by Kate Evans An outbreak of acute hepatitis A in West Virginia has brought cases closer to this area in the last week. Two cases were reported last week in Berkeley County and a third case is now confirmed there, said Berkeley County/Morgan County Health Department nurse Angie Gray. One suspected case is currently being […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Football program will have a new head coach in place to start the 2018 season. Morgan County resident and 1987 Berkeley Springs High School graduate Chip Breeden is returning home to take over the reins of the Tribe. Breeden will be replacing Matt Puffenberger who resigned […]

by Kate Evans The Berkeley Springs Senior Center is still without air conditioning despite work last week to install new parts. The facility, located at the former U.S. Silica corporate headquarters on U.S. Route 522, is in their third summer without consistent air conditioning. The senior center closed its doors on June 18 and June […]

West Virginia governor Jim Justice announced Tuesday, July 3, that he is seeking a major disaster declaration from the president for flooding in Morgan, Berkeley, Hampshire, Grant, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral and Pendleton counties in early June. Governor Justice submitted the request letter, dated June 28, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency requesting public assistance for […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame committee has released the Class of 2018 members. The Class of 2018 is as follows: Lewis Close was a standout football, basketball, baseball and track athlete at BSHS from 1951-1956. Close went on and played basketball at Shepherd. Karen Clark was the first […]

                             Steve Havermale by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians soccer program will have a new head coach manning the sidelines at the start of the 2018 fall season. Steve Havermale was recently approved by the Morgan County Board […]

by Geoff Fox Town officials looked at the fiscal year 2019 budget for the first time last Wednesday, June 20, in a public hearing during the town meeting. Town Manager David Smith prepared the budget, which has a proposed total operating budget of $2,040,969 for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The draft budget […]

In 2007, the Maryland State Arts Council’s folklife program, Maryland Traditions, created the state Heritage Awards to recognize outstanding stewardship of Maryland’s living traditions. Each year, three awards are made in the categories of person/people, place, and tradition. Nominations can be submitted via the Heritage Awards form online. Nominations are due July 30. Nominations from […]

An addiction awareness event now in its fifth year put a focus on hope and the future last Saturday, June 23. Life or Drugs, a regional group that hosts support groups, training and addiction recovery resources, held the event in Berkeley Springs State Park. Quilt pieces, photos and memories hung at the Life or Drugs […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board is considering a new policy that could allow local home-schooled students to take online courses at home through a new Morgan County Schools cyber academy. The policy would create the Warm Springs Cyber Academy. A first reading of the policy was held at the June 5 school […]