SHEPHERDSTOWN - When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Appalachian Heritage Festival had to be indefinitely canceled at Shepherd University.

However, after four years without it, the festival will be returning to Shepherdstown on Sept. 12-14.

"The Appalachian Heritage Festival at Shepherd University is now celebrating its 29th year," Shepherd Assistant Director of Student Engagement Rachael Meads said. "Over that time, thousands of community members, schoolchildren and students have been introduced to the diverse culture of Appalachia and our state, through workshops, lectures and concert performances by our region’s most outstanding artists, historians and cultural ambassadors."

According to Meads, the decision to bring the festival back to life was driven by an extensive amount of enc

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