by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians JV Softball Team has been picking up some impressive wins this spring. The JV team rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat Hampshire 10-7 last Thursday, May 13. Leading the way against the Trojans were Ocean Clatterbuck (single, run and RBI), Jayda Thompson (single, run, […]

by Jim Buzzerd Carter gets a chance Admittedly, I’ve been losing interest in professional sports as the years have passed. I still watch many of the NFL games, but with much less enthusiasm than before. Major League Baseball can bore me to tears, but I still tune in for parts of the post season. I […]

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department arrested a second man in connection with a May 7 home invasion that turned violent and sent a Berkeley Springs man to the hospital with a skull fracture. John Barber. According to press release issued late Tuesday morning by Sheriff K.C. Bohrer, officers arrested Remington Colt Arnold, 30, on May […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Varsity Baseball Team hit the road for the trip to Taylor County and Grafton High School last Saturday, May 8. The Indians were looking to pick up win number three of the season. In the first inning the Indians jumped out to a 2-0 lead as […]

by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School senior Carson Stotler was chosen as a 2021 National Honor Society Scholarship national semifinalist and will receive a $3,200 scholarship toward his college education Stotler was selected from nearly 10,000 applicants for the award. National Honor Society Scholarship recipients are chosen based on four criteria- scholarship or academic […]

Hancock town officials will be holding their monthly town meeting tonight, Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in the Hancock Town Hall and Community Center. There will be reports from departments and committees such as town manager, police, parks, and others. There will also be a chance for citizens to address town officials during citizen’s […]

by Geoff Fox Starting next month, students in grades six through eight for the 2021-2022 school year at Hancock Middle School will be able to attend weekly camps offered in a variety of topics. Camps begin on Monday, June 14, with each being a different duration. Each camp is held at Hancock Middle-Senior High School. […]

by Kate Evans Three Warm Springs Middle School eighth graders — Connor Hoover, Daniel Clark and Lee Sheppard — are the 2021 Morgan County winners of the Golden Horseshoe Award. The prestigious Golden Horseshoe award recognizes state students that excel in West Virginia history and culture and is given to the top-scoring eighth grade students […]

A Hancock man was arrested on Sunday after being charged for domestic battery and obstructing an officer. Charles K. Knable III, of Stein Road, was taken into custody by Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies who responded to a domestic incident on Pious Ridge on Mother’s Day. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate […]

Commissioner Sean Forney speaks at the 911 Center dedication on May 5. Pictured, from left, are Alex MacDonald, Barbara Michael, John Michael, Commissioner Joel Tuttle and Forney. Alex MacDonald, center, delivers a speech during the dedication of Morgan County’s 911 center last Wednesday in his honor and in memory of the late Dave Michael. Pictured, […]