Resiliency in Appalachia
Mike Powell and Thomas Minney, from the Nature Conservancy, spoke on land conservation in West Virginia recently as part of two seminars at Shepherd University’s Read More
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West Virginia’s Slipping Population
SHEPHERDSTOWN— Between the 2010 census and the 2020 census, the population of West Virginia dropped by almost 60,000 people. The population in West Virginia has Read More
Your Promise Scholarship is in Danger, Here’s Why
Shepherdstown, W.Va- One of Governor Jim Justice’s campaign promises was that he wanted to cut West Virginia’s personal income tax. Now, he’s pressuring the legislature Read More
State Governments Take On Transgender Rights in School Sports
Shepherdstown, W.Va., – Within the past few weeks, the rights of transgender women and transgender girls have been in the political spotlight. Last month, a Read More
Evans resigns after storming U.S. Capitol
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Derrick Evans has now resigned from the West Virginia House of Delegates after he recorded himself and others breaching the U.S. Capitol Read More
ACLU-WV offers 2020 Election Protection Hotline
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) is working to prevent voter intimidation and reduce confusion by hosting their 2020 Read More
W.Va. gubernatorial debate to occur Tuesday at 7 p.m.
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and Democratic opponent Ben Salango will debate Tuesday at 7 p.m. The debate will occur in Morgantown. Read More
Gubernatorial candidate Ben Salango meets with voters in Shepherdstown
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – On Friday, Sept. 25, Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Ben Salango was at Evolve Shepherdstown to converse with voters about the Nov. 3 election. Read More
Community spotlight: Andy Ridenour and Mary Watters
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Married couple Andy Ridenour and Mary Watters live in Shepherd Village in Shepherdstown. Ridenour is retired from West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Read More
Getting to know 2020 congressional candidate Cathy Kunkel
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Cathy Kunkel is running for Congress as a Democrat in the 2nd Congressional District of West Virginia. In a recent interview, Kunkel Read More
Shepherd Students Speak Out About The Coronavirus
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va.,—In December 2019, the Coronavirus, officially named Covid-19 by the World Health Organization, was discovered in Wuhan, China. It has since then spread throughout Read More
Nominations open for West Virginia Professor of the Year
Shepherdstown, W.Va., – The Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia is accepting nominations for their 2019 Professor of the Year contest. Rebecca Tinder, secretary of Read More