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Shepherdstown Farmers Market Open for the Winter

January 16, 2021

CATF Shares Highlights of New Theater Online

January 16, 2021

Seeing & Hearing The Signs of New Beginnings

January 12, 2021

Coming Together to Talk Politics

January 4, 2021

Civics and Civility for Students

January 4, 2021

The Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority Rides Out The Pandemic

January 4, 2021

Talking Across Time & Space

January 4, 2021

Pancake Revisited

January 4, 2021

Reading Programs for All Ages at the Shepherdstown Library

January 4, 2021

Shade’s Farm Offers Local Honey Products & More

January 4, 2021

Bushel & Peck Receives Grant to Expand Operations

January 4, 2021

The Pandemic is Here & Now

December 22, 2020

In Print

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Program Matches Students with Shepherdstown Seniors for Oral History Project

November 18, 2019 Tagged With: active adults, Adam Booth, Shepherdstown Area Independent Living, storytelling

Shepherdstown SAIL

The Shepherdstown Area Independent Living organization, or SAIL as it is more commonly known, has partnered with Shepherd University for a year-long intergenerational project entitled “Hear This! Sharing Stories Across Generations.” Read the Full Story >>

History of Local 1780 Farmhouse Inspires First-Time Author

May 1, 2019 Tagged With: book review, Frontier Cabin Story, Joseph Goss

When Joseph Goss and his wife, Lynne, purchased an old farmhouse outside of Shepherdstown, the retired engineer never dreamed the acquisition would lead to many countless, happy hours of research and, eventually, a book. Read the Full Story >>

Barrat Leads Way in AI Research

March 19, 2019 Tagged With: Jefferson County Schools, science

Robbie Barrat’s revolutionary research relating to artificial intelligence (AI) has earned him numerous plaudits, an art exhibition in France, as well as a place in a new documentary about high school science fairs. Read the Full Story >>

Area School Systems Eye New Year on the Horizon

August 18, 2018 Tagged With: Arthena Roper, Berkeley County Schools, Bondy Shay Gibson, Gun Control, Jefferson County Schools

With schools slated to re-open on August 20, both Jefferson and Berkeley County (WV) school systems are continuing to see an upward trend in enrollment, which they are juggling while rolling out new programs for both students and faculty. Read the Full Story >>

CATF Continues to Address and Confront in 2018

July 6, 2018 Tagged With: Contemporary American Theater Festival, theater

The Contemporary American Theater Festival is entering its 27th year and promises to deliver another round of fresh, cutting-edge performances undeniably relevant to the times. Read the Full Story >>

Ash Trees Continue to Receive Life-Saving Treatment

June 15, 2018 Tagged With: Ash Trees, conservation, Morgan’s Grove Park, Shepherdstown Community Club

The last standing grove of mature green ash trees in the Eastern Panhandle is the subject of an ongoing preservation project organized by the Shepherdstown Community Club (SCC). Read the Full Story >>

March for Our Lives Solidarity Events Occur | Schools Prepared for Future Threats

April 3, 2018 Tagged With: Bondy Shay Gibson, Gun Control, March For Our Lives, protest, school safety

Chilly winds and winter-like temperatures didn’t deter approximately 600 students from participating in a demonstration in front of Washington High School (Jefferson County, WV) on March 14, one month after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, which claimed 17 lives. Read the Full Story >>

Geothermal Energy Switch Brings Major Savings to Berkeley County Schools

January 6, 2018 Tagged With: Berkeley County Schools, geothermal, renewable energy, sustainability

The second-largest school system in West Virginia has converted approximately one-fifth of the heating and cooling systems in its district to geothermal power, making it a leader in alternative energy in a state known for its once-booming coal industry. Read the Full Story >>

Charles Town’s New Fresh Food Market

November 5, 2017 Tagged With: agriculture, Bushel & Peck, Charles Town Farmers Market, farm to table, G.A.P. Coalition

October 7 saw the launch of Bushel & Peck in the historic Charles Washington Hall, returning the site to a use it hasn’t enjoyed since the 19th and early 20th centuries. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Library Expansion Effort Hits Important Benchmark

October 28, 2017 Tagged With: Fundraiser, Shepherdstown Public Library

Plans for the relocation and expansion of the Shepherdstown Public Library are entering the homestretch, but opportunities are still available to contribute to the fundraising effort. Read the Full Story >>

A Positive Return to the Community

October 3, 2017 Tagged With: Jefferson County Teen Court, mentoring, Ronda Lehman, United Way of the Eastern Panhandle

Ronda Lehman has worn many hats over the years—hospice nurse, expert witness, political candidate, clean water advocate, softball coach—and since November of 2013, she has added one more, coordinator of the Jefferson County Teen Court program. Read the Full Story >>

Opening of Park in Charles Town Represents Long-Term Plan

August 7, 2017 Tagged With: brownfields, coal, economic development, Evitts Run Park, Perry Fields, public lands, revitalization, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

The City of Charles Town officially christened a new nature park housed on a former brownfield site and kicked off the first piece of a large-scale project in its urban center. Read the Full Story >>

A Push to Revitalize West Virginia’s Downtowns

April 10, 2017 Tagged With: economic development, revitalization, tax credit

A robust movement advocating for greater state tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic properties is spreading throughout West Virginia—and is picking up steam in the state’s legislature. Read the Full Story >>

Remodeled Charles Washington Hall to Celebrate Grand Opening

March 22, 2017 Tagged With: Bushel & Peck, Charles Washington Hall, G.A.P. Coalition, Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission, Jefferson County Museum

After a remodel nearly 16 years in the making, Charles Town’s Charles Washington Hall is set to have a grand re-opening on April 7 at 10am. Read the Full Story >>

First Cohousing Community in WV Takes Shape in Shepherdstown

January 9, 2017 Tagged With: Cohousing Community, housing, Shepherd Village, Shepherdstown Planning Commission

Shepherd Village, the first cohousing community development in West Virginia, is continuing to make progress, and ground will hopefully be broken sometime in 2017. Read the Full Story >>

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