SHEPHERDSTOWN — After it was finished being built in 2022, the Shepherdstown Public Library’s (SPL) new grounds underwent a thorough landscaping using native plants, under the guidance of its Garden Stewards. Those native plants created a hospitable environment for wild animals and insects, ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — When Shepherd University students returned to campus on Aug. 25, they saw a campus brought a little more to life over the summer, thanks to the hard work of community volunteers like Elisabeth Staro. The Shepherdstown resident has spent the last nine years providing ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Skull City Studio’s latest art show, “Anamnesis,” closed on Saturday, with an artist reception from 5-8 p.m. The art show, which opened on Aug. 2, featured the work of Shepherd University alumnus Kristian Thacker. “His work shows how you can take the ordinary and ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- Shepherdstown resident Josh A. uses a propane-fueled torch to remove weeds from the sidewalk by his home last week. Flame weeding is a long-lasting, chemical-free method of removing weeds, which uses heat — not fire — to kill weeds, by heating their cells so hot that they ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Around 90 people gathered together on the grounds of Printz Farm in Shepherdstown on Sunday, eager to compete in West Virginia Irish Road Bowling Association’s (WVIRBA) annual Shepherdstown Pack Horse Ford Event. Out of the attendees, a total of 19 four-person-teams ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The annual Labor Day Picnic returned to the Morgan’s Grove Park on Monday. Organized by the park’s owner, the Shepherdstown Community Club (SCC), the event featured activities of interest to the whole family, including a moon bounce, rock painting, live music by the ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War introduced its new director to the public, with a lecture in the Shepherdstown Opera House and reception at the George Tyler Moore Center on Aug. 28. Jennifer Murray, who is a native of western Maryland, comes to the ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- Shepherd University computer science major Curtis Candy sat down at a table inside of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, during a break in his first week of classes, with a grilled hotdog and bag of chips in hand. The peaceful atmosphere, friendly conversation and free food available ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — For the past 20 years, Constitution Day has been celebrated in Shepherdstown, with a guest speaker presenting a Tom E. Moses Memorial Lecture in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History & Education. Established by Moses’ children in 2005, the annual lecture ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The International Fly Fishing Film Festival (IF4) returned for its third year-in-a-row to the Byrd Auditorium at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) on Aug. 28. According to NCTC Outreach Coordinator Randy Robinson, this year’s screening saw an even greater ...
