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"The definition of leadership is changing."
21/03/2025

"The definition of leadership is changing."

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The inaugural Shepherding Women in Business Conference was held in the Storer Ballroom on Saturday. The conference was the brainchild of Shepherd University student Chloe Waldeck, who was inspired to create it after assisting with a women’s conference in another state for the pas...

“Starting at the beginning of the festival, we have sold more than we did at the end of the festival last year.”
14/03/2025

“Starting at the beginning of the festival, we have sold more than we did at the end of the festival last year.”

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The 23rd annual American Conservation Film Festival (ACFF) was held over the weekend in the Frank Arts Center at Shepherd University. According to festival director Hilary Lo, ACFF saw a notable growth in attendance this year. “We were actually on the verge of selling out of two ...

"It wasn’t really political — everybody stayed focus on the fact that this was a bipartisan issue.”
07/03/2025

"It wasn’t really political — everybody stayed focus on the fact that this was a bipartisan issue.”

SHEPHERDSTOWN — From Feb. 26-28, the Armstrong family could be found visiting Capitol Hill, so that they could speak with West Virginia’s members of Congress about their experience with childhood cancer. Shepherdstown residents Joshua and Kathryn Armstrong had previously participated in the Alli...

“Everything I had around me — my needlework and my crafts and my pink walls and my hot tea and cookies — made it such a ...
01/03/2025

“Everything I had around me — my needlework and my crafts and my pink walls and my hot tea and cookies — made it such a joy to come to every day!”🫖

SHEPHERDSTOWN — After six years in business, Honor D Fine Shoes & Hats closed its doors on Saturday. The boutique, located at 121 West German Street, was established in April 2019 and became a staple over the following years for those looking for high quality accessories, shoes, hats and vintage c...

“There’s plenty of hobbies to go around! I didn’t want to open something that was already available, but there seemed to...
21/02/2025

“There’s plenty of hobbies to go around! I didn’t want to open something that was already available, but there seemed to be a bit of a void here for a space like this.”🎲♟️🧩

SHEPHERDSTOWN — At 400 South Princess Street, a new business is being brought to life by mother-and-son team Laura Bakin and Rudy Bakin. The pair opened up their board game and card game-centered business, Game Knights, at the end of December, and held their soft opening at the beginning of Januar...

"We wanted to make it inclusive, so that those who are celebrating Valentine’s Day and those who aren’t, can both enjoy ...
14/02/2025

"We wanted to make it inclusive, so that those who are celebrating Valentine’s Day and those who aren’t, can both enjoy it."💕

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The spirit of Valentine’s Day came a little early to Shepherdstown this year, with two pop-up markets centered around the holiday being held on Saturday. The “Will You Be My Valentine? Pop-Up Market” at 105 South Princess Street featured a wide variety of products from local ...

“Don’t miss this side-splitting, funny play that is sure to leave the audience in tears (or groans) of laughter!"🎭
07/02/2025

“Don’t miss this side-splitting, funny play that is sure to leave the audience in tears (or groans) of laughter!"🎭

SHEPHERDSTOWN — A new fundraiser will be filling the War Memorial Building with laughter on Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. The first February Follies Dinner Theatre will be held by a group of Shepherdstown Area Independent Living (SAIL) members, to raise money for SAIL. “February Follies will be a fun-fille...

“The kids have been having a lot of fun, being able to be creative and just doing whatever their heart desires. It’s bee...
31/01/2025

“The kids have been having a lot of fun, being able to be creative and just doing whatever their heart desires. It’s been a lot of fun being here!”❄️

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Children filled tables in the back of Alma Bea on Saturday afternoon, as they decorated styrofoam snowmen with markers, pipe cleaners, miniature scarves and pompoms. The free crafts were then free to be taken home with them, as a reminder of their fun time in the snow this winter, ...

“I love Shepherdstown! It holds a very significant place in my heart. And I always wanted to come back.”
24/01/2025

“I love Shepherdstown! It holds a very significant place in my heart. And I always wanted to come back.”

SHEPHERDSTOWN — On Jan. 27, the Corporation of Shepherdstown will be welcoming a new town administrator, following a six-month-long search after the departure of its first town administrator this past summer. The search was conducted nationwide, according to Mayor James Gatz. However, he was pleas...

"Nobody’s arguing that we shouldn’t have light—we have to have it! But we need it to be done in an energy-efficient and ...
17/01/2025

"Nobody’s arguing that we shouldn’t have light—we have to have it! But we need it to be done in an energy-efficient and safe way."🪐

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Potomac Valley Audubon Society (PVAS) began the new year by moving its monthly program to a new location. On Jan. 9, Dark Sky advocate Jesse Melton spoke about “Light Pollution and What You Can Do About It” in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History & Education....

“What’s important is that we are gathering together as a community and having fun!”🥂🍾
11/01/2025

“What’s important is that we are gathering together as a community and having fun!”🥂🍾

SHEPHERDSTOWN — On New Year’s Eve, community members and visitors alike gathered together in the War Memorial Building’s ballroom to ring in 2025 together. Families with young children, college students and retirees alike all gathered together for the second year-in-a-row at The People’s Bal...

“Some of these churches have been around since the late-1700s and early-1800s, so we’re very fortunate to have these his...
03/01/2025

“Some of these churches have been around since the late-1700s and early-1800s, so we’re very fortunate to have these historical properties around.”⛪️

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Shepherdstown Tour of Historic Churches was held on Thursday afternoon and evening. Featuring 10 of the town’s historic churches and buildings, the tour appeared to have drawn a similar number of attendees as it had in previous years, in spite of the tour not being held last ...

"The run will [become] a primary seasonal source of drinking water for Shepherdstown, as well as a beautiful rich natura...
27/12/2024

"The run will [become] a primary seasonal source of drinking water for Shepherdstown, as well as a beautiful rich natural area for the enjoyment of aquatic and terrestrial wildlife, as well as the human community.”

SHEPHERDSTOWN — On Dec. 18, the Town Run Watershed Steering Committee announced that their organization had been awarded a $5,000 Stream Partners Grant by the West Virginia Stream Partners Program. This is the second-year-in-a-row that the Town Run Watershed has received this grant. According to c...

“It’s a lot of fun — they get to play Christmas silly music! Usually, tubas are only used to play the deep, dark tones i...
20/12/2024

“It’s a lot of fun — they get to play Christmas silly music! Usually, tubas are only used to play the deep, dark tones in music.”

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The 51st anniversary of TubaChristmas was commemorated at this year’s TubaChristmas concert in Shepherdstown, held in front of McMurran Hall on Saturday afternoon. According to Shepherd University Interim Director of the School of Music Scott Hippensteel, the event was brought to...

"It’s a good way to spend some time after the Christmas parade, with people from the church and community."🍪
13/12/2024

"It’s a good way to spend some time after the Christmas parade, with people from the church and community."🍪

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Over a hundred dozen cookies filled a display in Trinity Episcopal Church’s fellowship hall on Saturday, during the church’s annual Christmas Cookie Walk. The long-established event, according to organizer Elaine Dorosh, has been held right after the Shepherdstown Christmas Par...

“We’re all seniors in college right now and we’re all finishing up our performance degrees right now, so we probably wil...
06/12/2024

“We’re all seniors in college right now and we’re all finishing up our performance degrees right now, so we probably will take a break from performing together next semester. But we definitely want to someday meet up again and perform together!” 🎷🎺🪈

SHEPHERDSTOWN — After enrolling in a musical entrepreneurship class at the beginning of this semester at Shepherd University, four friends found themselves growing excited about their final project — creating a business plan for a hypothetical musical group. As they worked together toward this f...

"This amendment will require more open space and more natural open space, increasing the amount of open space in develop...
30/11/2024

"This amendment will require more open space and more natural open space, increasing the amount of open space in developments from 10 percent to 30 percent."

SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Shepherdstown Town Council met for its monthly meeting in Town Hall on Nov. 13. The meeting began with several public hearings, including the second reading of the Planned Unit Developments (PUD) amendment to increase open space requirements in subdivisions. “As we move forwa...

"With all of the services that the town provides, we also wanted to provide people with a platform that would give them ...
22/11/2024

"With all of the services that the town provides, we also wanted to provide people with a platform that would give them easy access [to] those services."

SHEPHERDSTOWN — This week, the Corporation of Shepherdstown launched a new and improved website at www.shepherdstown.gov. About half a dozen volunteers worked together on an ad hoc committee under Mayor James Gatz, to replace the former website with a visually appealing, one-stop-shop for informat...

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