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Schools Search For New Superintendent — Input From County Residents Invited

School Board Looks At Options To Fund Increase In Ranson Elementary Construction Costs

Construction Costs Up For New Ranson Elementary School Building

Housing Trends And School Enrollment Projections

Jefferson County Ambulance Services Now Operating As County Department

Sale of Jefferson Utilities Hits Resistance From Consumer Advocate & PSC Staff

Rockwool Commits To Improving Stormwater Management At Its Ranson Factory

West Virginia Legislators Consider Regulations For PFAS Chemicals

New Housing Construction Up Again in Jefferson County

American Conservation Film Festival 2023

Small-Scale Agriculture Workshops

Speak Storytelling Announces 2023 Season

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WVU Medicine Lands Facility in Shepherdstown

February, 2020 Tagged With: healthcare, primary care, Shepherdstown, WVU Medicine

WVU Medicine building.

WVU Medicine plans to build a 10,700-square-foot medical office building (MOB) located on Route 45 west of downtown Shepherdstown near Sheetz, which will house two physician’s office suites—one for primary care and one for specialists.  Read the Full Story >>

Food Delivery Lands in the Panhandle with DubvEatz

January, 2020

logo for DubVEatz.

Have you ever had one of those days where everything went wrong at work, you got stuck in traffic, you’re exhausted, and when you step into your home, your family is staring back at you wondering what’s for dinner? Well, you’re in luck, because all you need to do now is visit the DubvEatz website or app and order any type of cuisine you prefer, and get it delivered right to your doorstep. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Community Club Takes Over Morgan’s Grove

November, 2019 Tagged With: Morgan’s Grove Park, Shepherdstown Community Club

Morgan's Grove Park

What has walking trails, athletic fields, and history? The answer is the 25-acre Morgan’s Grove Park in Shepherdstown—owned by the Shepherdstown Community Club. Read the Full Story >>

Shepherdstown Farmers Market Benefits Entire Community with SNAP Program

October, 2019 Tagged With: food insecurity, nutrition, Shepherdstown Farmers Market, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Shepherdstown Farmers Market

According to the Farmers Market Coalition (FMC), the USDA partnered with them to provide eligible farmers markets and direct marketing farmers with the equipment necessary to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits—formerly known as the Food Stamps Program. Read the Full Story >>

Finally: A Comprehensive Program for Substance Abuse in the Panhandle

August, 2019 Tagged With: Mountaineer Recovery Center, opioid epidemic, substance use disorder

Mountaineer Recovery Center

Mountaineer Recovery Center, targeted to open in September 2019, will be the first in the state of West Virginia to provide this level of treatment, according to someone’s needs all in one place. Read the Full Story >>

Trading Bigger Is Better for Less is More

May, 2019 Tagged With: Tiny Haven, tiny house, zoning

As a rule, most American’s like their homes big, but Danielle LaRock and Jonathan Carnill have a desire to live tiny in an 8.5 x 20-foot dwelling. They hope to develop a space for other owners of tiny homes to enjoy their “tinys” as well—in harmony with the belief that it’s important to be in a community with others who care about the planet, personal development, simple living, and helping each other while also being self-sufficient. Read the Full Story >>

Reclaiming the Future of Appalachia

March, 2019 Tagged With: coal, economic development, mine reclamation, Reclaim Appalachia

According to Houser, Bordoff, and Marsters, 2017, West Virginia’s total coal job loss from Q4 2011 to Q4 2016 was 12,533. This has been a scary time for many Appalachian people. Severe environmental damage has been done, and social problems, such as drug addiction, continue to threaten their future. To help combat these issues, the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition, a regional collaboration, is pursuing mine reclamation projects throughout Central Appalachia that are responsive to community needs and interests. Read the Full Story >>

The Yellow House: Quietly One of Shepherdstown’s Oldest Homes

December, 2018 Tagged With: historic preservation, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, The Yellow House

Shepherdstown is often designated the oldest town in West Virginia—some thirty-odd years older than the nation itself. High Street is considered to be the oldest street in town—used by pioneers crossing the Potomac River at Pack Horse Ford when they came up over the bluffs to the town—and on it sits a building named the Catherine Weltzheimer House, a.k.a., The Yellow House, circa 1817. Read the Full Story >>

Panhandle’s Newest Addiction Endeavor Secures Local Coordinator

October, 2018 Tagged With: One America West Virginia, opioid epidemic

Addiction does not discriminate. Bridging the divides in our polarized country is an essential way for people to work together to fight the opioid epidemic, which is what One America West Virginia is trying to do. Read the Full Story >>

Area Programs Focused on Feeding Local Food-Insecure Children

July, 2018 Tagged With: Berkeley County BackPack Program, Caring Cupboard, food insecurity, nutrition

According to the USDA, more than 13 million children in the United States live in “food insecure” homes, which means those families don’t regularly have enough food to eat. Thankfully, there are two programs in Jefferson and Berkeley County that are making a difference to help end childhood hunger. Read the Full Story >>

Partnership in Martinsburg Adds Strength to Opioid Fight

July, 2018 Tagged With: opioid epidemic, substance use disorder, The Martinsburg Initiative

The Martinsburg Initiative (TMI) is an innovative, multi-dimensional partnership that has developed a model solution to the crisis of Opioid Use Disorder and the general problems of other substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders. Read the Full Story >>

Two Public Art Projects Set to Transform Downtown Charles Town

May, 2018 Tagged With: Jefferson County Community Ministries, mural, public art

Mural, mural on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all? This story may not include a fairy tale about a wicked witch or a poisonous apple, but it does involve a world-renowned artist and a community pulling all its resources to boost, attract, and celebrate art, culture, and heritage in downtown Charles Town. Read the Full Story >>

State Apprenticeship Program Supports Working Women

February, 2018 Tagged With: technical education, West Virginia Women Work

Many people think of construction or manufacturing jobs being held by men, but with the help of a nonprofit founded in 2000—West Virginia Women Work—women can now receive free apprenticeships to help them train and secure employment in nontraditional occupations. Read the Full Story >>

Local Author Finds Success in Unlikely Genre

December, 2017 Tagged With: book review

Elizabeth Watson believes author Elizabeth Chadwick influenced her writing style and was a gateway to her writing in the genre of historical romance, which attributed to her latest release, The Maiden’s Defender. But before writing, she was a clinical research coordinator and obtained her degree in archeology. She currently lives in Hedgesville (WV) with her husband, four sons, a yellow lab, and a cat. Read the Full Story >>

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