by Kate Shunney West Virginia State Police Berkeley Springs barracks commander Sgt. Sam Smith was among 198 graduates of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, which held a graduation ceremony last Thursday, December 7. The 288th session of the National Academy consisted of men and women from 45 states[Read More…]
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Bath Mayor says historic protections issue will be addressed in new year
by Trish Rudder At the December 5 Bath Town Council meeting, Mayor Scott Merki said the town elected officials will take up the subject of the Historic Landmarks Commission and the town’s historic designation in January. “We are working on the SHPO letter,” Merki said of a letter from the[Read More…]
County’s school enrollment dropped by 35 students, says state
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools official October 1 student enrollment head count for the 2023-2024 school year is at 2,144 students. The enrollment head count is down 35 students from last year’s head count of 2,179 students, according to school enrollment figures from the West Virginia Department of Education.[Read More…]
Jury convicts Cardwell of manslaughter
A Morgan County petit jury found a Martinsburg man guilty of manslaughter at the end of last week’s trial in Morgan county Circuit Court. Gabriel Cardwell, 22, was convicted by the jury, which deliberated for roughly 90 minutes on Friday morning, December 8. Jurors had heard three days of evidence[Read More…]
Woodrow area man found deceased in woods after going missing
A Hampshire County resident who lived in the Woodrow area of Paw Paw was reported missing by his family last Tuesday and was found by search parties on Friday morning, December 8 in heavy brush near his residence. The man was deceased by the time he was found. Hampshire County[Read More…]
Morgan County Schools gets $367,100 for BSHS cafeteria heating & cooling
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools will receive $367,100 in School Building Authority funding for replacement of the Berkeley Springs High School cafeteria heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit. (HVAC) The West Virginia School Building Authority with Governor Jim Justice as chairman approved more than $111 million on December 11[Read More…]
Hedgesville man arrested for murder
Berkeley County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Hedgesville man on Monday, December 11 and charged him in the shooting death of his ex-wife. According to a press release from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, Dennis Conley, 53, was arrested by deputies searching for him after his ex-wife was found shot to[Read More…]
Marie F. Mott
Marie F. Mott 1928-2023 Marie F. Mott, 95, of Hagerstown, Maryland passed away November 28, 2023, at Creekside Center for Rehab and Nursing. She was born on September 30, 1928, in Rockville, Maryland to Raymond and Katherine (Butt) Fisher. Marie is survived by her children John R. (husband of Pam) Mott,[Read More…]
Patricia C. Deschamps
Patricia C. Deschamps Patricia C. Deschamps, 74, of Walkersville, Maryland passed peacefully in sleep Sunday, December 3, 2023 at her home under the care of her family and Frederick Hospice. She is survived by her husband and best friend of 50 years, Jeffery Deschamps, her children Janette Obermueller (Joe) and Paul[Read More…]
Shawn Edward Whittington
Shawn Edward Whittington 1972-2023 Shawn Edward Whittington, age 51, of Martinsburg, W.Va., died on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at his home. Born November 25, 1972 in Martinsburg, W.Va. at the Kings Daughters Hospital, he was the son of Richard Stewart Palmer of Martinsburg and Catherine Ann Whittington Delawder of The[Read More…]
