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ROBERT SNYDER Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN — West Virginia suffers from one of the highest rates of illicit drug use in the country. Even worse, the state’s prison population is near to overflowing. But there is good news and it was on display last week at the Jefferson County Judicial Center as area officials welcomed [...]
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17-year-old Hannah McCarley will turn 18 at the National Convention in September CHARLES TOWN — West Virginia Democrat Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin won’t be attending the Democratic Party’s National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., in September. Neither will U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin. But Washington High School senior Hannah McCarley will be taking a week off of [...]
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Continue reading …BRYAN CLARK Spirit Staff 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 article is exclusive, , click “buy” and view it instantly. Exclusive content Already have a Cleeng account? Welcome back! Log-in Logout Welcome, [...]
Continue reading …MARLA PISCIOTTA Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN — There is no evidence of foul play in the death of a 66-year-old Jefferson County man, whose body was discovered in his home Saturday after a neighbor checked on him following last week’s storms, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. James Daniel Arbuthnot Jr., who was confined [...]
Continue reading …To all water customers of the Charles Town Utility Board: The Charles Town water system is NOT under a boil water advisory. Though power was lost at the water treatment plant for a short time after the storm passed Friday evening, Board employees as well as Potomac Edison worked diligently to make the necessary repairs. [...]
Continue reading …CHRISTINE MILLER FORD Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN – Power company crews won’t take a break for Wednesday’s Fourth of July holiday. Workers will continue with 16-hour shifts until homes left without power after Friday night’s massive windstorm are back on the grid, said Scott Surgeoner, a FirstEnergy spokesman. “Oh yes, we’ll be out on the [...]
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CHRISTINE MILLER FORD Spirit StaFF KEARNEYSVILLE – Anyone without power in need of a place to cool off can come to a free cooling station set up at the Jefferson County Health Department at 1948 Wiltshire Road in Kearneysville, officials say. “We’ll be set up all week,” said Jennifer Maggio of the Jefferson County Homeland Security [...]
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ROBERT SNYDER and CHRISTINE MILLER FORD RANSON — Thousands of Eastern Panhandle residents awoke this morning to a second day of no electricity and the prospect of a third straight day of a heat wave. Forecasters say temperatures this afternoon again could come close to 100 degrees. Across much of Jefferson County, Friday night’s powerful [...]
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