New Bishop Has Existing Connections To W.Va.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — which encompasses all of West Virginia — starting in July.
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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 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHarpers Ferry, Bolivar Residents Unite To Restore Black Baptist Church
A local history preservation group is working to rehabilitate the battered First Zion Baptist Church, a historic Black church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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Local Programs Receive Federal Preservation Funds
The National Park Service (NPS) announced last week nearly $10 million in Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants to 13 programs in 12 states.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News'You Can't Hurt Anything That Can't Be Repaired'- W.Va. Historian, Musician Jim Costa
Old time musician Jim Costa gave a performance at the West Virginia Humanities Council Wednesday night. It was part of the West Virginia Folklife…
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