Officers from the West Virginia State Police and the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant at the Exotic Smoke House on Valley Road on Wednesday, April 2 on suspicion that the store was harboring the illegal sale of Schedule I narcotics and have charged a man in the[Read More…]
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Abruzzi and Golden honored by WV Archives & History for historical work
by Kate Shunney Two Morgan County men were honored by the West Virginia Division of Culture & History in March for their work capturing, preserving and promoting the history of the county. These “History Heroes” were nominated by local organizations that have seen and been involved in this history preservation[Read More…]
Washington County burn ban remains in effect
The Washington County Board of County Commissioners has said that the countywide burn ban remains in effect for the second full week. Officials will continue to monitor weather conditions and reevaluate the ban on Friday, April 4 to determine if it should be lifted or extended further. Continued dry conditions[Read More…]
Sleepy Creek Watershed to hold Make-it-Shine Cleanup April 12
The Sleepy Creek Watershed Association will host its the annual West Virginia Make-It-Shine campaign on Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to Noon. This year’s litter clean-up site is on Spohrs Road east of Berkeley Springs. To arrive at the site, follow Rte. 9 East (Martinsburg Road) from Berkeley Springs[Read More…]
Making derby cars & memories at Gat Creek
Caperton Furnitureworks held their 26th annual “Bring your Child to Work” day last Thursday, March 26 and hosted a wooden car derby as part of the popular employee event. Children of Gat Creek employees learned some of the inner workings of the furniture manufacturing plant first-hand as they turned blocks[Read More…]
Crash on Paw Paw Rd. claims life of Virginia driver
A head-on collision on Sunday, March 30 in a Hampshire County stretch of Paw Paw Road claimed the life of a Fredericksburg, Va. driver. According to the West Virginia State Police, Senior Trooper S. M. Ward and Corporal D. A. Bowland of the Romney Detachment were called to respond to[Read More…]
County approves $11.17 million budget for FY 26
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners and staff at the County Clerk’s office held multiple work sessions to shape a fiscal year 2026 budget in time to meet the state’s deadline for submittal. “We’ve worked on this budget longer than we have in the past,” said Commissioner Joel Tuttle on[Read More…]
Not yet included on endangered properties list, efforts to save old schoolhouse will continue
by Trish Rudder Saving the old Bath schoolhouse building at 187 South Green Street has been has been a topic of discussion since the building has fallen into disrepair and has been boarded up with no activity. The building is owned by Lotus Real Estate Investments, LLC. In January, the[Read More…]
County suspends unsafe buildings ordinance, board
by Kate Shunney Citing a lack of action and a non-functioning advisory board, the Morgan County Commissioners last Wednesday voted unanimously to suspend their Unsafe Structures ordinance. The county law, enacted August 15, 2018, was championed by then-commissioner Ken Reed to address several unsightly and dilapidated structures around Morgan County[Read More…]
TC Energy reports cleanup up of drilling fluid, change in Potomac River drill as pipeline proceeds
by Kate Shunney TC Energy, the owner of Columbia Gas Transmission, has reported the cleanup of drilling fluid from several sites in the Hancock area and work continues on a 4-mile gas pipeline connector between Fulton County, Pa. and Morgan County, W.Va. In a March 19 report to the Federal[Read More…]
