Students at Morgan Academy traded their usual afternoon lessons for a front-row seat to space exploration on Dec. 18, as retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Paul Lockhart visited their classroom ...

Six months ago, Shepherdstown resident Carol Wood approached the pastor at her church about making a change to her duties as a deacon. She had long felt a deep appreciation for the good that animals ...

The soft launch of a new book by Shepherdstown artist Diana Suttenfield was held at Four Seasons Books on Saturday.

Last summer, on my way to run in a 10K in New York, I stayed at the West Gate Inn in Nyack, N.Y. The little restaurant inside surprised me — its walls covered with framed photos of “Blue Ribbon ...

Sue Kemnitzer stands on the porch of her 1790s center-hall town home. Courtesy photo The current owners of seven of the nine historic homes featured in this column arrived in Shepherdstown with ...

Earlene Elizabeth Farmer McCabe, age 73, passed away at home on Friday, December 12 surrounded by her husband and family. She valiantly fought Alzheimer’s-dementia for over 12 years. Earlene was ...

In Feb. 2025, I requested permission to hold a peaceful rally protesting national injustices at “The Wall” holding up McMurran Hall — our town’s Union Square. Approval for a rally then took four weeks ...

Santa Claus hats add an extra dose of holiday cheer to the Tuba Christmas concert on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Tabitha Johnston SHEPHERDSTOWN — For the many years they were living in Maryland, the ...

I did not like being called a liar by Marc Petitpierre. I did not like when he talked to me about what I didn’t want to listen to. His refusal to honor the police request, to stay off the street ...

Christmas shoppers look at ornaments and art pieces on a vendor’s table in the Shepherdstown Holiday Marketplace on Saturday. Photo by Tabitha Johnston SHEPHERDSTOWN — While many of the other ...