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49th Almost Heaven Swing unveiled at James Rumsey Monument & Park
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- A crowd of a hundred clapped, as Miss West Virginia 2023 Karrington Childress cut the ribbon for Jefferson County's own Almost Heaven Swing in the middle of James Rumsey Monument & Park on Saturday morning. The idea for the swing was inspired by a speech given by Childress ...
‘The Heart of Shepherdstown’: Mrs. Claus, Christmas in Shepherdstown organizer honored at tree lighting ceremony
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- Mrs. Claus read Clement-Clarke Moore's poem, "The Night Before Christmas," and Dr. Seuss' story, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," for the final time in front of McMurran Hall, during the kickoff to Christmas in Shepherdstown on Friday night. Claus -- portayed by Judy Shepherd ...
Chili fundraiser continues to please crowd at Christmas in Shepherdstown kickoff
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- The scent of chili filled the room on the second floor of the War Memorial Building on Friday night. A total of 10 different chili varieties -- red lentil, bison, vegetarian, beef at three different spice levels, venison at two different spice levels and chicken at two ...
Small Business Saturday observed by many in Shepherdstown
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- "I came here for Small Business Saturday," said Elaine Michael, of Boonsboro, Md., as she shopped in downtown Shepherdstown on Saturday afternoon. For Michael, participating in the annual shopping day has become a tradition for her, which she observes both in her home town and ...
Fall Youth Theatre Festival offers fun, discounts to local families
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Roving Peregrine Theatre Company hosted a Fall Youth Theatre Festival in its performance space, the Black Box Arts Center, on Saturday afternoon. The festival, which featured a number of carnival games, crafts and snacks, was created this year to help local families plan ...
Ready for some competition: Shepherdstown Sports & Trading Card Game Expo kicks off with first event
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- The banquet hall by the Rumsey Tavern was bustling with life on Saturday morning, as local residents gathered together to participate in the first ever Shepherdstown Sports & Trading Card Game Expo. The expo was created by two Eastern Panhandle businesses, VaultTrove in ...
Shepherd family to pass on Christmas in Shepherdstown torch
SHEPHERDSTOWN — This will be the last Christmas in Shepherdstown overseen by the Shepherd family and its matriarch, Judy Shepherd, after three decades at the reigns. It will be quite a change for the town, as it will mean that next year will be the first ever in which a Christmas in ...
Art Market returns, highlights growth of Shepherd University alumni
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Oil paintings of cupcakes, handmade cards and glazed pottery pumpkins caught the eyes of many who visited Evolve over the weekend. This was the second year that the pop-up show, the Art Market, had been held in the space by a group of Shepherd University alumni. Previous to ...
Welsh family presented with $1,000 check from King’s Pizza fundraiser
SHEPHERDSTOWN — After their home in Kearneysville was burned down this past September, the Welsh family found themselves being embraced by the community. That could easily be seen on the day after the fire, when a crew of 80 community members showed up to help clean up the location or when, ...