🌱 Which Martinsburg meetings this week most deserve your voice?
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In today's newsletter:
- Which Martinsburg meetings this week most deserve your voice?
- How a Gall Drive raid led to major drug and gun seizures
- How a Martinsburg-area airman is fighting back after a DC shooting
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 23 degrees.
- Wednesday: Decreasing clouds, temps: high: 51, low: 26.
- Thursday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Attendance Please! Is THEIR agenda YOUR agenda? (tristatealert.com) — Martinsburg residents have several chances this week to speak up locally, including a Berkeley County Board of Education meeting on Winchester Avenue and a Berkeley County Council session on West Stephen Street. The schedule lists exact dates, times, addresses, agendas, and member links so you can decide where to show up and make your voice heard. 
2. Multi-Agency Operation in Martinsburg Results in Arrests, Drug and Firearm Seizure (wfmd.com) — Martinsburg law enforcement and federal agents recently raided a Gall Drive residence, arresting two people and seizing suspected meth, fentanyl, firearms, and cash. Officials say more charges are pending and are urging Martinsburg residents to report drug or violent crime tips through the sheriff’s office phone line or online form to help curb narcotics activity locally.
3. Guardsman Wolfe from Martinsburg making 'extraordinary progress' (heraldmailmedia.com) — A Martinsburg-area airman critically wounded while on duty near the White House is now breathing on his own and beginning inpatient rehabilitation, according to his doctors. Family from Berkeley County say community and military support, including from his hometown area, has been overwhelming and are asking Martinsburg residents to keep his recovery in their prayers.
4. W. Virginia Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder (mymcmedia.org) — A Martinsburg man has been found guilty of first-degree murder and related charges in the 2018 shooting deaths of two people in Maryland, after his earlier conviction was overturned on appeal. He now faces possible life sentences at a February 2026 hearing, a case Martinsburg residents may follow because of his local ties.
5. University's Jimmy Gregg becomes first punter ever named Fulton Walker Award recipient for state's top specialist (dominionpost.com) — A standout season by University High punter Jimmy Gregg earned him the Fulton Walker Award as West Virginia’s top special teams player, an honor named for former Martinsburg High and WVU star Fulton Walker. The story highlights Gregg’s remarkable punting stats, his impact on field position, and his upcoming move to Syracuse, while also nodding to Martinsburg’s recent run as a state football power.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Rosie-conf rm
Morgan County Public Library , 105 Congress Street , Berkeley Springs
10:30 am -
Bird Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
Cool Spring Preserve , 1469 Lloyd Road , Charles Town
7:30 am -
Case Nature Center Open Day
Cool Spring Preserve , 1469 Lloyd Road , Charles Town
9:30 am -
Public Safety Committee Meeting
Town of Bath Municipal Center , 271 Wilkes St suite b , Berkeley Springs
3:30 pm -
Tree Board Committee Meeting
Town of Bath Municipal Center , 271 Wilkes St suite b , Berkeley Springs
4:00 pm -
Ordinance Committee Meeting
Town of Bath Municipal Center , 271 Wilkes St suite b , Berkeley Springs
3:30 pm -
Annual Christmas Party
Bavarian Inn , 163 Shepherd Grade Rd , Shepherdstown
6:30 pm -
StoryWalk® at Cool Spring Preserve
Cool Spring Preserve , 1469 Lloyd Road , Charles Town
8:00 am -
StoryWalk® at Yankauer Nature Preserve
Yankauer Nature Preserve , 438 Whitings Neck Road , Martinsburg
8:00 am -
Storytime-Pinecone Bird Feeder
Morgan County Public Library , 105 Congress Street , Berkeley Springs
10:30 am -
Holiday Light Show
408 Alstadts Hill Rd , Harpers Ferry
5:30 pm -
Lights on the Lake - A Holiday Light Experience in Harpers Ferry
1329 Lakeside Dr , Harpers Ferry
5:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello, are there any real estate agents in the area that assist people in finding rentals?
I have friends who currently live in Hagerstown, Md and would like to move to Charles Town or the Ranson area in June 2026. They work remotely and… (Nextdoor Paynes Ford Road)
- West Virginia Staffing posted a job opening for Custodial Services Worker - Valley Health- Winchester Medical Center-EVS in Martinsburg. Apply here.
- Commercial Metals Company posted a job opening for *Mill Helper in Martinsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Martinsburg here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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