Charles Town News

For the past five years, the owners of Albert & Arnold's have offered local residents a wide array of wines, cheeses and, more recently, gourmet sandwiches from the store's location in downtown Charles Town.

One person suffered non life-threatening injuries in a Wednesday night shooting at a Charles Town park, according to Detective Ronnie Kerns with the Charles Town Police Department.

Jefferson County officials had the chance to meet with representatives from the West Virginia Department of Transportation to discuss transportation and infrastructure needs in the county throughout the day Tuesday.

While the reaction among most MARC commuter train riders to proposed changes to the Brunswick Line schedule has been negative, Denise Vitale is in favor of the proposed schedule changes.

Three volunteer firefighters were injured Wednesday morning while battling a house fire at 264 First St.

Passenger rail service for West Virginia commuters has been unresolved since early this year when the Maryland Transit Administration rolled out a new plan that included the discontinuation of the Maryland Area Regional Commuter train service's final three westbound stops in Jefferson County and Martinsburg.

I had planned to write this after the new CVS retail store being built in Charles Town was finished and the changes to the downtown streetscape were better understood.

The Jefferson County Commission, acting as a Board of Canvassers, completed the canvass for ballots cast in last week's primary election Tuesday morning in Charles Town.

TRIANGLE, Va. - A piece of U.S. history handed down through generations of a West Virginia family is now on display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

When traveling to West Virginia, you have a whole list of different options for staying overnight.

The Jefferson County Planning Commission will consider edits that have been made to the U.S. 340 East Gateway Plan during its meeting Tuesday, according to the commission's agenda.

A little known historical figure who became the personal bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln, Ward Hill Lamon , was born in January 1828 in Summit Point, Virginia -- just a few miles from Charles Town in Jefferson County.

Dr. Jason Winseck hosts a community fun fair and blood drive Saturday at Oasis Health and Wellness, the practice he opened in Kearneysville earlier this month.

Feeding students: The Caring Cupboard, begun in August to provide needy Jefferson County schoolchildren with shelf-stable foods on weekends, operates from the back entryway of Shepherdstown Lutheran Church's parish house.

Artists' Cooperative moves to visitors center: The Washington Street Artists' Cooperative has announced that the gallery has moved to the Charles Town Visitors Center, 108 N. George Street.

Jim Lehrer in Shepherdstown: Newsman-author Jim Lehrer joins the Shepherdstown 250 Celebration May 22, taking part in a reception and lecture on the Shepherd University campus.

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Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner.

Jefferson County's One Heart One Mind Interpretive Center gave the public a special treat this weekend as it hosted a traditional Native American powwow as part of its outreach efforts to draw awareness to the preservation of Native American culture.

Martin Robison Delany, born a free black man on May 6, 1812 in Charlestown, Va. , is best known for being the first black line officer in the U.S. Army.