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Route 340 Closure Begins Early In The Morning On September 12

Route 340 Closure Will Affect Traffic For Three Months

Route 340 Closure Traffic Will Hit Jefferson County And Surrounding Region

Childcare Options Needed In Jefferson County

Appalachian Heritage Festival At Shepherd University To Highlight Family And Community

School Attendance Matters For Academic Skills

State Legislature Meets For Special Session In August

West Virginia Legislature’s Meeting Schedule

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Shepherdstown Speak Story Series

March 9 — Speak Stories Presents Chetter Galloway

February, 2021 Tagged With: Chetter Galloway, Shepherdstown Speak Story Series, Speak Stories

Storyteller Chetter Galloway is the guest of the Speak Story Series on March 9 at 7:30 pm. The evening’s program is titled “A Storytelling Sampler of Traditional, Personal, and Queer Tales.” Read the Full Story >>

Living with Racism as a Black Woman

October, 2020 Tagged With: Donna Washington, online, racism, Shepherdstown Speak Story Series, storytelling

Donna Washington.

Tune in from the comfort of home to be informed, entertained, and perhaps discomfited by, Donna Washington’s performance of “The Chairs in the Trees” presented by Speak Storytelling.  Read the Full Story >>

Love a good story? You’re in luck.

October, 2017 Tagged With: Adam Booth, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown Community Club, Shepherdstown Speak Story Series, storytelling, West Virginia Liars’ Contest

A words-artist and musician by profession, Booth is the founder of the Speak Story Series, a community-based and organized concert series that brings recognized storytellers from across the world to listeners in Shepherdstown (WV). The series presents stories about diverse cultures and beliefs, helping people, as Booth describes, “bond over deep emotional experiences.” Read the Full Story >>

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