by KATE EVANS Contractors are still significantly behind in the Berkeley Springs High School Building C and Building D renovations, holding up progress on the gym roof and floor. Factors have been the weather and difficulties finding people to do the work, Morgan County Schools Superintendent Erich May said at the August 21 school board […]
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Dedication ceremony set for Hancock veteran banners
by GEOFF FOX Veterans banners in Widmeyer Park. The first phase of the veterans banner project will come to an end on Tuesday evening, September 11, as town officials will dedicate the banners in Widmeyer Park. Mayor Ralph Salvagno said the hope is to recognize those veterans on the banners as well as all […]
Maryland archery deer season opens Saturday
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that Archery hunting for white-tailed and sika deer opens in Maryland this Friday, September 7, and continues through January 31, 2019. “Archery hunters harvest over 25,000 deer each year, many from urban and suburban areas where excessive deer numbers are especially problematic. The early archery season is also […]
Olive N. King
Olive N. King 1922-2018 Olive Noland King, 96, of Paw Paw, died Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. She was born December 10, 1922 in Paw Paw, daughter of the late Earl Richard Noland and Sarah Catherine “Sallie” Ambrose Noland. She was a 1940 graduate of Paw Paw High School, […]
Ernestine Q. Hayter
Ernestine Q. Hayter 1920-2018 Ernestine Quinell Hayter, 97, of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, August 31, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born October 16, 1920 in Bristol, Va., she was the daughter of the late Ernest Jefferson and Ethel Roena Parker Callahan. She was a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. She graduated from […]
Thomas E. Risinger
Thomas E. Risinger 1951-2018 Thomas Edward Risinger, 67, of Hedgesville, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at WVU-East Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg. Born August 15, 1951 in Martinsburg, he was the son of the late Elwood Edward and Dorothy Mae French Risinger. He served six years in the Air National Guard. He graduated from Berkeley Springs High School, […]
William H. Merson
William H. Merson 1936-2018 William Henry Merson, 81, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center, LLC. Born November 10, 1936 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Albert Harvey and Lillian Roberta Weitzel Merson. He was a Christian. He attended public schools in Maryland. He served in the U.S. Army […]
Thomas L. Rhea
Thomas L. Rhea 1946-2018 Thomas Lee “Tommy” Rhea, 72, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at his home. Born March 29, 1946 in Ohio, he was the son of the late Harry and Gaye Mullins Rhea Inman. He attended schools in Ohio. He was a self-employed electrician. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. […]
Margaret R. Mitchell
Margaret R. Mitchell 1934-2018 Margaret Rose Mitchell, age 84, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born April 15, 1934 in Essex, England, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Harriette Vincent Foster. She attended schools in England. […]
Howard D. Caulfield, Jr.
Howard D. Caulfield, Jr. 1948-2018 Howard Donald Caulfield, Jr., (69) formerly of Glen Burnie, Md., passed away suddenly Sunday, August 26, 2018 at his home in Great Cacapon, W.Va. He was born December 12, 1948 in Baltimore and graduated from Brooklyn Park High School in 1966. He attended University of Baltimore from 1966 to 1970. […]