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Two Commissioners Refuse To Meet

Local Woman Plays For USA Team In Amputee Soccer Tournament

Shepherdstown Day Care Center Celebrates 50 Years

Imaginary Horribles – An Artist’s Perspective

Local Residents Will Perform “The Anvil” At Courthouse In October

Friends Of Music Presents Poulenc Trio In October

Halloween Fun In Jefferson County

Events & Activities – October 2023

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

Jefferson County Planning Commission Takes Comments On Future Land Use

The Emotional Benefits Of Fishing

Stall Tactics On Jefferson County Commission

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Two Commissioners Refuse To Meet

September, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Jane Tabb, Jefferson County Commission, Jennifer Krouse, Steve Stolipher, Tricia Jackson

Jefferson county Commission - 3 commissioners

The Jefferson County Commission failed to convene to conduct business at its regularly scheduled meeting on September 21. Read the Full Story >>

Local Woman Plays For USA Team In Amputee Soccer Tournament

September, 2023 Tagged With: Amputee Soccer, In Print Oct 2023, Tracy Danzey

USA Women's team at 2023 Amp Futbol tournament

Shepherdstown resident Tracy Danzey recently competed for the US Women’s Amputee Soccer Team in the Amp Futbol Cup tournament held in Warsaw, Poland in October 2023. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Day Care Center Celebrates 50 Years

September, 2023 Tagged With: childcare, In Print Oct 2023, Jefferson County Schools, Shepherdstown Day Care Center

Shepherdstown Day Care - Pre-K science station

Melissa Holman, director of the the Shepherdstown Day Care Center talks about the center's programs and challenges. Read the Full Story >>

Imaginary Horribles – An Artist’s Perspective

September, 2023 Tagged With: art gallery, Barbara Chapman, In Print Oct 2023, The Bridge Gallery

Barbara Chapman - Imaginary Horribles

The Bridge Gallery in Shepherdstown will be hosting a retrospective of 40 years of Barbara Chapman’s paintings starting on October 7 2023. Read the Full Story >>

Local Residents Will Perform “The Anvil” At Courthouse In October

September, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Jefferson County Courthouse, John Brown

courtroom in Jefferson County Courthouse

Local residents will recreate the 1859 John Brown trial on site in the Jefferson County Courthouse in Charles Town. Read the Full Story >>

Friends Of Music Presents Poulenc Trio In October

September, 2023 Tagged With: chamber music, Friends of Music, In Print Oct 2023, Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra

Poulenc Trio (photo credit Steve Parke)

Friends of Music are presenting the Poulenc Trio for two performances on October 7 and 8. Read the Full Story >>

Halloween Fun In Jefferson County

September, 2023 Tagged With: events and activities roundup, Halloween, In Print Oct 2023

halloween scarecrow

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

Events & Activities – October 2023

September, 2023 Tagged With: events and activities roundup, In Print Oct 2023

Mother Jones

Events & Activities Roundup - October 2023 Read the Full Story >>

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

September, 2023 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 >>

Jefferson County Planning Commission Takes Comments On Future Land Use

September, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan, Jefferson County Planning Commission, land use

post it notes on comprehensive plan poster

The Jefferson County Planning Commission continues to work on updating the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan and hosted two public input sessions in August.  Read the Full Story >>

The Emotional Benefits Of Fishing

September, 2023 Tagged With: fishing, In Print Oct 2023, US Geological Survey Science Center, USDA Fish Hatchery

Golden rainbow trout (photo credit: D Pifer)

Volunteer fishing guides bring smiles to the faces of nursing home residents and veterans at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Leetown. Read the Full Story >>

Stall Tactics On Jefferson County Commission

September, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Jefferson County Commission, Jennifer Krouse, Steve Stolipher, Tricia Jackson

blue wheelbarrow with manure and pink rake

Jefferson County Commissioners Jackson and Krouse block routine county operations over political conflict.  Read the Full Story >>

Jefferson County Tourism Expects Strong Growth To Continue

September, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, tourism

tourism award 2023

West Virginia’s Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby recently presented the “Tourism Professional of the Year” award to Annette Gavin Bates, leader of the local Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Read the Full Story >>

Traffic Bottlenecks During The First Week Of Route 340 Project

September, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Oct 2023, Route 340, traffic, Transportation, WV Department of Highways

traffic backs up across Rumsey Bridge September 2023

Commuters experienced significant delays traveling through the intersection of Route 9 and Harpers Ferry Road in Loudoun County and across the Rumsey Bridge leading into Shepherdstown during the first week of the Route 340 rockslide remediation project. Read the Full Story >>

Route 340 Closure Begins Early In The Morning On September 12

September, 2023 Tagged With: Harpers Ferry, Route 340, traffic, Transportation, WV Department of Highways

Route 340 Detour along VA 671 and Route 9

Route 340 will be closed between Chestnut Hill Road and Harpers Ferry Road starting September 12 2023. Read the Full Story >>

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