by Jamie Harris Just as they have every fall sports season, the Berkeley Springs Indians golf team and longtime head coach Dale McCumbee kicked off the 2021 season with the Tri-County Invitational this past week. The Indians were led by tournament low medalist senior Sara Veara (75). Dakota Hamrick (104), Truly Henry (123) and Peyton […]

Some quick updates by Jim Buzzerd I don’t know about everyone else, but the presumed breakup of the Big 12 Conference has occupied my thought process nonstop for several weeks. Fans of the West Virginia University athletic program should indeed be concerned. With Oklahoma and Texas no longer members of the Big 12 it will […]

U.S. 522 run along the front of Caperton Furnitureworks employee parking lot. by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners have accepted a $400,000 Division of Highways Industrial Access Road Grant from the West Virginia Department of Transportation. This is the first time in recent memory that a county project qualified for the grant program, said county […]

by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath council approved the tree board’s request to apply for a tree survey grant from the West Virginia Division of Forestry, a division of the state’s Department of Commerce. Tree Board committee member Kate Lehman said at the August 3 council meeting that the grant cost is $12,000 — […]

A website that lists outdoor activities, trails, parks and recreation opportunities in Washington County has been launched by the Washington County Health Department. Washington County Pathfinder is designed to encourage community members and visitors to take advantage of the many hiking, biking, boating, and outdoor activities available in the county. The website is found at […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board voted to approve the school district’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding plan at their August 3 meeting. The ARP funding totals $4,744,748 and includes money for academic interventions, student programs, technology, mental health services, additional personnel and equipment to offset the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Morgan […]

Paw Paw’s town council are, from left, George Curry, Earl Meyers Jr., Sherry Rowzee, John Pritchard, Angie Newlon, Mayor Darlene Abe and Recorder Jeff Palmer. by Kate Shunney Paw Paw’s town council rounded out their numbers on Tuesday, August 3, appointing two residents to fill council seats left empty after their June municipal election. The […]

William Edward “Wil” Rightnour 1995-2021 William Edward “Wil” Rightnour, age 25, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born November 28, 1995 in Silver Spring, Md., he was the son of Richard Alan and Kimberly Ann Barney Rightnour, of Berkeley Springs. He was a Christian. […]

Junior Lee Sipes 1927-2021 Junior Lee Sipes, age 94, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the Martinsburg Center LLC in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born January 3, 1927 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles and Laura Vanorsdale Sipes. Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. […]

Mary Louise Miller Mayhew 1922-2021 Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Miller Mayhew, 99, of Fairview, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital on July 29, 2021. Her daughter Kathy was with her at the end. Mary Lou was born on July 2, 1922, to Eugene P. Miller and Mary C. Young […]