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The Observer's Editor-in-Chief Steve Pearson will moderate this evening's (March 31) community forum on the growth of data centers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The venue is full, but the event will be streamed live on the Stubblefield Institute for Civil Political Communications YouTube channel.

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https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/west-virginia/jefferson-county/shepherd-university-forum-invites-public-input-on-growth-of-data-centers-in-region

Observer Weekly Observer Weekly January 15, 2026 Jefferson County, WV news & events The 2026 legislative session started yesterday in Charleston and we’ve started to look at the legislation that’s being introduced (it’s a long list). The news this week reminded me of how long The Observer has been covering so...

Join us tomorrow, March 31st, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. for a reception and talk-back with photographer Charlee Brodsky. Meet the artist and learn more about her process! Her art show, “The Audacity of the Mundane,” will be on display at the library until March 31st. Charlee Brodsky is a photographer, educator, grandmother, mother, wife, dog-owner, and a few other things. Her professional home is at Carnegie Mellon University where she is a professor of photography and has taught for over 40 years. A portion of all proceeds from sales will go towards supporting the Shepherdstown Public Library.

We have been busy through the first three months of 2026.

Governor Patrick Morrisey announced this morning that Google has purchased land for a data center campus project in Putnam County, West Virginia —
https://governor.wv.gov/article/governor-morrisey-announces-google-data-center-project-putnam-county