Charles Town News

Controversy abounded on Saturday, as Jefferson County residents headed to the polls to determine whether a new, traditional zoning ordinance should be put in place.

Rummy's Command won the second race at Mountaineer Race Track on Friday by 63 4 lengths and became the first winner for freshman sire Deputy Rummy.

Groups that want table games in Jefferson County have released a study that, not surprisingly, touts its benefits.

Jennifer Sue Cameron, 25, of Charles Town, passed away on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, in Jefferson County.

A new sheltered workshop is in the works in Jefferson County to help meet the needs of local individuals who have mental and developmental disabilities.

Oct. 31, 2009 BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Recognizing the Last Remaining Veteran of the 'Great War' By Sen.

An attorney and former deputy chief of staff for Gov. Bob Wise has asked a Kanawha circuit judge to prohibit the state from holding a hearing to revoke her driver's license.

Citing violations of its own clearly established rules, a Charleston attorney and lobbyist is seeking to prevent the state Division of Motor Vehicles from taking further action against her driver's license following her arrest for DUI a year ago.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Ralph Meade Dorsey, former owner and publisher of the Spirit of Jefferson Farmers' Advocate who died Saturday at age 88, was remembered Monday by friends and family as 'one of the last Southern gentlemen and a man who made everyone around him feel comfortable.' Dorsey died from pancreatic cancer at Winchester Medical Center ...

The beginning of their five-mile walk, the log farmhouse in western Maryland, is the very spot where Brown and his raiders left for the Federal Arsenal in Harpers Ferry.

A Charles Town man involved in a fatal accident last week that left a Virginia man dead and another man injured was driving with a blood alcohol concentration over twice the legal limit and tested positive for cocaine, according to medical records obtained by police.

A 31-year-old Charles Town, W.Va., man is accused of causing the death of a Winchester, Va.

The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce put on its ninth annual Public Service Recognition Banquet to honor the finest in law enforcement and other first responders in Jefferson County on Tuesday night.

Oct. 17, 2009 HARPERS FERRY: John Brown's Raid at 150 By Stephen N. Reed If you're in the D.C. area this weekend and want a real tune-up of your American history, the 150th anniversary of John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry to free the slaves provides not only great history lessons but Christian worldview discussions, as well.

This Saturday will bring a night of horse racing worth more than $2 million to Charles Town Races in Jefferson County.

Seven years after American Public University relocated to the Eastern Panhandle from Northern Virginia, the online school has broken ground on a four-story, $8 million building that will become its Academic Center.

American Public University System will soon start building an energy-efficient academic center in Charles Town.

One person was killed and two others were injured Tuesday following an early-morning accident on W.Va. 51 that involved two pickup trucks, police said.

By day, it looks like a charming, historic community. By night though, Charles Town's residents say the spirits of those who once strolled the city's streets can be heard, and sometimes even seen.

Morgan County War Memorial Hospital's Center for Rehab and Wellness will offer a free presentation "Fall into Good Health" at 4:30 p.m. today.