Town of Bath officials were set to meet for the first meeting of their new council on Tuesday, July 1 at Town Hall. On Monday afternoon, June 30 the elected officials took their oath of office and met collectively for the first time. Mayor Greg Schene was sworn in by[Read More…]

Food Lion notified customers on Friday, June 27 of a recall affecting Food Lion in-store baked Gourmet Chocolate Chunk Cookies after being alerted by supplier Rise Baking of potential peanut contamination in select lots of chocolate used to make the cookies. This recall affects only the products listed below in[Read More…]

After several false starts, the West Virginia Division of Highways on Wednesday morning opened up travel access to part of the U.S. 522 Bypass to the east of Berkeley Springs. A press release sent out by the DOH at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday said the bypass would be open by[Read More…]

This summer the families in Paw Paw have had the opportunity to participate in “Summer Fun in the Park” at the Paw Paw park on Mondays and Wednesdays from  1 to 3 p.m. for the month of June. Families can experience Art, Music, STEM, and water games and team building[Read More…]

by Lisa Schauer Morgan County residents with ties to central and northern West Virginia quickly mobilized an effort to collect and send relief supplies to those parts of the state after deadly flash flooding on June 14. A truck carrying donations from Morgan County delivered the supplies last week. In[Read More…]

by Kate Shunney Federal energy officials have approved a June 4 request from Columbia Gas Transmission LLC to put their new gas pipeline from Fulton County, Pa. to Berkeley Springs, W.Va. into service. According to a letter filed on June 20 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Columbia Gas[Read More…]

by Kate Shunney Online comments from a newly-elected but not sworn in member of the Town of Bath council created a stir following the June 10 municipal election, carrying over a week later into the Bath council meeting of June 17. Reba Dalson, one of three new members to be[Read More…]

CASA of the Eastern Panhandle (CASA-EP) proudly welcomed six new volunteer advocates on Wednesday, June 11, during an official swearing-in ceremony held at the Jefferson County Courthouse. The Honorable Judge Bridget Cohee administered the oath, marking the beginning of each advocate’s journey to speak up for children involved in the[Read More…]

by Lisa Schauer The summer solstice on Friday, June 20 officially marked the first day of summer, 2025. A heat advisory has been in effect for Morgan County since, with near record high temperatures by Monday. The area was under a heat advisory, with the heat index reaching near 104[Read More…]

A morning motor vehicle accident in the 3000 block of Valley Road claimed the life of Little Orleans woman on Friday, June 20. At 9:19 a.m., Morgan County 911 was alerted to the incident near Eddie’s Tire Service south of Berkeley Springs. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department responded to the[Read More…]