Voters inside the Town of Paw Paw gave the green light for a second term for Mayor Darlene Abe during early and election day voting on June 6. Abe gathered 41 votes to head into another four-year term in office. In a race of six candidates for five council seats[Read More…]
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County honors school retirees for decades of service to students
by Kate Evans Nine Morgan County Schools retirees were honored at a June 1 retirement celebration at the Country Inn. The employees’ years of service to the school system ranged from 16 to 32 years in the local schools. Widmyer Elementary kindergarten teacher Pam Ryan retired at the end of[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs High School launches sixth weather balloon
The weather was prefect for the sixth annual Weather Balloon launch at Berkeley Springs High School. The launch took place on Friday, April 20, under clear blue skies at noon. Berkeley Springs High School science teacher John Brode and his Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, and Astronomy classes participated[Read More…]
South Morgan VFD trains members on new UTV unit for mountain fire & rescue response
Members of South Morgan Volunteer Fire department trained on the operation of their new UTV unit on Sunday, June 4. Company member Bryan Michael led the training session, which will certify qualified members to pull the apparatus on the trailer and operate the UTV in rough terrain to perform rescues[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs DMV office opens to public
A new regional Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office has opened in Berkeley Springs, just south of town. The DMV office opened to the public on Thursday, June 1. DMV spokeswoman Natalie Holcomb said 15 people work in the new DMV office here, offering a full range of services –[Read More…]
Paw Paw election next Tuesday
Residents of the town of Paw Paw will select five council members and a mayor during the town’s municipal election on Tuesday, June 6. Voting will take place at Paw Paw Town Hall during the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Darlene Abe has filed to run for a[Read More…]
Child advocate group to hold training sessions in June
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Eastern Panhandle will soon be holding a volunteer training session at our Martinsburg office. The two-week training session begins Monday, June 5, and concludes Thursday, June 15. Classes will be held Monday through Thursday for both weeks, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. There[Read More…]
Discovery of body opens suspicious death investigation
On Friday morning, local emergency officials were alerted to the discovery of a deceased body on a property off Winchester Grade Road south of Berkeley Springs. Law enforcement officers who responded to the remote area along a creek are now treating the incident as a suspicious death, and continue to[Read More…]
County planners approve KOA commercial permit in 6-4 vote after packed public hearing
Overflow crowd catalogs concerns about traffic safety, environmental and historical impacts by Kate Shunney After hearing from a crowd of concerned citizens split between the County Commission meeting room and a courthouse hallway, the Morgan County Planning Commission voted 6-4 on Tuesday to approve the Commercial Improvement Location Permit (CILP)[Read More…]
Two Berkeley Springs men arrested on drug, conspiracy charges
Two Berkeley Springs men were arrested in Jimstown on Tuesday, May 16 at about 10 p.m. on drug and conspiracy charges. Police observed a white Ford work van with West Virginia tags turn onto James Street without using a turn signal, according to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County[Read More…]
