by Trish Rudder The completion of the improvements to Berkeley Springs State Park will be celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April 19 at 1 p.m. in the park. Construction of the Berkeley Springs State Park Improvements Project began last fall and entailed upgrades to the Warm Springs Run[Read More…]
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It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Egg & Wilted Lettuce Salad
My Great-Grandmother, Arizona Henry, was mostly tolerant of my healthy eating until I told her to get rid of the bacon grease. I remember telling my Grandma to throw away the bacon grease because it was a saturated fat and it would clog her arteries. She was shocked that I[Read More…]
Morgan County Schools Superintendent search enters the interview stage
by Kate Evans Morgan County School Board president Aaron Close said on Monday that there are four finalists for the Morgan County Schools Superintendent position. School board members will interview the four candidates for superintendent during the week of April 22-26. The posting for the position closed on April 5.[Read More…]
Young Yukes to present free spring performance April 28
BlackCat Music Cooperative has announced their very popular youth vocal group, The Young Yukes, will be in concert Sunday, April 28 at the Ice House in Berkeley Springs. The show, “Tangled Up in Bloom – A Musical Mayhem” was created and fully produced by the six-member group to include song[Read More…]
Bath proposes 8.2% drop in budget for next fiscal year
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath proposed budget of $838,813 was decreased by $74,918, or 8.2%, for fiscal year 2024-25. The proposed budget for Fiscal Year July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 was published in The Morgan Messenger in the last two editions. The proposed budget was to[Read More…]
Water quality violation from State Park work still being settled
by Trish Rudder A meeting in Romney was held last Thursday, April 11 to discuss the problem caused in the Berkeley Spring State Park Warm Springs Run last fall when the contractor disrupted the sediment by throwing dirt back in the stream. A fish kill in Warm Springs Run resulted[Read More…]
Volunteers needed for Depot plantings on April 27
by Trish Rudder Planting a tiny forest to celebrate Arbor Day will welcome volunteers to plant trees and shrubs on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Berkeley Springs Depot. Town of Bath Councilwoman Rebecca MacLeod said the tiny forest will be dedicated to the late Gale[Read More…]
Close & Unger place at State Social Studies Fair
Students from all over West Virginia competed in the WV State Social Studies Fair at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center last Wednesday April 10. In order to participate at the state level, students must have received a first-place award at both the county and regional levels. Morgan County Schools[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs High School band & choir to hold spring concerts
The Berkeley Springs High School Jazz Band and Concert Band concert is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8 at 6 p.m. at the Berkeley Springs High School auditorium. The Concert Band under the direction of high school Band Director Robert Myers will present “Elements of Nature.” The musical pieces it will[Read More…]
William Lee “Bill” Pittman
William Lee “Bill” Pittman 1949-2024 William Lee “Bill” Pittman, known affectionately as Bill, passed away on April 5, 2024, in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. He was born on February 3, 1949, in Sandusky, Ohio. Bill led a fulfilling life as a Field Engineer for a major bakery equipment manufacturer and[Read More…]
