
An overturned cement truck that crashed on W.Va. 9 has been cleared from the road, according to Captain Daniel Fritsch of Citizens fire company. Personnel from Blue Ridge, Citizens and Independent Fire Companies responded to the accident, and Fritsch took over as incident commander. Personnel from the Jefferson County Emergency Services Agency, Berkeley County and [...]
Continue reading …Jefferson’s seniors were able to celebrate their special night as the Lady Cougars completed the regular season with a 3-0 win over visiting Berkeley Springs. Seniors Megan Hovis and Molly Langland played the entire match as the Lady Cougars recorded winning game scores of 25-14, 25-23, and 25-15. Hovis had six kills and Langland was [...]
Continue reading …BUCKHANNON — Once-beaten Buckhannon scored the last goal, breaking a 2-2 tie, in the Class AAA, Region II girl’s soccer finals to edge Washington by a goal. The Brooklyn Waddell goal sent the Buccaneers on to the state tournament as one of the Final Four teams remaining. Washington actually scored the match’s first goal when [...]
Continue reading …The six seniors on Washington’s 2012 volleyball roster played the entire match when the Patriots completed the regular season with a 3-0 win over visiting Berkeley Springs. In winning by game scores of 25-14, 25-19, and 25-6, the Patriots had Emma Bryan get 37 assists and serve five aces and Elizabetha Leinhard get 14 kills. [...]
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No area damage reported from ‘superstorm’ BRYAN CLARK Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN – That gust you might be feeling today is as much the remnant of 1,000-mile wide superstorm Sandy as it is the sigh of relief that much of Jefferson County escaped relatively unscathed. Sandy, which some dubbed a “Frankenstorm,” built into one of [...]
Continue reading …Candidates targeted by EPFF mailer file cease and desist letter BRYAN CLARK Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN — Jefferson County is seeing an unprecedented level of spending by political action committees in legislative races the week before the Nov. 4 election. Nearly $70,000 has been spent by PACs in local delegate and Senate races in the [...]
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Continue reading …CHARLES TOWN – Should Jefferson County Schools switch to a school calendar with four short breaks rather than the whole summer off? 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 [...]
Continue reading …CHRISTINE MILLER FORD Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN – A record number of early voters already have turned out in Jefferson County, according to Jennifer Maghan, the county’s chief elections officer. Early voting was suspended Tuesday as county residents dealt with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but will resume today and continue Thursday, Friday and Saturday. [...]
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