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Charles Town Comes to Terms with the Loss of Justice Taylor   

December, 2019 Tagged With: Charles Town, Jefferson County Community Ministries

JCCM

In the early hours on October 5, as the morning sun emerged through the clouds on an overcast fall day, the body of Justice Taylor was found in the loading area at the rear of Jefferson County Community Ministries (JCCM) on West Washington Street. Slumped in his wheelchair, it was a harsh end to a Read the Full Story >>

A Delicious Mexican Legacy Lands on Main Street

September, 2019 Tagged With: Bushel & Peck, G.A.P. Coalition, Mave Ortega Greene, Ortega's Taco Shop

Ortega's Taco Shop

Every country, culture, and family has a person within it like Mave Ortega Greene (Ortega). The type of person that, upon meeting, you feel like you’ve known forever. Mother. Wife. Chef. Businesswoman. Raconteur. Professional. Friendly. Quick with a story. And like any leader, she keeps her audience in rapt attention. Read the Full Story >>

African-American Cultural and Heritage Festival Leaves Lasting Mark on Panhandle

September, 2019 Tagged With: civil war, Jefferson County African-American Cultural and Heritage Festival, Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Jefferson County NAACP

Jefferson County African-American Cultural and Heritage Festival

If you walked down the 300th block of South Lawrence Street in downtown Charles Town during a recent late August weekend, you might have seen a little bit of the past, present, and future of the Jefferson County African-American community. Read the Full Story >>

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