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Joe Taxi to perform at Berkeley County Youth Fair

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Alex Shanholtzer and Jesse Kemmerer have been friends for years. The two graduated from Hedgesville High School in 2011. They have played in bands together since they were about 10 years old. These days, Shanholtzer, 18, and Kemmerer, 19, are getting...

Tags: Washington, DC, Music, Concerts, Festive Events

Judge talks turkey (and chickens) at Berkeley County Youth Fair

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Joe Moritz had his hands full of sometimes squawking chickens Tuesday morning at the 65th annual Berkeley County Youth Fair. Moritz, an associate professor of poultry science at West Virginia University, worked well into the afternoon judging 86 sets...

Home Builders Association awards nine scholarships

The Home Builders Association of Washington County awarded $500 scholarships to nine students in the county. The students are Scott Hovermale, Clear Spring High; Brent Goebel, Williamsport High; Conor O’Brien, Boonsboro High; Aaron Wagner, Hancock...

Tags: Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid, Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, House Building

Business Briefs - June 10

Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Financial and Business Services, CNB Financial Corporation, House and Home

Daytona Beach Mainland CB Rick Rumph signs with West Virgina for 2012 class

    You could just feel the excitement over the cell phone waves from Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport. That's where Daytona Beach cornerback Rick Rumph was calling from when he shared the news that he had just left West Virginia University after signing a...

Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, West Virginia Mountaineers, College Sports, Facebook, Football

Sunday brings new members WVU, TCU to Big 12

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It's official. As of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, TCU and West Virginia University are part of the Big 12 Conference. At that same exact moment, founding Big 12 conference members Missouri and Texas A&M completed their move to the Southeastern Conference. Sunday...

Tags: Missouri Tigers, Baylor Bears, Big East Conference, Big 12 Conference, Texas Christian Horned Frogs

Cole receives doctorate in pharmacy from WVU

A Washington County resident was awarded a Doctor of Pharmacy from the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. Kellyn Cole of Williamsport is a member of the WVU School of Pharmacy Class of 2012. Cole is the daughter of Pamela and David Cole Jr....

Tags: Social Sciences, Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Culture, Financial Aid

Veterans Affairs Medical Center youth volunteer receives $20,000 scholarship

Youth volunteer Christiana Hess of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center was selected as the $20,000 scholarship winner of the Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship Program. Named in memory of the second secretary of veterans affairs, the Disabled...

Tags: Relay for Life, Schools, Colleges and Universities, World War II (1939-1945), Financial Aid

Rockwood grad will keep on working, showing animals

Daily American Sunday Editor

Chelsee Beal, 18, has been showing and working with animals for more than a dozen years. The recent Rockwood Area High School graduate is hoping to turn that experience into a career as a veterinarian.   "I really just love the animals," she said. "I...

Tags: Animal Science, Animals, Cancer, Students, Housing and Urban Planning

Business People - June 24

Hagerstown Police Department Officer Thomas Cox was selected as the Hagerstown Police Department’s officer of the month for April Cox was nominated by several of his supervisors for his alert, proactive policing and his quick, decisive reaction to...

Tags: Housing Industry, Maryland State Police, Washington, DC, Colleges and Universities, Health and Medical Professionals

Business People - May 27

West Virginia University Hospitals-East MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Dr. Babak Barmar, board-certified nephrologist, recently joined the medical staffs at West Virginia University Hospitals-East’s City Hospital and Jefferson Memorial Hospital....

Tags: Realty, Real Estate, Medical Specialization, Homes, Abusive Behavior

Hedgesville grads include National Merit finalists

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With two National Merit Scholarship finalists among them plus $3 million awarded in scholarships, the Hedgesville High School Class of 2012 had a good year. The school’s commencement was held Saturday morning at Shepherd University’s...

Tags: Awards and Prizes, Graduation, Colleges and Universities, Financial Aid, Brigham Young University