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Next Practice is scheduled for June 5th

briansrapier wrote 6 days ago: The next BC4HSS practice is scheduled for Wednesday, June 5th. As usual, the meeting will start at 6 … more →

Tags: Schedule, 4H, West Virginia University Extension Service, Practice, Archery, BC4HSS, 4H Shooting Sport, Berkeley County 4H Shooting Sports, youth development

Shepherdstown is now Stinkstown!!!1 comment

StevenLeeDouglasWV wrote 1 year ago: Image by tbone_sandwich via Flickr The kids got off the school bus saying the bus smelled like … more →

Tags: Human Interest, Shepherdstown, Willow Spring Acres, Berkeley County West Virginia, Earth Sciences, Eastern Panhandle, Fertilizer, Jefferson, Jefferson County

Does the word "redneck" originate from West Virginia?1 comment

StevenLeeDouglasWV wrote 1 year ago: Chime in with your story. According to Wikepedia Coal miners The United Mine Workers of America (UMW … more →

Tags: Human Interest, appalachia, Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, Berkeley County West Virginia, Carriage House Cafe, coal mining, Colorado, David W. Maurer, Eastern Panhandle

Man Gets 5 Years For Fleeing Police, Having Gun2 comments

sbhagav wrote 1 year ago: HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A man who had a gun in his car and led police on a high-speed chase has … more →

Tags: News, Local, Baltimore, Virginia, gun, Gary Wingate Jr., High-Speed Chase

Well-known Local Columnist Pens First Novel

draketalkoakland wrote 1 year ago: Local writer, journalist, and chronicler of Oakland’s political scene and beyond, J. Douglas Allen T … more →

Tags: Book Preview, J. Douglas Allen Taylor, Jesse Taylor, Berkeley Daily Planet, santee cooper project, South Carolina, Civil Rights Movement, voodou, Candomblé

Elisha Boyd Faulkner (24 July 1841-19 Sep.1920)

jlc5f wrote 1 year ago: Elisha B. Faulkner was born at “Boydville,” in Martinsburg, VA (now WV), the son of Charles James Fa … more →

Tags: f, Virginia, West Virginia, session 36, session 35, Martinsburg, faulkner

Local Gas Prices - Gouging?

StevenLeeDouglasWV wrote 2 years ago: Image via Wikipedia Prices for Shepherdstown, WV Lowest $3.75 Highest $4.09   I took a drive from Sh … more →

Tags: Gas prices, 7-Eleven, Berkeley County West Virginia, Eastern Panhandle, filling station, Kearneysville West Virginia, Martinsburg, Martinsburg West Virginia, Pittsburgh

The part of the story that Strother would not enjoy...1 comment

Robert Moore wrote 2 years ago: While we saw this morning, in an earlier post, where Strother encountered Virginia militia troops fr … more →

Tags: American Civil War, Civil War Memory - General, Southern Unionism, sesquicentennial, Virginia, Jefferson County, West Virginia, Augusta County, Harper's Ferry

Strother returns to the Valley, April 30 – May 2, 18613 comments

Robert Moore wrote 2 years ago: April 30. – In the afternoon I took passage on the steamer Balloon, and after encountering a severe … more →

Tags: American Civil War, Civil War Memory - General, Southern Unionism, sesquicentennial, Southern Unionists, Jefferson County, West Virginia, Maryland, Thomas J. Jackson

Justice Department ready to join lawsuit against S.C. sheriff5 comments

eideard wrote 2 years ago: An inmate holds the only book he’s allowed to read The US Justice Department is asking a feder … more →

Tags: Politics, Religion, Crime, Sheriff, DoJ, Justice Department, South Carolina, H. Wayne DeWitt

PRESS RELEASE: Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the Berkeley County, S.C., Sheriff’s Office for Violating the First Amendment and Inmate’s Right to Practice His Religion

FREDERICA CADE wrote 2 years ago: Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Justi … more →

Tags: Politics, Congress, Investigation, Republicans, FBI, in

Gimme Shelter Event to Benefit Operation Home

Lowcountry Boil wrote 2 years ago: Design by Sunday Entertainment On Thursday, March 31st from 7-11pm at Eye Level Art Gallery, Operati … more →

Tags: sales events, home team BBQ, Charleston Events, shuttle hogs, charleston non-profit, eye level art, Charleston City Paper, Aaron Siegel, Downtown Charleston

Hate me but I love it

Politics to Sticks wrote 2 years ago: Checking out the HUD website today (“HUD Homestore”) for HUD-owned homes and came across … more →

Tags: property profile, foreclosure, HUD Owned

Lawmaker Seeks Nonbinding Vote On Leaving W.Va.4 comments

sjohnson2 wrote 2 years ago: CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Residents of Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties would cast nonbi … more →

Tags: News, Local, Politics, Virginia, West Virginia

Teamwork Was Secret To Macy’s Deal

The Captain wrote 2 years ago: Excerpt from The Journal. MARTINSBURG – Teamwork was the driving force behind the successful r … more →

Tags: News, full jobs, Part time jobs, Jenni Vincent, The Journal

Discovering and measuring the assets of a region

scartsspot wrote 2 years ago: Jessica Bluestein, Executive Director of the Charleston Regional Alliance for the Arts (r), led a di … more →

Tags: Meeting, americans for the arts, Dorchester County, charleston regional alliance for the arts, The Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties, The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg, The Arts Council of York County, Local arts index

Thanks for your support

David Heatwole wrote 2 years ago: I would like to thank so many individuals, groups and organizations who have seen the value of the … more →

Tags: David Heatwole, West Virginia, martinsburg. martinsburg West Virginia, Murals, Mussleman High School, Inwood, Berkeley County Arts

Video on Cane Bay Plantation

J. Foster Smith wrote 2 years ago: Cane Bay Plantation continues to be one of the most popular places to live in the lowcountry. Here i … more →

Tags: Summerville, SC, Summerville Real Estate, Video Blog, Summerville Subdivisions, Cane Bay Plantation, Video on Cane Bay Plantation

Berkeley County, SC Puts the Smackdown on Reading... Unless it's the Bible, of course... 6 comments

rjfrankenberger wrote 2 years ago: My hometown is in the news again! This time it’s not about the alleged brutality and racism of … more →

Tags: Religion, Skepticism, Skeptic, Critical Thinking, Prison, Prison System, Bible, Religion


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