by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners have fielded questions, suggestions and concerns about their preliminary contract to buy a private fitness center and turn it into a county-owned facility. In mid-May, commissioners voted unanimously to enter into a contract with Rankin & Associates LLC to try and purchase Rankin Physical[Read More…]
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Carole Ann Mullin Habash
Carole Ann Mullin Habash 1940-2023 Carole Ann Mullin Habash, of Sugar Land, Texas, died Thursday, May 11, 2023, at University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. Carole was born on December 27, 1940, in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Alton “Bud” John Mullin and Anna V.[Read More…]
Donald H. Sheppard, Jr.
Donald H. Sheppard, Jr. 1957-2023 Donald H. “Herb” Sheppard, Jr., 65, of Bonneauville, Pa., entered God’s eternal care, on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at home after a long battle with ALS, and surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born June 17, 1957, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the[Read More…]
Wallace Norman Shives
Wallace Norman Shives 1951-2023 Wallace Norman “Wally” Shives, age 71, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at his home with his family by his side and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born August 31, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pa., he was the son[Read More…]
James Watson True, Sr.
James Watson True, Sr. 1936-2023 James Watson “Jim” True, Sr., age 86, of Hancock, Md., died on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Born July 3, 1936 in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Leroy Franklin and Dorothy Suella Corbett True. He was a Christian. Jim was a graduate of[Read More…]
Carolyn L. Covey
Carolyn L. Covey 1938-2023 Mrs. Carolyn L. Covey, 85 of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Tuesday, June 13th, 2023, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia and went on to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born Carolyn Louise Powers on Friday, January 7th, 1938, just[Read More…]
Bath voters pick incumbent Skinner & four new council members
Voters in the Town of Bath put incumbent councilwoman Elizabeth Skinner at the top of the council slate in the town’s municipal election on Tuesday, June 13. Skinner was re-elected to her council seat with 57 votes. She will be joined on the Bath council with former town manager and[Read More…]
BSHS softball has two named All-State
Alaira Harrington named to Class AA Second Team All-State Allison Gray named to Class AA Honorable Mention All-State by Jamie Harris This past week two Berk ley Springs Lady Indians softball players earned their first all-state honors. Both players had a phenomenal season at the plate and in the field[Read More…]
Strasburg woman jailed on multiple charges after van full of children crashes
West Virginia State Police were called for an unknown vehicle stuck in a front yard in the 5000 block of Timber Ridge Road in Berkeley Springs on Saturday, June 10 at about 7 p.m. At the scene, police observed a grey Honda van partially in a driveway and hovering over[Read More…]
Everyday Outdoors: Bucks I have known: Part XIV
This is the latest in a multi-part series of columns about memorable deer that stand out from decades of whitetail hunting. Tripod In the late 1980’s, my buddy Austin “Dump” Brown and I were regularly hunting a property owned by a friend near Paw Paw. In early Fall, while scouting,[Read More…]
