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Joyce A. Wakeford

1930-2018 Joyce A. Wakeford, 87, formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, March 30, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. She was active in many local organizations, especially as a volunteer for the Museum of the Berkeley Springs. She is survived by her two children, Anne Wakeford, Elkins and Mark Wakeford, Washington, D.C. She was preceded in death […]

Samuel D. Swaim

1941-2018 Samuel Dennis Swaim, 76, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. Born July 7, 1941 in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Roscoe R. Swaim and Mary E. (Hovermill) Swaim. He was a member of the Berkeley Springs Church of Christ. He retired from […]

Helen Y. Allemong

1919-2018 Helen Yeatman Allemong, age 99, of Easton, Maryland, departed this life on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Bayleigh Chase in Easton, Maryland. Born on March 20, 1919, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Thomas W. and Mary Lewis Orme of Loudoun County, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Helen attended Washington, D.C., […]

David L. Henry

1931-2018 David Lincoln Henry, 87, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Berkeley Springs Center. He was born February 12, 1931 in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Robert W. and Pearl C. Henry Henry. He was a veteran in the United States Air Force, worked as a school teacher for […]

Berkeley Springs High School Tennis Teams capture PVC Championships

by Jamie Harris The success of  the Berkeley Springs High School TennisTeams paid off last weekas both teams captured the2018 Potomac Valley ConferenceChampionships. The Tribe not only capturedthe team  titles, but hadseveral athletes capture individual PVC Championshipsas well. Berkeley Springs headcoach Raynette Mock was tabbed as PVC Coach of the Year for both boys and […]

Canal Pride Day brings helping hands, fresh look to Hancock

Volunteers Simon Barber, Mary Lapole and Jaylah Hamilton painted the gate at the Hancock Visitor Center during the Canal Pride cleanup day.       by PATRICIA KEYS Volunteers for the C&O Canal Trust gathered for their 11th Annual Event on a sunny and pleasant Saturday morning on April 28 to enhance the Hancock Visitor’s […]

Chip Shots

by Jim Buzzerd Basketball notes The college basketball season endedjust a month ago and in less than six months teams will be on the court again as practice for the 2018-2019 season begins. If you’re a West Virginia University Mountaineers fan you’re probably a little anxious as to what next season’s roster will look like. […]

Primary election is next Tuesday, May 8

Morgan County voters will take to the county’s 13 precincts to cast ballots in the state’s primary election next Tuesday, May 8. Early voting also continues at the Morgan County Courthouse through Saturday, May 5 in the first floor County Clerk’s office. Voters will choose three school board members and two Circuit judges in nonpartisan […]

Bath officials hold first boot drive hearing, hear other town business

by Trish Rudder The Bath Town Council unanimously passed the first hearing on April 17 to the Boot Drive amendment to Ordinance Sec. 66-27 that will allow solicitation by the Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department (BSVFD) to fundraise within the town limits on U.S. 522. The following stipulations will apply: The fire department will be […]

School board officially adopts school levy rates

by KATE EVANS The Morgan County School Board formally adopted the same proposed regular state school levy and special levy rates for Fiscal Year 2019 that they approved earlier at their March 22 special meeting at Pleasant View Elementary. The board has adopted the same levy rates for the last four fiscal years. The school […]

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