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🌱 Why Harpers Ferry officials dispute Tim Pool’s alarming gunfire claim
Also check out Holiday Light Show on the Harpers Ferry Patch calendar

Hey there, Harpers Ferry! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Harpers Ferry officials dispute Tim Pool’s alarming gunfire claim
Also on today's calendar: Lights on the Lake - A Holiday Light Experience in Harpers Ferry.
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, brisk and cold, with a high of 35 and low of 26 degrees.
- Friday: Turning cloudy and cold, temps: high: 34, low: 28.
- Saturday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, with a high of 41 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Candace Owens responds to Tim Pool's slew of angry words against her, insinuates the podcaster is mentally struggling (primetimer.com) — Local authorities in Harpers Ferry and across West Virginia say they have no record of the gunfire incident that podcaster Tim Pool described as happening near his property. Their response comes as Pool’s clash with commentator Candace Owens trends online, raising questions about his recent claims and the law enforcement response he suggested had been triggered.
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📸 Around Harpers Ferry
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harpers Ferry
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★ Featured events ★
- Holiday Light Show
408 Alstadts Hill Rd, Harpers Ferry
5:30 pm
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- Lights on the Lake - A Holiday Light Experience in Harpers Ferry
1329 Lakeside Dr , Harpers Ferry
5:30 pm
Friday December 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Volunteer Foraging Workday - Invasive vines
Cool Spring Preserve , 1469 Lloyd Road , Charles Town
1:00 pm - West Virginia Panhandle Holiday Party
Samson Properties Charles Town- Nancy Williams, Broker , 91 Saratoga Dr , Charles Town
5:00 pm - Feral Love | Between Two Kings by Lindsay Straube
Four Seasons Books , 114 W German St , Shepherdstown
7:30 pm - Book Bedazzling
Four Seasons Books , 114 W German St , Shepherdstown
6:00 pm - The 42nd Annual A Very Peregrine Christmas Spectacular!
The Roving Peregrine Theatre Company , 113 S Princess St , Shepherdstown
8:00 pm - Jack Dunlap Trio
The Barn of Harpers Ferry , 1062 W Washington St , Harpers Ferry
8:00 pm - Nature Center Open House
Case Nature Center , 1469 Lloyd Road , Charles Town
9:30 am - EcoCraft Workshop: Holiday Wreaths with Invasive Species
Case Nature Center , 1469 Lloyd Road , Charles Town
10:00 am - Pizza with Santa
Lance-Slusher Park , 216 N Mildred St , Ranson
4:00 pm - Shepherdstown Farmers Market
Shepherdstown Farmers Market , S King St , Shepherdstown
9:00 am
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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💬 Chatter
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- Does anyone happen to know the current rate of propane right now?
I tried looking online but finding actual numbers is challenging. Thanks (Nextdoor Shannondale)
- Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Shepherdstown. Apply here.
- Shepherd University posted a job opening for Art Department Evening Monitor in Shepherdstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harpers Ferry here.
🗞 Nearby News
Charles Town
- Martinsburg girls basketball opens season with win (journal-news.net)
Shepherdstown
- Full of holiday spirit: Crowd comes out, despite cold, for annual Shepherdstown Christmas Parade (shepherdstownchronicle.com)
- ‘Choral theater' group to make its new home in Eastern Panhandle (shepherdstownchronicle.com)
- Jimi's Art Explosion features art, wares of local small businesses (shepherdstownchronicle.com)
Martinsburg
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