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Jefferson County Commission OKs Collections For Unpaid Ambulance Fees

Jefferson County Administrator Edwina Benites Resigns

Observer Weekly — November 5, 2026

Election Night In Jefferson County

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

Observer Weekly — October 1, 2026

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

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Rippon Solar Project Files Update To Construction Plan

2026-10-08 Tagged With: solar, stormwater, WV DEP

map of Rippon solar facility from SWPPP document

Rippon Energy Facility LLC has filed an update to its stormwater construction permit for a solar facility in Rippon. Read the Full Story >>

Solar Project In Rippon Files Construction Plans

2026-03-26 Tagged With: solar, stormwater, WV DEP

Rippon Solar - phase 1 site (panels and substation)

Torch Clean Energy expects to begin construction on its Rippon solar energy project soon. Read the Full Story >>

Blake Solar Project: State Issues Fine For Repeated Stormwater Violations  

2025-07-18 Tagged With: solar, stormwater

stormwater runoff and mud around solar panels

The operator of the Blake industrial solar project has been fined for numerous violations of stormwater managment regulations. Read the Full Story >>

Concerns About Preserving Farmland

2024-03-01 Tagged With: farmland protection, In Print March 2024, Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan, local agriculture, solar, stormwater

stormwater permit sign at Blake solar facility

The farmland protection effort is not just about keeping the land bucolic — it’s about preserving farming as an activity. Read the Full Story >>

Blake Solar Project Receives Multiple Environmental Violation Notices

2024-02-01 Tagged With: In Print Feb 2024, solar, solar permitting, stormwater

sediment in stormwater discharges from Blake solar project

The Blake industrial solar facility near Charles Town has received numerous violation notices involving stormwater runoff. Read the Full Story >>

Construction Complete, Concerns Continue Over Rockwool

2021-06-01 Tagged With: air pollution, groundwater, Jefferson County Foundation, karst geology, Kearneysville, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), rockwool, stormwater, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, West Virginia Environmental Quality Board

Rockwool facility in Ranson, as viewed from the Black burial ground (Boyd Carter Memorial Cemetery) adjacent to the factory property.

According to the @ROCKWOOLRansonCommunity page on Facebook, the manufacturing facility will operate equipment in May to “run in” the factory, prior to beginning production operations in June. In an April 30 post, the company stated that “steam” will be visible from the chimney stack above the “wet electrostatic precipitator'' and a “plume” will be visible from the tall chimney Read the Full Story >>

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