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Shepherdstown Middle School team wins MATHCOUNTS competition

HARPERS FERRY — On March 2, Harpers Ferry Middle School hosted the first annual Eastern West Virginia MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition. Seven schools registered to compete, including homeschools and public schools as far away as Keyser. “Students have been working together in afterschool ...

Jefferson County Restaurant Week comes to a close, with mix of results

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Jefferson County Restaurant Week came to a close on Sunday, with a mixture of successful and not-so-successful results, related to the post-pandemic inflation spike. Thirty-two restaurants from across Jefferson County took part in the event, by offering menu specials or ...

Lifelong resident seeking to fill Jefferson County Commission seat

MIDDLEWAY — Natalie Grantham Friend grew up in Jefferson County, attending Jefferson High School and Shepherd College. Throughout her life, she has developed an interest in local politics, because, she said, her father was always interested. “You don’t get more local than me,” laughed ...

Town council talks fire department billing, Easter egg hunt safety

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Corporation of Shepherdstown’s February town council meeting kicked off last Tuesday night with an update on the Jefferson County Hazard Mitigation Plan led by Dick Myers. Myers, who is deputy director of Jefferson County Homeland Security and Emergency Management, ...

Longtime Kearneysville resident releases poetry book

KEARNEYSVILLE – Patt Welsh, a Kearneysville resident since 1962, has recently published her first collection of poetry, “My Little Book of Poems from the Heart.” Her poetry has been presented to and evaluated by various writers-in-residence through Shepherd University’s Appalachian ...

Twenty-three local students named to West Virginia All State Orchestra

SHEPHERDSTOWN — At the end of this month, 23 local middle and high school students will be traveling to Charleston, after being selected to join the West Virginia All State Orchestra. The students are all members of the Fellowship Bible Church Youth Orchestra, a 15-year-old not-for-profit ...

College students learn to run a business through Frosty Fest partnership

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Three weeks ago, Shepherd University Assistant Professor of Business Administration James Dovel proposed an opportunity for students in his New Venture Creation class to create and run a small business during Frosty Fest, to give them some real-world business experience. On ...

Community comes out in droves for second annual Frosty Fest

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Frosty Fest returned to Jefferson County for its second year-in-a-row this past weekend. While some attendees had come to the first festival on the last weekend of Jan. 2023, a good number were trying out Frosty Fest for the first time, including Shepherdstown resident Tom ...