SHEPHERDSTOWN — Almost two years ago, on Sept. 18, 2019, Shepherdstown Village residents decided they wanted to take action, to protect the soil quality in the United States, by founding the nonprofit grassroots group Save Our Soil. According to SOS Steering Committee member Ellen Smith, the ...
CHARLES TOWN — The Jefferson County Board of Education, at its regular meeting on Monday, received a detailed budget report from Beth Marrone, treasurer and chief business officer for the school system. In the meeting, Marrone highlighted current fiscal information, as well as offered a look ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Students at Shepherd University could be getting the COVID-19 vaccination soon, according to an email sent out to students on March 11. If approved by the university administration, the vaccine will be given on campus for free to students who choose to take it. As of now, ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- A Welsh Corgi prances around its lawn on Saturday afternoon.
Paula and Michael Laverick, of Martinsburg, welcomed Evangeline Rose Laverick into the world on Jan. 30, 2021 at 12:02 a.m. At birth, Evangeline measured 19.5 inches tall and weighed seven pounds and four ounces. Her paternal grandparents are Gregg and Lori Laverick, of Indiana, Pa. Her ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — On Sunday morning, a group of Shepherdstown Shares board members, volunteers and supporters gathered in front of the War Memorial Building to hold a small ceremony and raffle drawing. The event, according to Shepherdstown Shares board member Mark Kohut, was the nonprofit ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — This spring, Shepherd University plans to have an in-person graduation ceremony for the first time since the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Commencement will be split between two days, May 7 and 8, and will include the class of 2020 graduates who did not get a chance to ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Both Jefferson County and Berkeley County are gearing up for another successful fundraising year in 2021, for Relay for Life. Looking ahead to June, when the traditional Relay for Life events are normally planned, the goal remains to secure as much funding as possible to help ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN — As spring approaches, people are hoping to escape their cabin fever and move past the COVID-19 restrictions. However, due to the ongoing pandemic, travel to vacation spots may not yet be the safest choice for many. Visiting a national park on a “day-cation” is one vacation ...
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- A rooster struts in front of a hen by a chicken coop in downtown Shepherdstown Saturday afternoon.
