Sophomore, Peyton Thompson, #34, running with the ball against Keyser last Friday night at Morgan Field.                  photo by A. Miller Photography by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians hosted the Keyser Golden Tornado in a football contest at Morgan Field Friday night August 31. Berkeley […]

by Jamie Harris The Paw Paw Lady Pirates Volleyball Team kicked off their 2018 season with a game at Lighthouse Christian Academy in Cumberland, Md. on Thursday, August 30. Paw Paw took the first set 25-22, but saw Lighthouse Christian rally back to take the final three games (25-6, 25-10 and 25-13) to pick up […]

by Jim Buzzerd Welcome to Morgantown Kenny Bigelow! On the first offensive play of the game West Virginia University nose tackle Kenny Bigelow, a graduate transfer from USC, literally blew up the Tennessee center and tackled Volunteer quarterback Jarrett Guarantano for a two yard loss. Bigelow’s career at USC was pretty much a bust due […]

Police last Thursday arrested a Rio, W.Va. man and charged him with burglary and grand larceny in an August 4 break-in in Great Cacapon. Kevin R. Cain, 44, was extradited from Howard County, Md. and arrested by Capt. Tim Stapleton of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department on August 30. Cain was wanted on arrest warrants […]

The Cacapon State Park Lake looked restful and refreshing as families enjoyed boating at Sunday’s Homecoming event. Bob Williams performed a variety of oldies at Sunday’s Homecoming event that included the Beatles “All My Loving” and “Baby It’s You”, Credence Clearwater Revival’s “Who’ll Stop the Rain” and the classics “Ain’t Misbehaving” and “Stand By Me.” […]

A St. Albans company has been selected as the contractor for a 78-room addition to the Cacapon State Park lodge and a host of other planned upgrades at the park. Paramount Builders submitted the low bid of $25.38 million in late July. Only two contractors submitted a proposal in the third round of bidding for […]

Washington County government officials announced they have filed litigation in federal court against numerous opioid manufacturers and distributors seeking damages relating to the ongoing opioid crisis in the county. The Board of County Commissioners have retained the local law firm The Poole Law Group, along with a team of national law firms, to initiate litigation […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]