Magistrate finds probable cause to move McCauley murder case to Grand Jury
by Kate Shunney Berkeley County Magistrate Richard Stephens on Wednesday found probable cause to shift a murder case against Andy J. McCauley into the Circuit Court. The case will likely be presented to the next Morgan County Grand Jury, which meets in September. Magistrate Stephens was appointed to preside over the June 12 preliminary hearing…
Read MorePaw Paw voters pick Abe as new mayor
Voters in the Town of Paw Paw have selected a new mayor and council to take office on July 1. Darlene Abe beat out appointed mayor Tina Meyers by a landslide in a three-way mayoral race, pulling in 82 votes over Meyers’ 12. A third candidate, William Hayes, brought in 11 votes during early voting…
Read MoreBank robbery suspect in jail awaits preliminary hearing
by Trish Rudder The man who was arrested for allegedly robbing City National Bank in Berkeley Springs on Tuesday, June 4 is in Eastern Regional Jail awaiting a preliminary hearing. Steven L. Silverman, 49, of no fixed address, was taken into custody on Friday, June 7 by Berkeley Springs Police Chief, T.J. Johnson. The crime…
Read MoreChip Shots
by Jim Buzzerd No golf for Washington This isn’t likely news to those of you who follow professional golf, but I missed the news that the Quicken Loans National Golf Tournament has left the area. Tiger Woods and his foundation saved golf in D.C. in 2007 when he brought the AT&T National to Congressional Country…
Read More2019 Morgan Messenger & Hancock News All Area Softball Team
by Jamie Harris & Bill Sterner The sports writers from The Morgan Messenger and The Hancock News partner with the area high school head coaches and athletic directors from Berkeley Springs High School, Hancock High School and Paw Paw High School to select an All-Area Team for varsity sports programs that the schools compete in.…
Read MoreTuttle hired as interim school superintendent
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board unanimously approved Kristen Tuttle as Morgan County Schools Interim Superintendent beginning July 1 through June 30, 2020 at their June 4 meeting. School Superintendent Dr. Erich May accepted a superintendent position in Pennsylvania and is leaving June 30. He has been the county’s school chief for two…
Read MoreHancock students’ mural to be displayed in Hagerstown
by GEOFF FOX Last November, the City of Hagerstown started discussing ways to beautify the railroad overpasses on Franklin Street with murals created by students from Washington County Public Schools. Hancock Middle-Senior High School was among the 10 schools chosen. Hancock is joined by Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, Clear Spring High School, E.R.…
Read MoreHorton found guilty of killing Hancock man in 2016 robbery
by Geoff Fox Three years after Edward Gilhart of Hancock was murdered on his way to work in Pennsylvania, a jury in Franklin County has found one of the accused murders guilty in the murder and other counts. Jurors found Ryan Lynn Horton, 30, of McConnellsburg, guilty of first-degree murder on Friday, June 7 in…
Read MoreForum to focus on local drug crisis, public health effort to reduce harm
by Kate Shunney A public forum set for this Saturday, June 15 at Berkeley Springs High School will dig deep down into the current state of opioid drug use in Morgan County and what steps are needed to reduce the damage it has on the community. Organizers are hoping everyone affected by drug addiction, those…
Read MoreSchool board sells Great Cacapon ball field to fire company
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the sale of 9.9 acres of surplus land in Great Cacapon to the Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Company for $31,500. The amount was determined by a public auction that was held at the property on June 1. The board’s approval of the sale came at their…
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