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Back to business: O’Hurley’s reopens after three-month closure By Tabitha Johnston - Chronicle Staff | May 7, 2021 O’Hurley’s General Store reopened on Saturday morning, following a three-month closure. Tabitha Johnston SHEPHERDSTOWN — Three months ago, O’Hurley’s General Store owner Jay Hurley was contemplating how to ensure the safety of his employees and patrons from COVID-19, following a thankfully pandemic-free Christmas season, when he started looking at his sales records from the season. After some consideration, he realized he could afford to take a deliberate step to av...

Fresh flowers: Annual garden club sale’s return attracts large turnout By Tabitha Johnston - Chronicle Staff | May 7, 2021 Shepherdstown resident Geoff Coleman, center, takes a plant from Potomac-Mecklenburg Garden Club President-elect Kathy Gilbert, as club member Esther Murphy, left, looks on, during the annual sale on the Trinity Episcopal Church lawn on Saturday. Tabitha Johnston SHEPHERDSTOWN — A line of eager gardeners trailed down the block leading to Trinity Episcopal Church on Saturday morning, as they waited in line to get first dibs on items in the Potomac-Mecklenburg Garden Cl...

Antiques and Collectibles Sale returns, draws crowd By Tabitha Johnston - Chronicle Staff | Apr 30, 2021 Nancy Cummins, of Bakerton, looks at some antique items at the booth of Paul Gordon, of Martinsburg, in the War Memorial Building on Saturday. Tabitha Johnston SHEPHERDSTOWN — The bi-annual Antiques and Collectibles Sale was first founded in Round Hill, Va., about 30 years ago. Seven years ago, it moved to Shepherdstown, first taking up residence at the Shepherdstown Train Station and then moving down to the War Memorial Building to attract more foot traffic a couple of years ago. But th...

Safe Nights: Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center auction to replace annual sock hop By Tabitha Johnston - Chronicle Staff | Feb 19, 2021 Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center Victim Advocate Jenna People places a sticker on a board, signifying enough money had been raised at the event for an additional safe night for a person in need of housing, during the Fifth Annual Sock Hop Benefit Dance and Charity Auction at Town Run Tap House and Community Pub last year. Tabitha Johnston SHEPHERDSTOWN — For the first time in six years, the Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center’s annual Sock Hop to S...

Brick-and-mortar buh-bye: Flower Haus permanently closes German Street location By Tabitha Johnston - Chronicle Staff | Jan 29, 2021 Mark Harding will spend the next few months converting the Flower Haus van into the Road Haus headquarters. Courtesy photo SHEPHERDSTOWN — Flower Haus owner Mark Harding announced the closure of his brick-and-mortar location on social media last week, subsequently closing the doors of 112 East German Street to the public for the last time. According to Harding, although the shop will no longer have a permanent location along German Street, it will continue to ...