by Trish Rudder It took the Bath Town Council about 10 minutes to vote “No” at its special meeting on Tuesday, May 25 regarding the town Historic Landmarks Commission’s request to add certificates of appropriateness to the town ordinance. Recorder Susan Webster made a motion to take no action on the commission’s request to […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Baseball Team played three games last week twice against Frankfort and once against East Fairmont. However, the Tribe could not pick up a win in any of the three. The Indians hosted the Frankfort Falcons at Morgan Field on Monday, May 17. Both teams battled to […]

by Jim Buzzerd Phil wins! Fifty may be the new 40, but by professional golf standards the age of 50 is considered old. Old enough, in fact, that once a player reaches the age of 50, he can play on the Senior Tour. Well, it used to be called the Senior Tour, but it became […]

  Morgan County’s main Memorial Day event will be back this holiday weekend as the Paw Paw Parade Committee hosts the 61st Annual William H. Norton Memorial Day Parade on Saturday, May 29 at 1 p.m. Memorial Day is a holiday in which we honor and mourn members of the military who have passed while […]

Ballot proposes term changes Paw Paw municipal election for mayor and all council members will be held next Tuesday, June 1. Registered voters inside the town limits will choose elected officials and decide a ballot question about the length of terms for each office. Incumbent mayor Darlene Abe and challenger John Pritchard appear on the […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved a contract of purchase of 28.3 acres of land at 1088 Fairview Drive at their Tuesday, May 11 meeting.  The land is located behind the intermediate school and adjoins the 23 acres the school board owns at the Warm Springs Middle School-Warm Springs Intermediate School complex. […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock High School Class of 2021 will be walking across the stage at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1. All seven high schools in Washington County will hold their graduation that night. As a result of the governor’s updated executive order, Washington County Public Schools will hold graduation ceremonies for the Class […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock Volunteer Fire Company is three firefighters stronger as the Division of Emergency Services placed three full-time firefighters at the station. The new firefighters started on May 15. Chief Bobby Hoopengardner said they would be staffing the station 24 hours a day, everyday. “This is to supplement our volunteers and our corporate […]

by Geoff Fox A Warfordsburg man was attacked in the 880 block of Pigeon Cove Road in Warfordsburg between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on May 20. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the 62-year-old victim was pressure washing an asphalt roller at P&W Excavating along Pigeon Cove Road when two unidentified males attacked him. Police […]

Last year, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan designated Hancock as the state of Maryland’s Trail Town. Hancock is located near the halfway point between the Tuscarora Trail’s southern and northern terminuses (where the TT rejoins the Appalachian Trail), is located along the C&O Canal towpath and the Western Maryland Rail Trail. To celebrate the town’s trail […]