Food Lion notified customers on Friday, June 27 of a recall affecting Food Lion in-store baked Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookies after being alerted by supplier Rise Baking of potential peanut contamination in select lots of chocolate used to make the cookies. This recall affects only the products listed below in[Read More…]
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Part of 522 bypass opens Wednesday morning
After several false starts, the West Virginia Division of Highways on Wednesday morning opened up travel access to part of the U.S. 522 Bypass to the east of Berkeley Springs. A press release sent out by the DOH at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday said the bypass would be open by[Read More…]
End of year attendance report shows more students are attending regularly
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Assistant Superintendent Jeromy Duelley reported on the end-of-year attendance data at the June 3 Morgan County School Board meeting. Dr. Robert Dugan, Curriculum and Attendance Coordinator, helped with the presentation. The end-of-the-year percentage of Morgan County Schools students considered chronically absent in the fourth[Read More…]
Harrington and Boyles named to Potomac Valley Conference Softball Team
by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School’s softball program saw two of its top performers honored this week, as senior Alaira Harrington and freshman Molly Boyles were both named to the Potomac Valley Conference (PVC) Softball Team, following standout performances during the 2025 season. For Harrington, the PVC nod is[Read More…]
Kyle Moore makes his mark: BSHS Sophomore earns AAA All-State Honorable Mention
by Jamie Harris The future is bright for Berkeley Springs High School baseball as sopho- more standout Kyle Moore was named Honorable Mention on the 2025 West Virginia Class AAA All-State Baseball Team. In just his second year of high school ball, Moore turned heads with his all- around contributions[Read More…]
Paw Paw’s Holly Palmer named WVSACA Class A Volleyball Coach of the Year
by Jamie Harris Holly Palmer, head coach of the Paw Paw Lady Pirates volleyball team, has been named the West Virginia Schools Athletic Coaches Association (WVSACA) Class A Volleyball Coach of the Year for the 2024-25 season. With nearly two decades of coaching under her belt 19 years as a[Read More…]
Families kick off summer in Paw Paw activity camp
This summer the families in Paw Paw have had the opportunity to participate in “Summer Fun in the Park” at the Paw Paw park on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. for the month of June. Families can experience Art, Music, STEM, and water games and team building[Read More…]
Alzheimer’s Association launches app for early-stage dementia
The Alzheimer’s Association has launched a new, free app to help those in the early stages of the disease and their loved ones navigate a dementia diagnosis. The My ALZ Journey was designed for newly diagnosed, early-stage individuals and their care partners to help navigate their diagnosis and journey with[Read More…]
Local community donates to flood relief in Northern Panhandle
by Lisa Schauer Morgan County residents with ties to central and northern West Virginia quickly mobilized an effort to collect and send relief supplies to those parts of the state after deadly flash flooding on June 14. A truck carrying donations from Morgan County delivered the supplies last week. In[Read More…]
Sheriff’s deputies recognized for bravery in standoff situation
by Lisa Schauer Morgan County Sheriff Johnnie Walter and Chief Deputy Eric Widmeyer recognized four of their deputies at the Morgan County Commission meeting on Wednesday, June 18. With some of the officers’ family members in attendance, Chief Deputy Widmeyer recounted the events that occurred on Tuesday, May 27 on[Read More…]
