The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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Jefferson Co. Commission Weighs Finances, Downtown Vitality Amid Property Sale
The Jefferson County Commission is moving county operations to two newly acquired buildings. Now, they have to determine the fate of 10 historic offices in downtown Charles Town.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEastern Panhandle Growing Pains And Offsetting Medicaid Cuts, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, officials in Jefferson County are working to balance financial needs, historic preservation and economic vitality in downtown Charles Town. The county commission bought two new buildings this year but now has to dec...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMiddleway Bottling Plant Rejected Unanimously By Planning Commission
The Jefferson County Planning Commission has unanimously rejected a revised concept plan for Mountain Pure Water Bottling Facility, a development proposal that has been mired in public concern since it was first presented to the commission last November.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPreservationists Declare Historic Middleway ‘Endangered’ By Proposed Bottling Plant
The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia added the Middleway Historic District in southern Jefferson County to its West Virginia Endangered Properties List on Jan. 28.
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Iconic 19th Century Building Gets New Life As Shepherdstown Welcome Center
In December, a historic building in downtown Shepherdstown was converted into a welcome center for visitors to West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorrisey Gets Inaugurated And A Historic Building Gets Repurposed, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we look back at Monday's inauguration, and the start of a new state executive government. Statehouse Reporter Caelan Bailey was in attendance.
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