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

September 2, 2019 By David Gignilliat

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.

Category: Community
Tags: civil war, Jefferson County African-American Cultural and Heritage Festival, Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Jefferson County NAACP

Brunch Means Business for Jefferson County

October 25, 2016 Article Submitted by Independent Submission

On November 8, Jefferson County voters, in addition to voting for their president, governor, and state and elected representatives, will be asked another question: “Shall the beginning hour at which non-intoxicating beer, wine, and alcoholic liquor be sold or dispensed for on premises consumption only in Jefferson County on Sundays be changed from one o’clock p.m. to ten o’clock a.m.” Simply put, can our bars, taverns, and restaurants start serving alcoholic drinks at 10am on Sundays?

Category: Government
Tags: Brunch Bill, Jefferson County Convention & Visitors Bureau, tourism

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