Shepherdstown News

A jacket owned by Red Cloud. A dress worn by the Sioux war chief's wife. Bear skin and lion skin rugs owned by Theodore Roosevelt.

An organic farmer will talk about the importance of knowing what you eat during the American Conservation Film Festival.

From the streets of Shepherdstown to downtown Martinsburg, traditional morris dancers, complete with colorful costumes and intricate dance numbers, entertained and educated curious crowds Sunday on the ancient English custom.

The Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department's Apple Butter Festival fell on Halloween this year, just in time to satisfy many a "sweet tooth." "We estimate that we'll make about 4,000 quarts of apple butter this year, and that they'll all be gone in about seven to 10 days," said Doug Pittinger, trustee of the department.

"Hey, kids, guess what we're doing today! We're going to spend three hours in the car driving to Proctorville and back to pick up Mom's back-pain medicine and Granny's mood stabilizers.

Shepherdstown officials said Wednesday they plan to work with the National Park Service to proactively promote recreation along their slice of the Potomac River by revitalizing key riverfront properties.

Martinsburg High School's version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Live On Stage" will open tonight and continue through the weekend.

While this is the second year for The Orchard Project Festival, organizers say it will not only offer area residents a day filled with good food and music like last year - but it also will give them an opportunity to participate in a national and international environmental event.

Shepherd University says it's raised $16 million from more than 4,500 individuals and organizations.

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 ...

This weekend, the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Libraries will host the opening of a traveling exhibit called Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World.

It will be the best of the wursts at Schifferstadt Architectural Museum this weekend as the Frederick County Landmarks Foundation hosts its annual Oktoberfest.

As part of the kickoff for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, and also the commemoration of John Brown's Raid, the town of Harpers Ferry is presenting what many believe to be the most powerful drama ever created about the bloody time of war.

State Forestry officials urge residents and visitors to get out to see West Virginiaa s colorful fall foliage while they can.

A local dance school is planning a treat for the eyes and ears this weekend in Shepherdstown.

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.

A foot race is an unusual way to see four parks in one day, but Freedom's Run takes you through Antietam National Battlefield, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, and the Potomac Heritage National Scenic.

Overeaters Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. every Wednesday at Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church, at Washington and King streets.

Reporting from Shepherdstown, W.Va. - Still growing somewhere here on Eric and Gloria Sundback's 100-acre tree farm is the two-story fir that will stand resplendent in the Blue Room of the White House this Christmas.

Certified financial planner Dee Lee will be the keynote speaker at the 25th annual Women & Money Conference, scheduled for Friday at the University of Charleston.