Eastern Panhandle

A West Virginia community is marking the 250th anniversary of its founding, and the local arts council is looking for artists to help with the commemoration.

On this West Virginia Morning, a singer and songwriter from the state’s Eastern Panhandle has recently gained national attention. One of his songs is nearing a million streams on the streaming service Spotify. We have a conversation with him.

The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) in Shepherdstown is one institution in the midst of recovery. Operating in Shepherdstown, a small town with a population of fewer than 2,000 people, visitors can easily see the community’s vibrant, artistic roots.

On this West Virginia Morning, a bill moving through the West Virginia Legislature would set up a long-term supervision program for people guilty of certain drug crimes. We learn about this bill and the latest on bills related to education savings accounts and syringe exchange programs. Also, we have an update on COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Jefferson County.

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia’s vaccine rollout has been praised as a major success, but some communities haven’t been so lucky. We explore this issue. Also, we have the latest news from the West Virginia statehouse and broadband challenges in the Ohio Valley.

A heavily trafficked road in the Eastern Panhandle is going to expand to help drivers and commuters get to their destinations faster and safer. The Berkeley Springs Bypass project will stretch a little more than three miles from south of Winchester Grade Road to Martinsburg Road in Morgan County.

On this West Virginia Morning, we learn a little about the Holocaust and those who would deny it happened. Also, in this show, we hear reports from the Northern and Eastern Panhandles, and we bring you this week’s Mountain Stage Song of the Week from the band Calexico.

Residents and university students in Shepherdstown will have access to a new health care facility starting next month.WVU Medicine East announced this…

On this West Virginia Morning, we learn about some new training police in the Eastern Panhandle recently received in de-escalation, racial profiling and…

The city of Martinsburg elected its first female mayor this week.Harriet Johnson, a Democrat, received 564 votes – a little more than 35 percent of the…