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6 days ago · In a bid to prevent the major errors and confusion of last year’s budgeting process from recurring, the Jefferson County government has launch…
Obituaries - spiritofjefferson.com
6 days ago · Updated Jul 24, 2024. 0. John Ligush Sr. was born on January 22, 1931 in Vitondale, PA. He passed away peacefully on July 20, 2024, at the age of 93 in Harpers Ferry, WV. He was one of seven children. Sadly, his father passed away when John was an infant, and he was raised by his single mother, who never remarrie….
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Dec 15, 2021 · State Senate candidates highlight their different views. By BONNIE WILLIAMSON, Spirit contributing writer. Updated 18 hrs ago. 0. Featured. Updated Dec 15, 2021.
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6 days ago · By Tim Cook Spirit editor and reporter. Updated Aug 19, 2024. 1. CHARLES TOWN – Two years ago Kabletown farmer Stanley Dunn asked the Jefferson County Planning Commission to consider changing the county’s zoning ordinances to allow large-scale industrial solar energy collection facilities to operate on county farmland. News.
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6 days ago · By TED BLACK, Spirit sports writer. Updated Oct 9, 2024. 0. Post positions for the nine West Virginia Breeders Classic races slated for this Saturday night will be drawn today, and many of the best state-bred runners of all ages and both genders are expected to be on hand for the $1 million program. Sports.
State golf championships underway; Washington shoots 223 on …
6 days ago · GOLFERS FROM ACROSS the Mountain State have converged on Wheeling’s Oglebay Resort for the WVSSAC golf championships. Included in that mix is defending Class AAA state champion Washington High, as well as Jefferson High’s Ryan Vadasz. The Patriots qualified their entire team again by repeating ...
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About Us. Founded before the Civil War when Charles Town was still part of Virginia, the Spirit of Jefferson today is one of the Mountain State’s most respected and vibrant weekly newspapers. We publish our print edition every Wednesday and also provide news online throughout the week. The Spirit began with James W. Beller, an entrepreneur in ...
A U.S. senator comes to town | News | spiritofjefferson.com
Sep 11, 2024 · A U.S. senator comes to town. Capito tours funded sites, hears wishlists of future funding. By TIM COOK, Spirit editor and reporter. Sep 11, 2024 Updated Sep 12, 2024. 0. Amid another round of annual congressional earmark appropriations on Capitol Hill, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) toured Jefferson County to meet privately ...
Preserving Jefferson County’s greatest attribute—rural, open land
May 30, 2024 · Controlling development and preserving the county’s open spaces was a priority on the minds of most residents. A newly proposed preferred growth and development plan south of Shepherdstown was introduced at the meeting. D riving down Jefferson County’s country roads past the pastures, farm fields, woodlots, forests, creeks and streams, and ...
Local thoroughbreds poised to compete in WV Breeders Classic …
6 days ago · Heading into the WVBC card, trainer Cynthia McKee of Middletown also has a pair of runners seeking repeat tallies. No Change won the Onion Juice last fall, while Direct the Cat prevailed in the Triple Crown Nutrition for 2-year-old fillies and could face older in the Cavada or remain in her age group in the West Virginia Department of Tourism.