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Nov 5, 2024 · After facing years of high utility costs and space issues at the county’s old, miscellaneous office buildings, the Jefferson County Commission has started the process of purchasing a large American Public University System building in Charles Town with the plan of moving most county government offices into the APUS building by the end of 2025.
Obituaries - spiritofjefferson.com
Robert William “Bob” Watson, Sr. Updated Oct 3, 2024. 0. Robert William “Bob” Watson, Sr., 85, went to be with Jesus, his wife Sue and his children, Rob and Amy, on Sunday, September 22, 2024, while in the care of his family and Hospice of the Panhandle. Born February 4,1939, Bob was the son of the late William and Evelyn Kelly Watson.
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Nov 5, 2024 · Morrisey caps his last campaign swing for governor in his home county. By TIM COOK, Spirit editor and reporter. Updated Nov 5, 2024. 0. News.
Looking down the ballot | News | spiritofjefferson.com
4 days ago · Looking down the ballot. With national politics dominating voters’ attentions, state-office candidates worked to spotlight local issues. The political judgment Jefferson County voters delivered on Election Day appears clear, but broadly so. All five Republican candidates for Jefferson County’s state Senate and House of Delegate seats were ...
Local News | spiritofjefferson.com
4 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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Nov 1, 2024 · By TED BLACK, Spirit sports writer. Oct 31, 2024. 0. Charles Town thoroughbred racing fans focused their attention to the north last Saturday when reigning West Virginia-bred horse of the year, Coastal Mission, went postward in the Grade III, $250,000 Forty Niner Stakes for older males at Aqueduct Race Track in New York. Sports.
A model for Jefferson County? | News | spiritofjefferson.com
May 14, 2024 · A softening of Virginia drug laws and funds from an opioid lawsuit, like the one Jefferson County recently received, make the small addiction response team possible. In Jefferson County, many people who suffer from drug addictions frequently findthemselves trying to explain their use of illegal substances to police officers as they’re ...
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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 winning potential | Sports | spiritofjefferson.com
Aug 21, 2024 · A winning potential. A string of three straight post-season football playoff appearances has shown just how far Jefferson High School’s football team has progressed since coming out of the 2020 COVID-19 season. The Cougars, who went 3-6 in 2020, have been enjoying post-seasons appearances ever since, but their runs in those playoff games have ...
What the school board candidates say ... The Spirit asks about issues
Apr 30, 2024 · 1 of 4. Jefferson County voters will select two of three candidates on the May 14 primary ballot (early voting runs May 1 to May 11 (except for Sunday) to serve four-year terms on the county school board. The candidates running in the nonpartisan election are these …. • Donna Joy of Shepherdstown, a former Jefferson County High School ...