Pride Festival Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community with Appalachian Flair
When Eastern Panhandle Pride began organizing Shepherdstown’s annual Pride celebration, founder Mark Harding had a few fresh ideas.
“We wanted to b...
Shepherdstown Library Expansion Effort Hits Important Benchmark
Plans for the relocation and expansion of the Shepherdstown Public Library are entering the homestretch, but opportunities are still available to cont...
A Fond Farewell
— For one local business owner, a productive chapter ends, while an inspiring one begins.
You know the place. Maybe it’s in your hometown, or on ca...
Love Equals Success for Local School
— A non-traditional approach values ‘goodness’ above all else.
Founded in 2004, Shepherdstown’s Morgan Academy is an innovative K-8 private school ...
A Shared Passion for the Outdoors
In business for nearly 10 years, Shepherdstown Pedal & Paddle serves cyclists in the Eastern Panhandle, and beyond.
Owner Eddie Sampson was ins...
We Can Change the Addiction Narrative—No Matter Where We Live
I met Mike Chalmers, The Observer’s editor in chief, in a boxing gym off State Street in Chicago in the summer of 2010. Since that day six years ago, ...
Elizabeth Sager Is Unique Among Realtors
Elizabeth Sager has been helping people find their dream home for over six years—having come to the real estate profession from a global executive bac...
Lowe Real Estate Group Fueled By Family Experience
Family is at the core of the Lowe Real Estate Group (LREG). Shepherdstown natives Ken, Tripp, and Andrew Lowe are no strangers to providing quality cu...
Jefferson Security Bank Appoints First Female President and CEO
Jefferson Security Bank’s Board of Directors recently appointed their first female president and CEO, Cynthia Kitner. The title became official on Mar...
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, Renews Itself Again, and Again
When I first moved here sixteen years ago, Shepherdstown was seeing a new wave of neo-hippies in town, the seventh-or-so such wave since the ‘60s. Dru...