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Voting is open for the 2026 Best of West Virginia awards, and we’re a finalist! We would be humbled to receive your supp...
09/24/2026

Voting is open for the 2026 Best of West Virginia awards, and we’re a finalist! We would be humbled to receive your support!

Do you love West Virginia? Prove it.

Be sure to tune into the hit CBS show Survivor as its 51st season premieres tomorrow at 8 p.m. — you may just see a fami...
09/22/2026

Be sure to tune into the hit CBS show Survivor as its 51st season premieres tomorrow at 8 p.m. — you may just see a familiar Jefferson County face!

This is an exciting week for Charles Town resident Maggie Nestor, as she watches one of her lifelong dreams play out in primetime television.

Musselman's ground game exploded last Friday, giving the Applemen the edge over Spring Mills for the first time since 20...
09/22/2026

Musselman's ground game exploded last Friday, giving the Applemen the edge over Spring Mills for the first time since 2022.

SPRING MILLS, W.Va. — In an all-EPAC matchup, Musselman was able to secure their first win of the season against Spring Mills on Friday, defeating the Cardinals, 33-15.

ICYMI: Jefferson fought from a 1-0 deficit to score two goals in the final three minutes of play, defeating Musselman, 2...
09/21/2026

ICYMI: Jefferson fought from a 1-0 deficit to score two goals in the final three minutes of play, defeating Musselman, 2-1, in an EPAC stunner.

SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. — Jason Hull and Isaac Azar felt teammate and Jefferson boys soccer keeper Liam Blood had worked too long and hard to lose a match after giving

BREAKING: Travis Darniel Smith has been indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on three separate counts including one...
09/16/2026

BREAKING: Travis Darniel Smith has been indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury on three separate counts including one count of second-degree murder. Smith was arrested in February as a suspect in the killing of Evan Taylor, a 19-year-old Shepherd University student.

On Wednesday, a Jefferson County grand jury returned 23 indictments, including one involving terroristic threats, one involving second-degree murder, multiple involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and a litany of

ICYMI: Shepherd held off a surge by Gannon to defeat the Golden Knights 45-28 on Saturday, moving to 2-0 in the early se...
09/14/2026

ICYMI: Shepherd held off a surge by Gannon to defeat the Golden Knights 45-28 on Saturday, moving to 2-0 in the early season.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Ernie McCook celebrated his 62nd birthday Friday.

Jalen Tasco-Murray wasn't holding anything back in Sherando's win over Jefferson on Friday night, as the 5-foot-8 runnin...
09/12/2026

Jalen Tasco-Murray wasn't holding anything back in Sherando's win over Jefferson on Friday night, as the 5-foot-8 running back had his way with the winless Cougars.

SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. — Jalen Tasco-Murray wasn't holding anything back in Sherando's win over Jefferson on Friday night, as the 5-foot-8 running back had his way with the winless Cougars.

A day removed from a visit to Liberty University, Morgantown's star QB Maddox Twigg returned from a hamstring injury to ...
09/12/2026

A day removed from a visit to Liberty University, Morgantown's star QB Maddox Twigg returned from a hamstring injury to push the Mohigans to a 57-3 win over Hedgesville.

HEDGESVILLE — Maddox Twigg returned to Morgantown's lineup Friday after missing almost two full games after suffering a hamstring injury late in the first quarter of the Mohigans' season-opening win

The community in and around Charles Town came together to celebrate the city's 17th annual car show festival this past S...
09/12/2026

The community in and around Charles Town came together to celebrate the city's 17th annual car show festival this past Saturday. Read more about some new faces at the show, as well as thoughts from the organizer.

The community in and around Charles Town came together to celebrate the city's 17th annual car show festival this past Saturday.

They have been coming back from all over the country for more than 50 years, always on the second weekend in August. But...
09/11/2026

They have been coming back from all over the country for more than 50 years, always on the second weekend in August. But this past celebration on Aug. 9 was particularly significant.

They have been coming back from all over the country for more than 50 years, always on the second weekend in August. The Johnson family homecoming takes place at a

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