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Celebrate Earth Day in Shepherdstown by Planting Wild Columbine

Planting for Earth Day The Shepherdstown Chronicle | Thursday, April 10, 2025 By Staff In the latest article from The Shepherdstown Chronicle, Kristi Hendricks encourages local residents to celebrate Earth Day by planting wild columbine, a native West Virginia perennial that attracts wildlife, including hummingbirds and butterflies. This vibrant flower thrives

New Leadership Energizes the Contemporary American Theater Festival in Shepherdstown

Contemporary American Theater Festival welcomes new grant writer, managing director The Shepherdstown Chronicle | Thursday, April 10, 2025 By Staff The Contemporary American Theater Festival, based in Shepherdstown, has welcomed Amy Wratchford as their new interim managing director and Hope Gundlah as a newly created grant writer. Wratchford brings extensive theater

Charles Town Residents Rally for Rights and Change

1,000 protesters from Shepherdstown, surrounding region join together at Hands Off! Rally The Shepherdstown Chronicle | Thursday, April 10, 2025 By Staff On Saturday afternoon, a thousand protesters gathered in Charles Town to participate in the Hands Off! Rally, expressing solidarity against recent federal government actions. Organizers, including Indivisible Jefferson

Shepherdstown's Spring Festival Supports Local School Needs

Spring Festival raises funds for Shepherdstown Elementary School’s current, future needs The Shepherdstown Chronicle | Thursday, April 10, 2025 By Staff The Spring Festival at Shepherdstown Elementary School, organized by the Shepherdstown Elementary Association, successfully engaged students and families in fun activities while raising essential funds for future school needs.

Shepherdstown Open House Supports Literacy with Book Donations

Open house raises funds, book donations for Read Aloud West Virginia The Shepherdstown Chronicle | Thursday, April 10, 2025 By Staff On April 3, Four Seasons Books in Shepherdstown hosted an open house benefiting Read Aloud West Virginia, where over $500 was raised in book sales and donations. Board member Casey

Shepherdstown Residents Urged to Protect Town Run's Water Quality

Town Run Watershed leaders raise concerns over water source contamination The Shepherdstown Chronicle | Thursday, April 10, 2025 By Staff In a recent article from The Shepherdstown Chronicle, concerns have arisen in Shepherdstown regarding contamination risks to Town Run, a local stream that is integral to the community's drinking

Shepherd University Hosts 99th WV Academy of Science Meeting

Young scientists converge at Shepherd University for 99th annual meeting The Shepherdstown Chronicle | Wednesday, April 9, 2025 By Staff The Shepherdstown Chronicle covers the 99th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science held at Shepherd University, where scientists from across the region gathered to share research and celebrate