http://wepm.com News | Sports | Information Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:21:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The curtain will not be opening on this year’s Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) until July but preparations for the event’s 20th anniversary are underway.   Ed Herendeen, founder and producing director announced the line up of plays on Monday’s Panhandle Live.   The five new American plays will include The Eelwax Jesus 3-D ... http://wepm.com/2010/03/08/catf-announces-2010-line-up/ A pedestrian was struck in a single vehicle traffic crash on Edwin Miller Boulevard late yesterday morning. The pedestrian’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. According to a press release from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department the victim was taken to Fairfax via Air Care 4 to treat ... http://wepm.com/2010/03/08/person-struck-by-vehicle-on-edwin-miller-blvd/ Sports Radio 1340 WEPM will travel with the Hedgesville Eagles Tuesday Night to Shinneston WV to bring the action back to you in the Eastern Panhandle as Hedgesville will Battle Bridgeport for the right to move on to the State Tournament..Airtime from Lincoln High School Tuesday Night is 6:35pm on ... http://wepm.com/2010/03/08/regional-basketball-on-sports-radio-1340-wepm/ Advance sale tickets to the Boys Basketball Region 2 Finals at Martinsburg will go on sale starting Monday, March 8th at 8:00 am until 2:00 pm and on Tuesday, March 9th from 8:00 am until noon. Student tickets are $5.00 and adult tickets are $7.00. All tickets at the gate ... http://wepm.com/2010/03/08/regional-boys-high-school-tickets-on-sale-today/    On Sunday, March 07, 2010, the Martinsburg Police Department responded to the Waffle House located at 1003 Foxcroft Ave. for a report of shots fired inside the establishment. Upon arriving at the scene, Officers spoke to the victim, employees and several patrons. It was learned that a black male got ... http://wepm.com/2010/03/08/shots-fired-in-waffle-house/ Fred Persinger and Fred Persinger II broke the news Friday morning.  The Lady Bulldogs will play at 11:15am Thursday March 11th against the Huntington Highlanders.  Martinsburg recieved the number 5 seed Huntington is the number 4 seed.  You can catch the game at 1340 on the AM dial and online ... http://wepm.com/2010/03/05/martinsburg-girls-basketball-to-play-thursday/ The 25th Annual Community Wellness Screening sponsored by WVU Hospitals-East and the Martinsburg Noon Rotary Club will be held Saturday, April 17 from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the McCormack Center on City Hospital’s Campus.  There is a $40.00 fee for this general health blood screening which includes cholesterol, ... http://wepm.com/2010/03/05/health-screening-coming-in-april/ The Berkeley County Commission heard the results from a recent dye trace study and addressed the situation during their meeting Thursday afternoon. The County Commission decided that because the dye test showed areas of potential risk to groundwater in the Gerrardstown area, a letter will be sent to the West Virginia ... http://wepm.com/2010/03/04/berkeley-county-commission-reacts-to-water-dye-testing/ The Martinsburg City Council held a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss the Writ of Certiorari and stay proceedings pertaining to the annexation of 156 acres of land South of Route 45 that includes the future home of Blue Ridge Community and Technical College and the Commons Shopping Center. The council ... http://wepm.com/2010/03/04/annexation-proposal-repealed-in-martinsburg/ (METRONEWS) - The state Consolidated Public Retirement Board has changed its mind about how much more county commissions and municipalities are going to have to pay next budget year for state pension plans. The board met Wednesday and decided to reduce a previously approved six percent contribution increase to 1.5 percent. Board ... http://wepm.com/2010/03/04/counties-and-cities-to-pay-less-for-state-pension-plans/