by Geoff Fox Harvest Health and Recreation Inc., the company with a medical cannabis growing and processing plant on South Street in Hancock will be sold to Florida based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. in a $2.1 billion deal. The deal was announced on Monday, May 10. Under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, shareholders of Harvest […]

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has said that the state’s  Indoor Face Covering Requirement will be lifted on the State’s 158th birthday –also known as West Virginia Day – Sunday, June 20, 2021. The call was made after consulting with State medical experts regarding vaccination rates, Justice said during a Friday press briefing. “We believe […]

William T. Fleegle, Sr. 1950-2021 William T. “Bill” Fleegle, Sr., 70, Warfordsburg, Pa., died May 5, 2021 at UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pa. Born December 31, 1950, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was a son of the late Emory and Hallie (Corbett) Fleegle. Bill was a graduate of Hancock High School, Hancock, Md. He was a former employee […]

Margaret G. McCray 1942-2021 Margaret G. “Margy” McCray, age 78, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born September 15, 1942, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late John and Barbara “Grace” (Bowman) Scriever; and the widow of the late Leon McCray, […]

Ryan Scott Whetzel Ryan Scott Whetzel, 20, of Baker, died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at his home. Born September 23, 2000 in Petersburg, he was the son of Pamela Jean Gibson Wilkins of Baker and the late Randall Lynn Whetzel. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 14 at 1 p.m. at Moorefield Church of God. […]

Betty Jean Powers 1947-2021 Betty Jean Powers, 74 of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Winchester Medical Center. Born on February 21, 1947 in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Edith Twigg Snyder. Betty was a homemaker, loving wife, mother and grandmother. She attended the […]

Christopher Samuel Moore 1987-2021 Christopher Samuel Moore, age 34, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born February 19, 1987 in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of Christopher Nicholas Moore and Chastine Jean Jay, both of Berkeley Springs. He was a Christian. Christopher was a graduate of […]

John Francis Gusciora 1947-2021 John Francis “Gus” Gusciora, age 73, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at the Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born September 27, 1947 in Stoughton, Mass., he was the son of the late Albin A. and Margaret Doris Goulart Gusciora. He was a Christian. Gus was a graduate […]

Margaret Jane Tweddell Memorial Service for Margaret Jane Tweddell of Berkeley Springs will be held at Brown’s Funeral Home, South Berkeley Chapel, Inwood on Sunday, May 16, 2 p.m.

David Waugh David Waugh, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Services will be announced by the funeral home in next week’s Morgan Messenger. See full obit at www.helsleyjohnsonfh.com. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson […]