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Unlocking Options for Renters & Landlords in the Pandemic

March 5, 2021

March 21 — Virtual Walk In The Woods Fundraiser with PVAS

February 26, 2021

2021 American Conservation Film Festival

February 26, 2021

Exhibit at Berkeley Art Works Celebrates Historic African-American Cemetery

February 26, 2021

Book Review: Pop

February 26, 2021

March 5 — Virtual Concert: A Celtic Celebration

February 26, 2021

Feeling The Heartbeat Of Spring Emerging

February 26, 2021

March 9 — Speak Stories Presents Chetter Galloway

February 26, 2021

Take An Online Art Class This March At Berkeley Art Works

February 26, 2021

Connecting Solar In Jefferson County

February 24, 2021

A Look At Rural Zoning In Jefferson County

February 24, 2021

Inkwells Tavern Reopens in Charles Town

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Berkeley County Schools

The Challenges of Feeding Kids During the Pandemic

July 7, 2020 Tagged With: Berkeley County Schools, Community Combined Ministries, food insecurity, Jefferson County Schools, Kidz Power Pacs

volunteers working outside to pack food for kids power packs.

In 2007, Diana Wall found herself called to a mission. Working with Community Combined Ministries, she founded a program to source, assemble and distribute food packages through the Jefferson and Berkeley County School Districts. Kidz Power Pacs (KPP for short) is designed to provide children food for weekends and school breaks, filling a gap not served by weekday, in-school nutrition programs funded by the government. 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 >>

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 >>

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