Keith Duvall Keith Duvall, 77, of Stafford, Va., died Wednesday, June 4, 2020 at Mary Washington Hospital. He retired from IBM after 30 years in Kingston, N.Y., Havant, Hantz United Kingdom and Manassas, Va. He then worked at Intuit for 15 years in Fredericksburg, Va. He is survived by his wife, Darlene Duvall, Stafford; one son, Dennis Duvall, […]

by GEOFF FOX The Confederate flag on a mural along the Town Tavern in Hancock was painted over early this month by the town mayor. Part of a private mural honoring a Confederate general was painted over, kicking off a criminal investigation. Hancock Mayor Ralph Salvagno has been charged with one count of malicious destruction and […]

Tennis Senior Spotlight Leah Reed by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School senior Leah Reed, along with her senior tennis teammates, have a more unique story that they will remember for years. Imagine having to practice on courts that were in bad shape. How about not having a single home tennis match in her entire […]

Wide receiver verbals by Jim Buzzerd Last month West Virginia University 2021 football target, wide receiver J.J. Jones, narrowed his list to five schools and West Virginia was not among them. Jones plays for Myrtle Beach High school which is an area that WVU rarely recruits. Jones was a target because his father, Jon, played […]

Softball Senior Spotlight Meghan Fox by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians softball player Meghan Fox was participating in her first year of high school softball when the season came to an abrupt end. Fox was also a varsity cheerleader for Berkeley Springs High School and was a competitive gymnast for 11 years […]

Little League decides to suspend season The Morgan County Little League has voted to suspend their 2020 season. League officials announced the move in a social media post last Friday, June 5. West Virginia’s governor had opened up the option for youth sports to go ahead under certain guidelines meant to reduce contact between individuals […]

by GEOFF FOX Mark Widmyer (center) presented the proclamation to Mayor Ralph Salvagno and Town Manger Joe Gilbert during the June 6 event. With a multitude of trails crossing Hancock, Governor Larry Hogan has named the town Trail Town Maryland, a title only Hancock can boast. More than 30 people gathered in the parking lot by […]

The Morgan County Little League has voted to suspend their 2020 season. League officials announced the move in a social media post last Friday, June 5. West Virginia’s governor had opened up the option for youth sports to go ahead under certain guidelines meant to reduce contact between individuals to protect against the spread of […]

Wind Dance Farm & Earth Education Center will host a free farm/garden workshop this Saturday, June 13 at their farm south of Berkeley Springs. The Wind Dance Biomimicry team, EcoDefenders, created a workshop series as part of a biomimicry design challenge concentrating on regenerative Naomi Kesecker demonstrates the use of a broad fork. agriculture. “Regenerative […]

The Morgan County Commissioners appointed a new Paw Paw representative to the Economic Development Authority (EDA) to serve for a three-year term during their June 3 meeting, which was live streamed through social media. EDA Executive Director Daryl Cowles said Paw Paw town officials offered him three recommendations to fill a town space on the […]