Morgan County Health Department officials have said that they have received no positive test results from the 353 COVID-19 tests given during two days of free testing locally on May 29 and May 30. Health Department administrator Bill Kearns confirmed the county’s case numbers hadn’t gone up following the testing event. There are 18 lab-confirmed…

Protestors holding signs at the corner of U.S. 522 and Fairfax Street on Tuesday afternoon, June 2, said a larger gathering in support of racial justice is set for today, Wednesday, June 3 in the same location. A Facebook event called “Justice for Floyd” has been created to promote a peaceful protest in Berkeley Springs…

by KATE SHUNNEY & KATE EVANS A mass COVID-19 testing site at Warm Springs Middle School last week tested 353 residents for the highly contagious respiratory disease on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30. Dr. Kevin McLaughlin, Deputy Health Officer for the Morgan-Berkeley County Health Department, said that 200 people were tested at the middle school on…

The Berkeley Springs pool in Berkeley Springs State Park opened on Saturday, May 30 for the summer season and remains open daily under new restrictions. Pool users must have their temperature taken at the front gate and may not be admitted if they have a fever or report other symptoms of respiratory illness. The pool…

by KATE EVANS The Morgan County Health Department issued a rabies alert for the Fish Hatchery Road area in Berkeley Springs in the early evening on Friday, May 29. The Health Department put the rabies alert on their Facebook page and their post was also shared by Morgan County Animal Control. Health Department officials said the…