Spirit of Jefferson and Farmer's Advocate

07/15/2020

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There will be free COVID-19 testing from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Ranson Civic Center. All that’s needed to participate is a West Virginia

07/01/2020

Ranson officials held a meeting last night to discuss zoning issues at the Rockwool site.

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RANSON – Compelled by a judge’s decision to take its third vote on the matter, the Ranson City Council voted 5-1 on Tuesday evening to rezone land to an industrial

06/19/2020

The decision was made last night to call off the Jefferson County fair. The State fair was canceled Thursday and the week before fairs in several neighboring counties were called.

This year’s Jefferson County Fair has become among the casualties of events canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

06/05/2020

** WEATHER ALERT **
The National Weather Service in Sterling, Va. has issued a Flood Warning until 9:15 p.m. and a Flash Flood Watch until midnight.

Radar indicted that as of 3:18 p.m., more than two inches of rain had already fallen and an additional two inches of rain is possible through this evening.

The NWS is urging drivers to turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Also, the Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent and precautions should be taken.

06/05/2020

Heavy rain is causing water to rise on North Charles Street.

06/04/2020

In this week's issue:

• An update on the Rippon murders with details available only in the Spirit.

• Election coverage with an emphasis on the Jefferson county races that matter.

• Harpers Ferry residents and leaders react to a 'going' problem brought on by too many tourists and not enough bathrooms.

• Details on this weekend's nonviolent 'Driving out Injustice' rally to be held in Charles Town and Ranson.

• Sample ballots for next week's election.

05/25/2020

It's time to start thinking about the orders for the farmers market

The following is a list of vendors for the Charles Town Farmers Market. The first category, 'VENDORS' represents merchants who are frequently at the market each week. 'OTHER VENDORS' represent

05/24/2020

Fleeing man ducked into Ranson home’s trash can

By TIM COOK
Staff writer

RANSON – A Ranson resident discovered a man fleeing police last week hiding inside his backyard trash can.

The fleeing man, identified as 20-year-old Racardo Agu Turner of Park Street in Charles Town, was found with a “golf ball” size lump of crack when police arrested him about midday last Thursday, according to Jefferson County Magistrate Court records.

Turner, who told police he was an illegal immigrant from West Africa, was arrested near a Valley Branch Drive home in Ranson where he was spotted inside the trash can.

Turner allegedly ran to the Ranson homeowner’s back yard after a state police officer stopped and questioned him in his nearby Charles Town neighborhood along Park Street, according to court documents. The police officer had responded to a 911 call about “suspicious males” in the
neighborhood.

The neighborhood sits across a set of railroad tracks from the Ranson home where Turner attempted to hide.

Turner was charged with felony possession of an illegal drug with intent to deliver. He was released from jail after posting a $20,000 bond, according to court records.

05/23/2020

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There were a number of schools in 19th-century Charles Town (though the city’s name was spelled as Charlestown until 1911). At first schools were private academies segregated by gender, race

05/22/2020

In this week's issue:
- Livestock auctions
- Letters to the Editor
- Obituaries
- Crime report
- Making the perfect burgers
- Sample ballots for the upcoming primary

05/22/2020

The state takes a big step towards reopening

CHARLESTON — Kearneysville will be one of 10 sites around the state where the Division of Motor Vehicles will offer in-person services beginning next Tuesday.

05/21/2020

Truly disturbing.

CHARLES TOWN – The group of people, including three alleged killers, had returned from a party at a Pagan motorcycle gang clubhouse in Falling Waters just before a fight broke