Five days of carnival fun became six last week as summer storms interrupted evening activities several times at South Morgan Volunteer Fire Department. Carnival organizers extended the event into Sunday to make up for time lost, especially on Saturday evening when a severe thunderstorm barreled through the region. Fire department[Read More…]
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Morgan County School Board meetings will be live-streamed and recorded, per new state rule
by Kate Evans Morgan County School Board meetings will soon be live-streamed and recorded so the public can view the meeting at a later time. School board president Aaron Close said at their August 20 meeting that they were doing a trial run that evening and noted the microphones on[Read More…]
A Cacapon couple: Pair returns to park to celebrate 65 years of marriage
by Trish Rudder Patricia and Gary Greene have been married 65 years. Last Thursday, August 29, they celebrated their marriage of August 29, 1959 at Cacapon Resort State Park where they spent their honeymoon all those years ago. Both from Silver Spring, Maryland they were married in the Episcopal Church[Read More…]
2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines are approved and will be available
by Kate Evans The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved updated vaccines against Covid-19 this week. Officials recommend getting the updated COVID vaccine with your updated flu shot. When to get your shot depends on your age, your health, if you’ve recently had COVID and if you have any[Read More…]
County home destroyed by Wednesday fire
by Kate Evans A Berkeley Springs family lost their home in a Wednesday, August 28 fire. Area firefighters battled the heat as well as the fire as the heat index rose to around 104 degrees that day. The call for a structure fire came in at 5:22 p.m. to the[Read More…]
Didawick pursues passion for dance at the WV Governor’s School for the Arts
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School junior Ariella Didawick attended the West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon this summer from June 23-July 13 to study dance. She was the first Berkeley Springs High School student to attend the program for dance.[Read More…]
Starting Points moves to become independent non-profit agency
by Kate Evans Shenandoah Community Health and Morgan County Starting Points have announced a planned transition in their longtime partnership where Starting Points will become an independent non-profit agency, according to a joint press release. Starting Points, a local non-profit family resource center in its 25th year of serving the[Read More…]
Gov. Justice extends State of Emergency for all 55 counties due to drought conditions
Gov. Jim Justice announced on Friday, August 23 he has extended the statewide State of Emergency for an additional 30 days due to a shortage of rainfall that has caused drought conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor indicates extreme, severe, and moderate drought conditions have continued to impact the entire state.[Read More…]
Northern Virginia man charged with grand larceny
A 67-year-old Manassas man has been charged with grand larceny after visiting the Salt Cave in Berkeley Springs on Monday, August 19. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Deputy Chris Roper with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, police were dispatched to the Salt Cave[Read More…]
Lewisburg man charged with soliciting teen via computer, sexual assault
A Lewisburg man has been charged by Morgan County police with soliciting a minor via computer to travel to engage in prohibited sexual activity in the case of a teen who went missing from Berkeley Springs in early August. Robert D. Cobb, 61, was arrested on August 18 and is[Read More…]
