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Wine auction concludes with live bidding tonight
SHEPHERDSTOWN — A three-day wine event has been underway to benefit the Shepherdstown Daycare Center and will culminate this evening with an online live this evening, beginning at 7 p.m. The event, which began Wednesday, kicked off with virtual wine tastings and tours of two Maryland ...
Believing in tomorrow: Garden club brings back pre-pandemic fundraiser
SHEPHERDSTOWN — “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow,” according to Audrey Hepburn. That positive, futuristic mindset is driving the Potomac-Mecklenburg Garden Club this spring, as it plans to bring back its annual plant sale on May 1. According to club member Esther Murphy, the ...
Jefferson County Commission approves solar text amendments
CHARLES TOWN — Following a mixture of pro and con comments from members of the public on a proposed solar text amendment to the Zoning and Land Development Ordinance, File #ZTA19-03 to allow solar energy facilities to process as a principal permitted use in various zones, the Jefferson County ...
Town council hears about Shepherdstown Remote Worker Program, CATF events
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Corporation of Shepherdstown’s monthly Town Council meeting began with a discussion by Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative Assistant Dean Danny Twiley about the Shepherdstown Remote Worker Program, Tuesday evening on Zoom. The program, which is currently in ...
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Railroad crossing named after beloved community member
SHEPHERDSTOWN — In conjunction with the official opening of Morgan’s Grove Park for the spring season, members of the community gathered at the park on Saturday to unveil signage honoring the late Henry Willard. Willard, a resident of Shepherdstown and former member of the Shepherdstown ...
Provost honored in final Salon Series concert
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Dedicated in memory of former Shepherd University Provost Scott Beard, the final concert in the 2020-2021 Salon Series at Shepherd University was livestreamed on YouTube from the Frank Center on April 1. The concert featured SU music professors Yu-Hsuan Liao on piano, David ...
‘Vanguard’: Community turns out for lecture on Black women’s struggle for equality
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Sixty-two community members logged into the Zoom lecture on March 31, featuring Martha Jones, author of “Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote and Insisted on Equality for All.” The event, hosted by the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and ...
Sunrise service reinstated at Harper Cemetery
HARPERS FERRY — Following a break with tradition due to the COVID-19 Pandemic last spring, members of churches in Harpers Ferry and Bolivar once again made the journey to Harper Cemetery on Easter Sunday morning this year for a sunrise service. Nearly 100 individuals, many of whom are ...