Morgan County Emergency Communications (911) will host a “Meet the Faces of Public Safety” meet and greet this Saturday, June 24 behind the Morgan County Courthouse. The free event will be held from noon until 5 p.m. and all are welcome to attend. There will be representation from the fire departments[Read More…]
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Forney offers up more details on fitness center plans, financials
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners have fielded questions, suggestions and concerns about their preliminary contract to buy a private fitness center and turn it into a county-owned facility. In mid-May, commissioners voted unanimously to enter into a contract with Rankin & Associates LLC to try and purchase Rankin Physical[Read More…]
Bath voters pick incumbent Skinner & four new council members
Voters in the Town of Bath put incumbent councilwoman Elizabeth Skinner at the top of the council slate in the town’s municipal election on Tuesday, June 13. Skinner was re-elected to her council seat with 57 votes. She will be joined on the Bath council with former town manager and[Read More…]
Strasburg woman jailed on multiple charges after van full of children crashes
West Virginia State Police were called for an unknown vehicle stuck in a front yard in the 5000 block of Timber Ridge Road in Berkeley Springs on Saturday, June 10 at about 7 p.m. At the scene, police observed a grey Honda van partially in a driveway and hovering over[Read More…]
WVU to mark West Virginia’s 160th birthday with talks, new exhibit
On March 31, 1863, Waitman T. Willey, one of the Mountain State’s first U.S. senators, wrote in his journal, “West Virginia is a Fixed Fact.” President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill admitting West Virginia to the Union on December 31, 1862. On March 26, 1863, West Virginia ratified the revised[Read More…]
Wilkes Street used to be the road to Hancock
Paving of North Wilkes Street brings back memories by Trish Rudder Jack Waugh, age 74, was born and raised on North Wilkes Street. He said members of the Waugh family have lived on the street since 1946. The road was paved recently by the state Division of Highways (DOH). Waugh[Read More…]
Free business seminar on data hacking set for June 20
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and Blue Ridge Community & Technical College continue the 2023 Morgan County Business Seminar Series on Tuesday, June 20 at noon. These interesting and informative discussions are held at Blue Ridge Community & Technical College at the Pines Opportunity Center in Berkeley Springs,[Read More…]
County to put funds into new emergency operations & facilities building
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners approved a request from Office of Emergency Services Director Jason Hoover to move ahead with construction of a $430,000 building to house the county’s facilities department, along with storage and meeting space for the Office of Emergency Services and the Morgan County Emergency Communications[Read More…]
Barney closes 26-year career in law enforcement
by Kate Evans Morgan County’s Prevention Resource Officer, Corporal Kevin Barney, is retiring from his position in Morgan County Schools, and closing a career as a deputy for the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department. Barney has served as the county’s Prevention Resource Officer (PRO officer) for 16 years, and worked in[Read More…]
Charles Trump will seek seat on state’s Supreme Court of Appeals in 2024
Following the June 1 announcement from Justice John Hutchison that he would retire from serving on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals at the end of his term in December 2024, Berkeley Springs attorney and longtime legislator Charles Trump IV has said he will seek Hutchison’s seat as a[Read More…]
