by Lisa Schauer In a public meeting held on the third Tuesday in April, Town of Bath Council voted unanimously to lower the tax on municipal property by ten percent. Starting in the new fiscal year on July 1, owner-occupied residential real estate in the town will be taxed at[Read More…]

Members of Morgan County’s Partners in Prevention workgroup hosted a breakfast and award ceremony last Wednesday, April 25 at The Country Inn for community partners who work to protect children and create family supports in Morgan County. Audrey Morris, Executive Director of Morgan County Starting Points, led the program by[Read More…]

Residents on the southern and western edges of Morgan County started the week on Monday morning with some weather surprises, from hail and snow showers to graupel (a type of soft hail). Yards turned white with precipitation as temperatures plummeted into the 20s and 30s overnight. Monday overnight temps returned[Read More…]

by Lisa Schauer Five brightly colored boutique spaces have popped up in a historic carriage house located at 99 N. Washington Street in Town of Bath. Originally used as the town’s horse stables, the building has been reimagined as a tiny shop village. In the last 20 years, the building[Read More…]

Secretary of State Kris Warner has issued a reminder to all candidates and political committees regarding the placement of signs on any federal, municipal, county, or state-owned property. According to WV State Code, political signs are not permitted on government property which includes rights-of-way and roadsides. Those who are convicted[Read More…]

by Lisa Schauer When the Main Street America revitalization program began 40 years ago, a landscape of suburban shopping malls and big box stores had largely replaced small town America as retail destinations and gathering places. Founded as a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the downtown revitalization[Read More…]

The Town of Bath Tree Board is asking residents and visitors to join in celebrating Arbor Day on Saturday, April 25  at 10 a.m. in the Berkeley Springs State Park. The event will feature the planting of a sugar maple tree, the state tree and a symbol of the town’s[Read More…]

A Paw Paw man lost his life in a single-vehicle accident on Saturday, April 18 near Hedgesville. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office reported in a press release on Monday that Robert Byron Elliott, 37, died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. According to police, around 9 p.m.[Read More…]