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Observer Weekly — November 12, 2026

Shepherdstown Dedicates New Tanker To Leon Catrow

Jefferson County Celebrates Veterans Day 2026

Fifth Annual Pumpkin Roll In Harpers Ferry Raises Funds For Middle School Band

Shepherdstown Has Post-Halloween Fun With Inflatables Race

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

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WVDEP

Arsenic Remediation Plan Proposed For Birdhill Meadows Subdivision

2026-01-15 Tagged With: Birdhill Subdivision, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Jefferson Orchards, Kearneysville, Lennar, WVDEP

birdhill subdivision map showing former orchard

Lennar/U.S. Homes LLC has proposed an arsenic remediation plan for its planned Birdhill Meadows subdivision.  Read the Full Story >>

Birdhill Subdivison Stormwater Management Plan Reviewed by WV DEP

2025-04-23 Tagged With: Birdhill Subdivision, Housing Growth, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Jefferson Orchards, Kearneysville, Lennar, WVDEP

plat of Birdhill subdivision

National homebuilder Lennar has plans to build 720 houses on 195 acres in the Birdhilll Meadows subdivision off Route 480 in Kearneysville.  Read the Full Story >>

Comment On Air Permit Modification For Rockwool Factory In Ranson Due Oct 23

2023-09-28 Tagged With: air pollution, In Print Oct 2023, Rockwool-Ranson, WVDEP

Rockwool - Ranson factory air emissions

The public can comment on WVDEP's proposed modifications for the Rockwool Ranson factory's air permit until October 23. Read the Full Story >>

The Water Connecting Us

2020-09-01 Tagged With: brownfields, cave, groundwater, karst geology, Lakeland Caverns, rockwool, SIGHTLINE, USGS, water monitoring, water pollution, WVDEP, zoning

map of Caverns in Jefferson County, West Virginia.

One hundred years ago, underneath the Old Opera House in Charles Town, locals and tourists danced the night away beside a crystal-clear lake inside a cavern filled with orchestral tones. Today, the Lakeland Caverns cave is quiet, all entries sealed off from the public.  Read the Full Story >>

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