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The Observer Weekly Local news and events. In your inbox. May 22, 2025 Every week, The Observer team digs into the details that matter in Jefferson County. Our content is free for everyone to read, but producing well-researched local news isn’t free. If you value local journalism, contribute what you can. Shepherdstown Banner Program Honors Veterans Just in time for Memorial Day, Shepherdstown has launched a new program honoring local veterans with commemorative banners displayed around town....

The Observer Weekly Local news and events. In your inbox. May 15, 2025 Welcome to The Observer Weekly email newsletter Received this from someone else? It’s free to subscribe at ObserverWV.com. Do you value local journalism? Support our work. Shepherd University Breaks Ground For Multipurpose Facility The spring rain let up yesterday as Shepherd University held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new dining and multipurpose facility on West Campus, near the intramural fields. The facility will...

The Observer Weekly Local news and events. In your inbox. May 8, 2025 Welcome to The Observer Weekly email newsletter! Received this from someone else? It’s free to subscribe at ObserverWV.com. Do you value local journalism in Jefferson County? See how you can support the Independent Observer. County Plans To Finance New HQ With $16 Million Bond The Jefferson County Commission voted 5-0 during a May 7 special meeting to move forward with a $16 million financing plan for the two former APUS...

The Observer Weekly Local news and events. In your inbox. May 1, 2025 Welcome to The Observer Weekly email newsletter! Received this from someone else? It’s free to subscribe at ObserverWV.com. County Commission Sees Budget Trouble Ahead At the end of March, the Jefferson County Commission approved what the commissioners described as a “flat budget” for next year’s county budget. But that doesn’t mean the budget work is finished. The 2026 fiscal year doesn’t start until July 1, but the...

Jefferson Weekly Local news and events. In your inbox. April 24, 2025 Welcome (back) to the Jefferson Weekly email newsletter! Received this from someone else? It’s free to subscribe at ObserverWV.com. Birdhill Meadows Subdivision: Stormwater Comment Deadline May 1 is the deadline to email comments to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) for the Birdhill Meadows subdivision stormwater permit. Lennar, a nation-wide homebuilder, plans to build 720 houses on the 195...

Jefferson Weekly Local news and events. In your inbox. April 17, 2025 Welcome (back) to the Jefferson Weekly email newsletter! Received this from someone else? It’s free to subscribe at ObserverWV.com. Sidewinder Files Lawsuit Against Planning Commission Sidewinder, the California-based investment company planning a commercial water bottling plant in Middleway, has filed a legal challenge to the Jefferson County Planning Commission’s March denial of Sidewinder’s concept plan for a commercial...

Jefferson Weekly Local news and events. In your inbox. April 7, 2025 Welcome (back) to the Jefferson Weekly email newsletter! Received this from someone else? It’s free to subscribe at ObserverWV.com. Plan For Data Center Complex Near Kearneysville Approved A 300-acre property that sits in both Berkeley and Jefferson Counties is the site of a data center project that is already underway. The property includes two parcels in Berkeley County — a 90 acre site that will be used for 2 data center...

Jefferson Weekly Local news and events. In your inbox. April 1, 2025 Welcome (back) to the Jefferson Weekly email newsletter! Received this from someone else? It’s free to subscribe at ObserverWV.com. Governor Morrisey Addresses Weighty Issues In Local Speech Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. joined West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey last Friday in Martinsburg to promote Morrisey’s “four-pillar” plan to improve West Virginians’ health. To improve the Mountain...

Jefferson Weekly Local news and events. In your inbox. March 25, 2025 Welcome (back) to the Jefferson Weekly email newsletter! Received this from someone else? It’s free to subscribe at ObserverWV.com. Jefferson County and Municipalities Add Up Their Budgets One county budget. Five municipal budgets. They all add up, but in different ways, according to a revenue analysis prepared by The Independent Observer (publisher of the Jefferson Weekly). Property taxes (real estate and vehicle taxes)...