Sugar Hollow Road, County Route 38/14, will be closed 24 hours a day beginning Wednesday, October 26, to allow contractors to install a box culvert. The closure is expected to last one month. The closure will be located on the north end of Sugar Hollow Road. There will be a[Read More…]
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Gibson Blake Fravel
Gibson Blake Fravel 2004-2022 Gibson Blake Fravel, 18, of Paw Paw, unexpectedly went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at Paw Paw. He was born October 1, 2004 at Cumberland, Maryland and was the son of Justin Fravel and Talia Bosley Fravel. He was a Senior[Read More…]
Sue Ellen Schwartzbeck
Sue Ellen Schwartzbeck 1963-2022 Sue Ellen Schwartzbeck, age 59, of Kearneysville, W.Va., died on Friday, October 21, 2022 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. Born July 15, 1963 in Olney, Md., she was the daughter of Helen Marie Beach Schwartzbeck of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and the late James Levi[Read More…]
Roxanna Louise Herbert-Lucas
Roxanna Louise Herbert-Lucas 1953-2022 Roxanna “Roxi” Louise Herbert-Lucas, 69, of Clear Spring, Md., passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. Born July 22, 1953, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late Charles Roger Baker and Hilda Louise (Yeakle) Kayser. Roxi was a[Read More…]
County agrees to bigger match for new voting machines
by Kate Shunney During a special meeting last Wednesday, October 12, the Morgan County Commission voted to boost the local cash match to a grant that will buy 75 new voting machines for the county. Previously, commissioners agreed to commit $217,037 from county carryover funds to act as a 50%[Read More…]
High school mourns loss of student, offers counseling support
A 17-year-old male Berkeley Springs High School student passed away last week. School officials made the announcement about the death, but did not release any information about the cause of the young man’s passing. Social workers were on hand at the high school last Thursday and Friday for students that[Read More…]
Chip Shots – It is better to receive
It is better to receive by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University football team is six games into the 2022 season and it’s still difficult to handicap this team. Last Thursday night the Mountaineers got past visiting Baylor by a 43-40 count. The win leaves West Virginia 3-3 overall and[Read More…]
OPINION: Finding West Virginia’s path of recovery
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reported on Monday that West Virginia’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research has issued their annual “Economic Outlook” report, and the takeaways are “familiar business woes.” Director John Deskins, who has delivered this annual recap of West Virginia’s economic health for many years, isn’t in the business[Read More…]
Hampshire deals Indians eighth straight loss
by Jamie Harris This past Saturday, October 15, the Berkeley Springs Indians football team hit the road for a rare Saturday after- noon contest against the Hampshire Trojans. With three games left in the regular season the Indians were look- ing to end a seven game los- ing streak and[Read More…]
Indians Soccer close out regular seasons with two wins
by Jamie Harris This past week, the Berkeley Springs Indians soccer team closed out the regular season with two wins. With three wins in their last four games the Indians improved their record to 6-11. On Tuesday, October 11 the Indians hosted the Southern Fulton (Pa.) Indians at Morgan Field.[Read More…]
