Mac J. Pittman, Jr.
Mac J. Pittman, Jr. 1932-2022 In deepest sorrow, the family announces the passing of our father, Mac J. Pittman, Jr., of Hancock Md., on May 11, 2022. Mac was born October 13, 1932, at home, in Thompson Township, Pa. Mac is the son of the late Mac J. Pittman, Sr. and Amber P (Younker) Pittman.…
Read MorePaula Rae Barney
Paula Rae Barney 1949-2022 Paula Rae Barney, age 72, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at her home. Born November 26, 1949 in Greensboro, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Paul Gerald and Dorothy Jane Willey Youngblood. She was a Christian. Paula was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High…
Read MoreIrvin L. Henry
Irvin L. Henry Irvin Lewis Henry, 89, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the Blue Ridge Hospice Inpatient Care Facility in Winchester, Va. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs.
Read MoreBringing in the May festival will enchant Berkeley Springs State Park Saturday
The Morgan Arts Council will celebrate the second “Bringing in the May” on Saturday, May 14 in Berkeley Springs State Park. “Bringing in the May” is a FREE new Morgan Arts Council event meant to celebrate Spring and the return of flowers, fun, and ….fairies! Come join our revels… there will be much to rejoice. The State…
Read MoreChip Shots – Baseball Update
Baseball update by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University Baseball Team is currently 28-18 and 10-8 in the Big 12 Conference. That record is good enough for a current RPI of 39. After a Tuesday game with Pitt in Morgantown the Mountaineers have a three-game series at Oklahoma this weekend and complete the regular season…
Read MoreHomeless Coalition gets grant from Community Foundation for hotel sheltering
Morgan County Homeless Coalition has received a $1,730 grant from the Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation’s Housing Action Fund to support sheltering individuals who are homeless. Homeless Coalition officials said they will use the money to help cover costs of sheltering families in local hotels during the cold weather months (November through February). “This grant…
Read MoreBerkeley Springs sending 8 to Class A/AA State Tennis Championships
by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Tennis Teams competed in the 2022 Region I Tennis Championships last Wednesday and Thursday, May 4 and 5. The Tribe were looking for individual and doubles titles along with team titles and also trying to qualify as many players as they could for the Class A/AA State…
Read MoreWar Memorial marks 10 years on Healthy Way
by Lisa Schauer Staff members at War Memorial Hospital gathered recently to celebrate the facility’s tenth anniversary. Located about a mile and half from the original hospital, which opened as The Pines in 1934, the modern War Memorial Hospital opened at 1 Healthy Way in Berkeley Springs on April 28, 2012. “I remember just a…
Read MoreMedical cannabis company adds West Virginia dispensaries to holdings
by Kate Shunney Trulieve, the medical cannabis company that recently acquired the Harvest cannabis operation in Hancock, has added a West Virginia cannabis dispensary business to their holdings. Trulieve acquired Greenhouse Wellness West Virginia Dispensaries, LLC. The company now has permits to open 10 dispensaries across West Virginia. Trulieve currently has two operating medical cannabis…
Read MorePublic hearing set for $34.7 million school budget
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved their proposed Fiscal Year 2023 total budget of $34,752,708 for publication at their May 3 meeting. School Treasurer Ann Bell gave her budget presentation at the meeting before the school board’s vote. The proposed total budget revenue consists of an estimated general current expense fund of…
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