Heather Dawn Fleegle Cavey 1982-2021 Heather Dawn Fleegle Cavey, age 38, of Hancock, Md., went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Born December 20, 1982 in McConnellsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of Emory Harrison Fleegle, Jr. and Shirley Ann […]

Jane Carswell Corrigan October 11, 1931 – June 20, 2021 Jane Carswell Corrigan (Mrs. Robert Foster Corrigan), 89, of Coral Gables, Fla., died June 20, 2021 at Baptist Hospital of Miami after a short illness. She was born in Syracuse, N.Y., on October 11, 1931 to Clara Hunt Carswell of Schuylerville, N.Y., and Earl Thomas […]

by Jamie Harris Paw Paw sophomore thrower Dalton Kasekamp made school history last Thursday, June 10 in the Class A State Track & Field Championships. Kasekamp finished in eighth place in the discus with a throw of 116’4”. However, the talented thrower etched his name into the Paw Paw record books in the shot put […]

by Jim Buzzerd And now there will be 12? I’ve been a longtime advocate of an eight-team college football playoff. I’ve been on that stump for somewhere around 30 years. Way before the BCS tried to correct things. Before the BCS the Coaches Poll and sportswriters’ poll would vote on the national champion after the […]

by Trish Rudder The current phase of Berkeley Springs’ Streetscapes town beautification project — Phase 4A – is close to completion. The project included West Congress Street from Wilkes to Washington Street and Washington Street from Congress to Independence streets. Four planters on Washington Street (U.S. 522) between Congress and Independence streets were sloped and […]

Berkeley Springs High School 4×400 State Champions Tristan Romo, Gabriel McDonald, Timothy Develing and Ben Golden. Full story on page 9 of this issue.

A multi-agency police investigation and coordinated operation in Maryland on June 3 has netted more than a dozen individuals suspected to be part of a criminal sex trafficking operation within Washington County, Md. On Thursday, June 3, members of the Hagerstown Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Maryland State Police computer crimes section and child […]

by Geoff Fox On Tuesday, June 1, WCPS officials voted 6-1 in favor of keeping both Hancock High School and Cascade Elementary open, dismissing the recommendation of both the FEAC and superintendent. Save Our School Committee members Amy Gillespie and Tim Boyer said they were encouraged by the vote and thrilled for the students and […]

by Kate Evans The Paw Paw Public Library summer reading program is off to a roaring start with a variety of fun activities. It began on June 14 and runs through July 14. The 30 Days of Reading program encourages reading in all ages, but is geared specifically for kids under 18, especially fourth to […]

The Morgan Messenger, now in its 128th year of publishing Morgan County news, and The Hancock News, now in its 108th year of publication in Hancock, Md. across the Potomac River, have named a new managing editor and publisher. Sandy Buzzerd and Jody Crouse. Ahead of the retirement of Sandy Buzzerd on June 18, longtime […]