An evening celebrating the art of poetry with West Virginia’s Poet Laureate Marc Harshman will take place at the Ice House in Berkeley Springs on Wednesday, March 20. Hosted by the Morgan Arts Council, the free event is a culmination of three days of workshops with children in Morgan County[Read More…]
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Brick pathway planned for German Cemetery
by Trish Rudder A brick walkway using historic pavers from the old brick roadway on Fairfax Street is being planned for the German Cemetery. At the March 5 Bath Town Council meeting, the council unanimously approved the Foxglove Garden Club request to use the pavers for the historic cemetery between[Read More…]
Powell, Fravel & Smith shine at State Science Fair
Morgan County Schools’ Regional Science Fair winners attended the State Science Fair at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston on Monday, March 4. Students were escorted to Charleston by their families and performed well at the competition. All three students brought home awards. Isabella Powell, 7th grader from Warm Springs[Read More…]
Judge sentences man for delivering deadly drugs
Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin handed down sentences and accepted pleas in a variety of felony and misdemeanor cases in Morgan County Circuit Court in recent months. Judge McLaughlin sentenced a man found guilty in a January jury trial of delivering a controlled substance that caused the death of a local[Read More…]
School officials consider details of 2024-2025 school year calendar
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board is seeking public input as they decide on the details of the 2024-2025 school year calendar. School board members had their first public hearing on the calendar on March 5. Assistant Superintendent Jeromy Duelley, who has taken over the school calendar responsibility[Read More…]
Cacapon State Park Foundation wins award for mountain bike trail development
The Cacapon State Park Foundation (Foundation) has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) Award for Trail Construction and Design. The Foundation secured grants, including the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) Trail Accelerator grant, leading to the professional development of the Rock & Roll[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs Tennis preview
by Jamie Harris The 2024 spring tennis season is in full swing for the Berkeley Springs Indians boys and girls program. Second year head coach Randy Beal and assistant Amanda Henry are looking forward to this season with the Tribe. The Indians lost a slew of players who were also[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs Track & Field Preview: Michael Powell takes over as new head coach
by Jamie Harris The 2024 spring track and field season is here and the Berkeley Springs High School Indians have new head coach as Michael Powell takes over the program. Powell was a standout high school athlete where he competed in the pole vault, ran in sprint relays and shuttle[Read More…]
Paw Paw Pirates Track preview
by Jamie Harris For the first time in school history the Paw Paw Pirates track and field team has some astonishing numbers. Coach Tessa Palumbo said the Pirates program is a strong 36 participants between the middle and high school programs. Paw Paw graduated all-state thrower Hunter Kasekamp, but return[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs Indians Baseball Spring preview: Quintin Thompson takes over as new head coach
by Jamie Harris The 2024 Berkeley Springs High School baseball team will have a new look this sea- son as former Indians’ player Quintin Thompson takes over for Scotty Hessler as the new head coach. Thompson, a 2016 Berkeley Springs graduate and a 2020 West Virginia University graduate, has spent[Read More…]
