Apple Scones for Apple Butter Week My Great-Grandmother, Arizona Henry, cherished the Apple Butter Festival. Each year, we gather for our Annual Apple Butter Thanksgiving dinner, a special meal that draws family in mostly from Edgewater, Maryland. We spend the day at the festival, soaking in the sights, smells, and[Read More…]
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Beth Curtin named 2025 Morganite Honoree by Chamber of Commerce
The Berkeley Springs–Morgan County Chamber of Commerce honored former director and longtime community volunteer Beth Curtin with the organization’s top award last Thursday, September 18 during a community award ceremony at The Country Inn. Curtin was named the 2025 Morganite, the Chamber’s highest honor recognizing extraordinary service and dedication to[Read More…]
Get ready to enter the Apple Butter Festival Baking Contest
Do you love the smell of apples cooking filling your house? Have a recipe passed down through generations or like to experiment and make up your own? Enter your baking at the 50th Annual Apple Butter Festival Baking Contest. Any recipe that features apples may be entered in the contest. [Read More…]
Local author sets mystery and intrigue in Berkeley Springs
What happens when the water master in the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting is found dead in George Washington’s Bathtub? The Water Detective, the first book in a new cozy mystery series set in Berkeley Springs, answers the question with a fun who-done-it. “Berkeley Springs is the perfect town for[Read More…]
Paw Paw Festival yields big turnout in second year
by Lisa Schauer Well over a thousand people showed up for the second annual Paw Paw Festival on Saturday, September 13 at Paw Paw Municipal Park. Billed as “West Virginia’s sweetest hidden gem,” the festival is a celebration of the mountain state’s native fruit, local flavor, and small-town charm. In[Read More…]
Blue Mass to honor local police
St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council 12191 in Berkeley Springs will be holding a Blue Mass honoring local police departments from Morgan County and Washington County this Thursday night, September 11, at 6 p.m. All faiths are welcome to come and join in thanking, honoring,[Read More…]
Local restaurants, volunteers join forces for annual community kitchen fundraiser
by Lisa Schauer A dozen local restaurants, including Lot 12, The County Inn, Roy’s, Charlotte’s Café and others, are donating soup for the annual fundraiser to support Starting Points’ mealtime community kitchen. Empty Bowls will be held Friday, September 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion in[Read More…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats– Sweet and Hot Honey
Sweet and Hot Honey My Great-Grandmother, Arizona Henry, once told me a story about chasing honey bees during the Great Depression. “If you could find a hive, it would be like finding a gold mine,” Grandma said. Food was in short supply during that time. Finding honey was a way[Read More…]
Carnival week lights up South Morgan
The Spin-Outs featuring Taylor Brown as Elvis were a hit favorite for carnival crowds on Wednesday night, August 27 out at South Morgan Volunteer Fire Department. Bright light filled the night along Winchester Grade Road last week and weekend during the 4th Annual South Morgan Fireman’s Carnival. Games of[Read More…]
Your Winning Photos!
Local photographers submitted a colorful array of photos showing life and the seasons of Morgan County in this year’s 2025 Morgan County Photo Contest. Judging of the entries was delayed several times, but we are pleased to finally announce the winning photos and invite readers to choose the final winner[Read More…]
