by Jim Buzzerd See ya, Oscar The West Virginia University Football Team found a way to beat Army 24-21 last Thursday in the Liberty Bowl. Austin Kendall replaced Jarret Doege who had made some poor decisions in holding the ball too long. One instance caused a Doege fumble deep in the Mountaineers territory leading to […]
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Paw Paw’s new EMS station in service
Morgan County EMS began operating out of its new station on December 31, 2020. The new station is located at 123 Winchester Street in Paw Paw, just across the street from the town office. Crews staff this station with two personnel — one as an EMT and the other as a paramedic — 24 hours […]
100 more residents test positive for COVID in holiday week
by Kate Evans Morgan County cases of COVID-19 virus infection continue to climb, jumping 100 cases since Christmas Day. As of Monday morning January 4, there were a total of 687 COVID-19 cases in Morgan County — 553 cumulative confirmed cases and 134 cumulative probable cases. Some 166 county residents have active cases of the […]
Looking back at 2020
by Geoff Fox It’s 2021, which means everything that happened in 2020 is now behind us. Whether it was a pandemic, loss of jobs, a presidential election, or just events going on around the world, last year was one we’d rather forget. But there were some things that happened around the Hancock area that we […]
School board hears of families’ trials with remote learning
by Kate Evans Dawn Beal, Randy Beal and their son Cardin Beal, a Berkeley Springs High School student, addressed the Morgan County School Board at their December 15 meeting about some of the issues they’ve had with remote learning this year. The Beals also offered their assistance to other parents and families struggling with similar […]
Older residents now part of vaccination effort
by Kate Evans Morgan County’s older residents over the holidays started to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as it became available. Local medical practices and the Health Department alerted those over age 80 of the availability of a limited number of doses here in the county. Morgan County Health Department staff advertised […]
Hedgesville man accused of remodeling fraud scheme
West Virginia State Police have arrested a Hedgesville man on felony charges of fraudulent schemes related to his home improvement business. Craig H. Fox, 48, was arrested on December 29 by Cpl. S. R. Smith on a December 18 warrant. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court, Fox is the owner […]
Washington County extends distance learning for students until at least Jan. 26
by Kate Shunney Hancock students have spent the majority of this school year doing their schoolwork away from classrooms, and that situation will continue longer than earlier planned. Washington County Public Schools officials on Monday announced that students throughout the county will continue to do their school from home until at least January 26. Previously, […]
Clark takes office; Tuttle is commission president
Morgan County’s 2021 Commission. Pictured, from left, are Commissioners Bill Clark, Joel Tuttle and Sean Forney. by KATE SHUNNEY Morgan County Commissioner Joel Tuttle will again serve as the president of the commission, county officials decided on Monday. At the first meeting of the 2021 County Commission, Tuttle was chosen to lead the county board as […]
Cowles leaves EDA for job with governor
by KATE SHUNNEY Morgan County’s Economic Development Authority director Daryl Cowles has resigned, saying he accepted a new job with the governor’s office. County Commissioners, in their first meeting of 2021, said the EDA board of directors would be starting their search process for a replacement this week. Commissioner Sean Forney sits on the EDA board […]
