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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. [...]
Continue reading …The Jefferson County African-American Non-Partisan Political Action Committee endorses the following candidates for County, State and U.S. seats. President: Barack Obama Governor: Earl Ray Tomblin U.S. Senate: Joe Manchin U.S. House: Howard Swint Attorney General: Darrell McGraw Secretary of State: Natalie Tennant W.Va. Supreme Court: John Yoder W.Va. Supreme Court: Letitia Chafin W.Va. Senate: Herb [...]
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Sen. Herb Snyder calls expenditure ‘unprecendented’ BRYAN CLARK Spirit Staff Editor’s note: Morrisey has responded to the statements made by Sen. Herb Snyder and Stephen Skinner. See the update at the bottom of the story. CHARLES TOWN – A conservative political action committee that had been sitting on a war chest of nearly $30,000 has [...]
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CHARLES TOWN — The Division of Highways is using a new technique to prolong the pavement life of an area road — micro-surfacing. 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, , [...]
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