CHARLES TOWN — On Sunday, the Jefferson County Historical Society hosted Celebrating Our Past, a special Black History Month event, at the Betty J. Roper Auditorium at Wright Denny Intermediate
CHARLES TOWN - On Sunday, the Jefferson County Historical Society hosted Celebrating Our Past, a special black history month event at the Betty J. Roper Auditorium at Wright Denny Intermediate
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Three Finalists Named For Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award Sponsored by:
Three finalists have been selected for the 15th annual Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award from more than a dozen quality submissions published in 2020. These include two comprehensive biographies about barrier-breaking women and an engaging novel of hope and heartbreak.
“This was the year of debut authors, including the fiction finalist,” said judge Kay Coyte, a former Washington Post and racing publications editor. “Part of the mission of the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award is to encourage new writers to cover the sport he so loved. To have this many in 2020 would have delighted him.”