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Editor’s note: Beginning this week, the Spirit of Jefferson will review each of the contested seats in Jefferson County this election season. CHARLES TOWN – The County Commission seat up for in the 2012 election cycle will be a contest between three candidates: two Republicans and incumbent Commissioner Frances Morgan, a Democrat. This article is [...]
Continue reading …Megan Hutson, 20, of Martinsburg, was crowned 2012 Miss Jefferson County at Wright Denny Elementary School on Saturday as part of the Miss Jefferson County, Miss Jefferson County Outstanding Teen and Miss Shenandoah Outstanding Teen Pageant. Hutson, a student at West Virginia University, will compete in the Miss West Virginia Pageant in June.
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HARPERS FERRY – Friends and family of the pregnant mother and two-year-old child who were killed in a tragic fire in Shenandoah Junction last week have said their final farewells. Memorial services for Jessica Cave, her son Dominic Estevez and her unborn daughter Angelina, were held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [...]
Continue reading …CHARLES TOWN – Area leaders are gearing up for a final presentation about redevelopment plans for downtown Ranson and Charles Town that will be held at the Old Opera House at 7 p.m., on Sept. 14. [cleeng_content id="t1" price="0.15" description="Read it now!"]The plans, developed during a series of workshops, will be what Place Makers’ Public [...]
Continue reading …CHARLES TOWN – The Jefferson County Commission has expressed unanimous opposition to a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision which allowed for a considerable expansion of corporate money in political campaigns and granted corporations an independent right to freedom of speech. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this [...]
Continue reading …CHARLES TOWN — Common areas in Jefferson County subdivisions will be exempt from taxation beginning with the 2012 tax year, as long as these areas are not in some way restricted. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is exclusive, use Cleeng again to view it. [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON — A new report released by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources statistics center, indicates that more kids are choosing to be tobacco-free. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is exclusive, use Cleeng again to view it. The rest of this [...]
Continue reading …MARTINSBURG — A 35- year-old Harpers Ferry resident was convicted on Jan. 25, by a Martinsburg jury on one count of failure to register as a sex offender. The trial lasted a day and a half and concluded on Wednesday. Chief Judge John Preston Bailey presided over the trial. United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — The sheriff and clerk of Lincoln County will plead guilty to criminal charges arising from the 2010 Democratic primary. Investigators say Sheriff Jerry Bowman and County Clerk Donald Whitten tried to throw the election with fraudulent absentee ballots. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin and Secretary of State Natalie Tennant revealed the criminal cases [...]
Continue reading …State Senate Herb Snyder (D) James Kenneth Ruland (R) Delegate District 65 Tiffany Lawrence (D) Richard “Rick” Shuman (D) Jill Upson (R) Delegate District 66 Paul Espinosa (R) Fred Blackmer (R) John Maxey (D) Delegate District 67 Elliot Simon (R) Stephen Skinner (D) W. Matthew Harris (R) County Commission (Middleway) Frances Morgan (D) Jane Tabb [...]
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