, In Print June 2023, Shepherd University, soccer, summer camp

Shepherd University will host multiple soccer camps this summer, run by student-athletes and coaches from the men’s and women’s soccer teams.  Read the Full Story >>

Youth Music Camps at Shepherd University

May 5, 2023 Tagged With: In Print May 2023, Shepherd University, Shepherd university School of Music, summer camp

The School of Music has announced camps for string orchestra, jazz, jazz flute, woodwind, to be held on the Shepherd University Campus in June Read the Full Story >>

Shepherd Football Stars Work Out For NFL Scouts On Pro Day At Ram Stadium

March 28, 2023 Tagged With: Brian Walker, Ernie McCook, Joey Fisher, NFL, NFL draft, Pro Day, Ronnie Brown, Shepherd University, shepherd university football, Solomon Alexander, Tyson Bagent

pro football scouts and Pro Day on the Shepherd U campus 2023

Five Shepherd University football players ran through Pro Day drills in front of three dozen scouts this morning at Ram Stadium on the Shepherd campus.  Read the Full Story >>

Small-Scale Agriculture Workshops

February 7, 2023 Tagged With: agriculture, community supported agriculture, In Print Feb 2023, Shepherd University, Tabler Farm

green house

Shepherd University has partnered with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture Veterans & Heroes to Agriculture program to offer a monthly series of workshops that will focus on small-scale, intensive vegetable production techniques.  Read the Full Story >>

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