Ring in the new year with a series of three concerts organized by the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival (ACMF) on December 29, 30, and 31. Read the Full Story >>
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Holiday Lights 2022
Enjoy some seasonal light shows in and nearby Jefferson County. Read the Full Story >>
Local Spirits Bright For The Holidays
The holiday festivities seem particularly energetic this year. Perhaps it was the unseasonably warm weather for the parades — or that our pandemic-related anxieties of the past several years have cooled. Read the Full Story >>
Shepherd University Football Wins Rematch Against Indiana University
Shepherd University football team scores a 48-13 win over Indian University of Pennsylvania to earn a berth in the 2022 NCAA Division II semi-final round. Read the Full Story >>
Lawrence Crouse Workshop Celebrates 50 Years
The Lawrence Crouse Workshop hand-builds wooden furniture using traditional techniques. Read the Full Story >>
Shepherdstown Market House Looks To Past and Future
For the first time in over 220 years, the market house building in Shepherdstown finds itself vacant. The town recently surveyed residents to collect ideas on how this iconic building might continue to play a vital role at the center of the Shepherdstown community. Read the Full Story >>
Jason Barrett – 2022 WV Senate District 16 Candidate
West Virginia’s Senate District 16 covers all of Jefferson County and roughly half of Berkeley County. Jason Barrett is the Republican party candidate running in the 2022 election. Read the Full Story >>
Hannah Geffert – 2022 WV Senate District 16 Candidate
West Virginia’s Senate District 16 covers all of Jefferson County and roughly half of Berkeley County. Hannah Geffert is the incumbent and Democratic party candidate running for election in 2022. Read the Full Story >>
Jefferson County Shows Its Halloween Spirits
Local businesses & residences brighten the night with creative Halloween displays Read the Full Story >>
Am I Going to Mom’s Or Dad’s House?
Understand West Virginia’s child custody law - how divorcing parents can plan to share decision-making and custody of their children. Read the Full Story >>
Conversations About Local Growth
Share your thoughts and concerns on local growth with theStubblefield Institute for Civil Political Communications at Shepherd University. Read the Full Story >>
Remembering An Important Slice Of Life In Shepherdstown
When what we might think of as history is still present in the minds of the living, the need for an emphatic rejection of groups that seek to instigate race-based fear and political violence seems to be self-evident — so that “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” are secured as rights of our common future, not just hollow words left behind, buried by the burden of a hidden past. Read the Full Story >>
Danielle Corsetto & Elephant Town
Corsetto’s current project is Elephant Town, a graphic novel that she updates on a biweekly (ish) schedule on its own website. “It’s a passion project,” she says, about the drama set in Shepherdstown. Read the Full Story >>
Bushel & Peck Celebrates Five Years
Todd Coyle, the chief executive of Jefferson G.A.P., describes Bushel & Peck when it opened in October 2017 as a “sustainable, locally focused grocery store in the heart of downtown Charles Town.” In a more recent conversation, he described a larger vision, with the grocery store as a “business incubator — the hub of a network of local businesses that need a way to connect with local consumers.” Read the Full Story >>
Battlefield Advances on Preservation
The ground around Jefferson County is littered with history. Literally. “I got a call a few weeks ago from a kayaker who was paddling along the shore in front of the cement kiln along the Potomac River downstream from Shepherdstown. Read the Full Story >>