Landyn Lloyd White 2024 Landyn Lloyd White, infant son of Nichole Crouse O’Neal and Larry White passed away on November 2, 2024 at Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. Landyn was born October 18, 2024 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Besides his parents he is survived by his maternal[Read More…]
Author: editor
Carving out Halloween fun
by Lisa Schauer Visitors and locals of all ages enjoyed a picturesque autumn day of outdoor family fun at Cacapon Resort State Park on Saturday, October 26. Halloween activities at the park included a pumpkin carving contest at the nature center pavilion, followed by haunted hayrides to the middle fork[Read More…]
Paw Paw’s Tanouye and Carder qualify for State at Class A Region II Cross Country Championships
by Jamie Harris Last Thursday, October 24, the Class A Region II Cross Country Championships un- folded at Doddridge High School’ s demanding course, where scenic views masked a course known for testing even the best runners. The event saw Paw Paw’s senior standout, Donovan Tanouye, chasing a regional title[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs Cross Country: Shoemaker & Sealey qualify for State Championships
by Jamie Harris Last Thursday, October 24, the stage was set at Hampshire High School for the Class AA Region II Cross Country Championships, where Berkeley Springs Indians boys’ and girls’ teams competed with hopes of qualifying for the state championships at Cabell Midland High School next weekend. The Indians’[Read More…]
Frankfort dominates Berkeley Springs on Homecoming Night
by Jamie Harris This past Friday night, October 25, the Berkeley Springs Indians hosted the #1 ranked Frankfort Falcons at Morgan Field for their highly anticipated homecoming game. Pre-game festivities saw senior quarterback Aiden Cain and senior Natalie Andrews crowned homecoming king and queen, bringing excitement to the crowd before[Read More…]
Morgan County sample ballot for Nov. 5 election
School committee discusses options for summer school programs, alternative ed & arts
by Kate Evans The Morgan County Schools strategic planning and curriculum and instruction committees met recently and discussed a variety of topics, including county strategic plan goals, cell phone policies, the arts, summer school enrollment and bringing back the summer Energy Express program. At the September 24 Morgan County Schools[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs FFA Alumni and Supporters celebrate inaugural year
by Brad Michael The Berkeley Springs FFA Alumni and Supporters organization was established one year ago to provide technical and financial assistance and support to the local Berkeley Springs FFA Chapter. FFA, also known as Future Farmers of America, is a national agriculture education organization. The FFA is for students[Read More…]
State says bridge on Powerhouse to reopen soon
Following several months of work, West Virginia Division of Highways officials have told The Morgan Messenger that the low water bridge on Powerhouse Road in Great Cacapon should reopen this week or in the near future, weather permitting. District 5 engineers said state crews have been replacing the superstructure of[Read More…]
Johnsons Mill Road to reopen soon
Bypass construction has put a halt to through traffic on Johnsons Mill Road since last Monday, October 21. Local residents can still use the road, but have not been able to continue through the area where a level crossing is being built for the new bypass, roughly a mile east[Read More…]
