Morgan County Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin accepted pleas and delivered sentences in multiple criminal cases during open hearings at the Morgan County courthouse recently. Jared A. Cubbage, 24, of Hancock was sentenced to 1-5 years in prison after pleading guilty to making threats of terroristic acts. Cubbage made the plea as[Read More…]
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Forney named one of 2023 “Young Guns” by WV Executive magazine
Morgan County Commissioner and local insurance agency owner Sean Forney was named one of West Virginia Executive magazine’s “Young Guns Class of 2023” in their most recent issue. Forney was one of 10 West Virginians chosen for this annual feature. “Extending from Southern West Virginia all the way to the[Read More…]
Quilt guild donates sale proceeds to BlackCat children’s program
The Delectable Mountains Quilt Guild awarded $4,500 to the Black Cat Music Cooperative for their children’s music program. from proceeds from their annual Yard Square Quilt Auction. Pictured, from left, are Susannah Kipp, sale organizer and BlackCat Music Cooperative staff Mike Cligerman, Janet Gauthier, Stacy Drake and Jonathan McBee.
Middle school to hold Winter Concert
The Warm Springs Middle School Music department will present its Winter Concert on Sunday, December 11 at 2 p.m. The concert will feature the middle school sixth grade band and the seventh/eighth grade combined band conducted by band director Ian Helmick, along with the seventh/eighth grade combined choir directed by choir teacher[Read More…]
“No parking” signs at popular river access aim to help fire company
Cacapon River users will notice new “No Parking” signs set along the side of Powerhouse Road in Great Cacapon at the low water bridge access. State highway workers placed the signs on both sides of the road at the popular swimming and boating spot recently, at the request of the[Read More…]
School board approves teacher hires, staff changes & coach positions
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the following personnel changes at their November 15 meeting: Mark Landis was hired as a Berkeley Springs High School social studies teacher, the effective date to be determined. Libby Riley was employed as a Warm Springs Middle School sixth grade teacher[Read More…]
William Eugene Lewis
William Eugene Lewis 1949-2022 William Eugene Lewis, 73, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Monday, November 21, 2022 at his home. He was born July 21, 1949 at Romney, West Virginia and was the son of the late William Davis Lewis and Sarah Rachael Corbin Lewis. He was a[Read More…]
Annette B. Webb
Annette B. Webb 1962-2022 Annette Biggert Webb, 60, passed away on November 16, 2022 at the Hospice of the Panhandle in Kearneysville, W.Va., with her husband of 24 years, Jerry Lynn Webb, by her side. She was born on July 9, 1962 in Winchester, Va., to Donna Oates Biggert Selby[Read More…]
Margie E. Starliper
Margie E. Starliper 1945-2022 If you were lucky enough to know this beautiful lady we want to share with you that Margie E. (Fox) Starliper, 77, of Hedgesville, W.Va., passed away on November 22, 2022 at Winchester Medical Center. Born July 14, 1945 in Martinsburg, she was the daughter of[Read More…]
Gloria Graham Edmonson
Gloria Graham Edmonson On Monday, November 14, 2022, Gloria Graham Edmonson, beloved wife of the late Glenwood Marvin Edmonson (married 57 years) passed away. She is survived by her devoted children, Eileen Edmonson of Hyattsville, Md. and Neal Edmonson of Washington, D.C., and a host of loving relatives and friends.[Read More…]
