by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners approved a resolution to seek a FEMA Hazard Mitigation grant to add six dry hydrants in the county for future use by volunteer fire companies. On March 4, commissioners okayed the next step in the process to secure $300,000 to develop the hydrants in[Read More…]
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County moves ahead to explore trail connecting Cacapon State Park to downtown
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners last Wednesday approved a contract with an engineering company to prepare a Feasibility Study for a proposed “Cacapon Ridge Trail.” That envisioned trail could connect Cacapon State Park’s north end terminus to the downtown Berkeley Springs area, aiming to bring mountain bikers all the[Read More…]
Morgan County Chamber of Commerce & Berkeley Springs High School Partner for 2026 Career Fair
The Berkeley Springs – Morgan County Chamber of Commerce is once again partnering with Berkeley Springs High School to host the Third Annual Morgan County Career Fair on Thursday, March 12. The event is designed to connect students with local businesses while introducing them to the many career paths and[Read More…]
Town of Bath yields 6.6% growth in hotel occupancy tax revenue, sees tourism boost
by Lisa Schauer In a public meeting at Bath Town Hall on Tuesday, March 3, Dusty Martin, Executive Director of Travel Berkeley Springs, presented the county visitor bureau’s annual report for fiscal year 2025 to Council. The report shows multiple indicators of growth in state and local tourism, including a[Read More…]
Volunteers gather for Greenway Cemetery cleanup, preservation efforts
by Lisa Schauer About a dozen community volunteers interested in helping to preserve and maintain Berkeley Springs’ Greenway Cemetery met at the Ice House on Thursday, March 5 for an organizational session hosted by the cemetery’s operating corporation. Attendees included members of the town’s historic landmark commission, tree board, genealogical[Read More…]
American Legion National Commander visits Berkeley Springs
Dan K. Wiley, the National Commander of the American Legion visited the Berkeley Springs American Legion on Monday, March 9. He is on a tour of the nation’s legions. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Commander Wiley is a strong advocate for The American Legion’s “Be the One” mission to prevent[Read More…]
Value of Morgan County’s tax base rises 7.6% to $1.5 billion
by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Assessor’s annual Certificate of Valuation was released to taxing bodies on March 3, setting out the values of various classes of real estate, personal property and public utility property for the 2026 assessment year. Morgan County’s taxable property is valued at $1,506,704,740. That figure[Read More…]
Unhoused woman jailed after public disturbance
Morgan County Sheriff’s Department has charged a 34-year-old woman with multiple offenses following a 911 call for a domestic disturbance on Johnson’s Mill Road at about 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 1. At the scene, a man told police his ex-girlfriend came to his residence trying to retrieve property, and[Read More…]
Sheriff to research costs, process to add K-9 officer to department
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Sheriff Johnnie Walter last month talked with County Commissioners about the possibility of adding a K-9 officer back to the Sheriff’s Department in the future. Sheriff Walter said he wanted to get a sense of whether county officials would be on board with the move[Read More…]
Students create winning county designs in voting sticker contest
A statewide contest for West Virginia 8th graders to design a sticker to promote voting in the Mountain State yielded more than 1,100 entries in 42 counties, including Morgan County. Voting in underway to pick a state winner. Warm Springs Middle School WV Studies teacher Debra Gates asked her students[Read More…]