by Trish Rudder Dave O’Connell of Friends of the North Berkeley Rail Trail (NBRT) is calling for volunteers on Saturday, November 5 at 10 a.m. to help plant 19 trees and shrubs at the NBRT Trail Head. He said on Friday that the Town of Bath Tree Board worked with[Read More…]
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Paw Paw parades for Halloween
photos by Kate Evans
New Morgan County DMV projected to open Spring 2023
Construction began recently in Berkeley Springs on a new, full-service Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) regional office that will bring additional and much needed driver’s licensing and vehicle services to the citizens of the Eastern Panhandle. The new office is expected to open in the spring of 2023. “We know[Read More…]
Amendments, district & state offices fill out November 8 ballot
by Kate Shunney Morgan County voters will decide district races, constitutional amendment questions and a Congressional race during voting next Tuesday, November 8. Polls in the county’s 13 precincts will open at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. With virtually no contested local races, county voters[Read More…]
Barbara L. Largent
Barbara L. Largent 1964-2022 Barbara Louise Largent, 58, of Paw Paw, W.Va., was called home on Monday, October 24, 2022 surrounded by her family. Barbara was born on April 21, 1964, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., the daughter of the late William “Bill” and Betty Hedrick Hook. She loved spending time[Read More…]
Beverly Gates Sykes Jr.
Beverly Gates Sykes, Jr. 1935-2022 Beverly Gates Sykes, Jr., age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at Winchester Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born September 14, 1935, in Newport News, Va., he was the son of the late Ruth Ellen Mills Tarter and[Read More…]
Earl Lynn Fleegle
Earl Lynn Fleegle 1953-2022 Earl Lynn Fleegle, 69, Hedgesville, W.Va., passed away peacefully with his wife and son by his side, Friday, October 28, 2022, after a long battle with bladder cancer. Born January 12, 1953, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the middle of seven children of Emory and[Read More…]
Maryann Arlina Brown Mackey
Maryann Arlina Brown Mackey 1944-2022 Maryann Arlina Brown Mackey, 78 of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., departed this earthly life October 3, 2022 after a long illness. She was born September 4, 1944 to the late Waildia Madge Strader Brown and Edward Brown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in[Read More…]
Sabrina Nicole McCoy
Sabrina Nicole McCoy 1968-2022 Sabrina Nicole “Bean” McCoy, age 54, of Hagerstown, Md., died on Thursday, October 27, 2022 at her home while under the care of Hospice of Washington County. Born February 15, 1968 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Richard David “Dick” McCoy[Read More…]
Stanley David Barnes
Stanley David Barnes 1930-2022 Stanley David Barnes, 91, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Stonerise Berkeley Springs Nursing Home. He was born December 10, 1930 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., the son of David T. and Evelyn V. Barnes. He joined the U.S. Marines in 1948 where he sustained permanent[Read More…]