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Charles Town Council Meeting Updates: Utility Improvements, Cemetery Markers, and New Appointments

Charles Town Council Meeting Updates: Utility Improvements, Cemetery Markers, and New Appointments

Charles Town municipal footnotes The Spirit of Jefferson | Wednesday, November 27, 2024 By Staff In a recent meeting on Nov. 18, Charles Town City Manager John Nissel provided updates to the city council regarding various community projects and initiatives, as reported by The Spirit of Jefferson. Key highlights included the

Tabb Family Receives Award for Environmental Contributions and Recycling Initiatives

Tabb Family Receives Award for Environmental Contributions and Recycling Initiatives

Tabb family honored for recycling efforts The Spirit of Jefferson | Wednesday, November 27, 2024 By Erik Anderson In a ceremony held at the Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center, Jefferson County Commissioner Jane Tabb and her family were honored with a posthumous Recycling Champion award for her late husband,

Trends in Student Enrollment Across Jefferson County Schools (2016-2025)

Counting kids in classrooms The Spirit of Jefferson | Wednesday, November 27, 2024 By Staff The Spirit of Jefferson reports on the enrollment trends in Jefferson County schools from 2016 to 2025, illustrating fluctuations in student populations across elementary, middle, and high schools. Data reveals a decline in enrollments at some

Jefferson County School Board Implements Stricter Attendance Policy

Jefferson County School Board Implements Stricter Attendance Policy

Tougher student attendance policy adopted The Spirit of Jefferson | Wednesday, November 27, 2024 By Erik Anderson The Spirit of Jefferson reports that the Jefferson County School Board has implemented a new attendance policy on November 12, aligning with a stricter state policy. This policy focuses on increased efforts by administrators

Harpers Ferry Man, 21, Charged with Sexually Soliciting Minor

Harpers Ferry man charged with sexually soliciting a minor The Spirit of Jefferson | Wednesday, November 27, 2024 By Erik Anderson In a recent report by The Spirit of Jefferson, Jayson Donovan Hughes, a 21-year-old man from Harpers Ferry, was charged with soliciting sexually explicit images from a 15-year-old girl in

David Bound Appointed as Jefferson County's New CFO Amid Budgeting Concerns

David Bound Appointed as Jefferson County's New CFO Amid Budgeting Concerns

Former math teacher selected as county government’s new CFO The Spirit of Jefferson | Wednesday, November 27, 2024 By Erik Anderson In a recent decision reported by The Spirit of Jefferson, the Jefferson County Commission has appointed David Bound as the new chief financial officer. This hire comes amid concerns

Council Considers Speech Regulations After Activist Confrontation

Street political scuffle provokes council talk on speech controls The Spirit of Jefferson | Wednesday, November 27, 2024 By Erik Anderson And Tim Cook In a recent incident reported by The Spirit of Jefferson, a street scuffle involving First Amendment activist Marc Petitpierre took place in downtown Shepherdstown on November 10.