by GEOFF FOX A contingency of residents joined Hancock town officials in addressing Washington County Public Schools officials during the Tuesday evening, April 17 Board of Education meeting in Hagerstown about a teacher reassignment from Hancock to Clear Spring and rumors that Hancock High School might be slated for closure. The teacher move in question […]

Morgan County officials have set the dates of two public hearings to collect comments from county residents about a proposed dilapidated buildings ordinance. The first of two hearings will be held on Wednesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at Warm Springs Middle School in Berkeley Springs. The proposed ordinance sets forth rules about how the […]

by KATE SHUNNEY Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has said the state’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board and Department of Health have made steps to enhance the state’s medical marijuana program. “The final report of the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board continues to put patients first and will improve the program to give greater access to patients by […]

by KATE EVANS A number of residents and business owners at last Thursday’s public meeting about the U.S. Route 522 bypass project voiced concerns about the project’s impact on businesses, home and property owners and the town’s environment. Many who spoke with The Morgan Messenger opposed the current bypass design and several opposed the project. […]

4/26: Story updated to correct an inaccuracy on the ballot for Morgan County School Board. ————————————————————————————- Registered voters can begin casting ballots in the May primary election today, April 25, as early voting opens for 10 days statewide. Early voting in Morgan County takes place at the Morgan County Courthouse in the first-floor County Clerk’s […]

by TRISH RUDDER About 220 people who wanted to learn more about the proposed U.S. 522 Berkeley Springs Bypass and the Fairview Connector road to War Memorial Hospital attended the state highway department’s open house public meeting last Thursday, April 19. In the Berkeley Springs High School cafeteria, maps of the proposed bypass from Winchester […]

1924-2018 Dayton Lomax Dawson, Sr., 93, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Atlantic Shores Nursing Facility, Virginia Beach. Born November 28, 1924 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Raymond and Elise Mesner Dawson. He attended Union Chapel United Methodist Church, Berkeley Springs. He […]

1950-2018 Thomas Powell Dove, Sr., 67, of Martinsburg, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown. He was born October 3, 1950 in Berkeley County, he was the son of the late Jacob Powell and Velda Louise Sherrard Dove. He was of the Baptist faith. He graduated from public schools in Martinsburg. He retired […]

1937-2018 Juanita Hart, age 80, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown, Md. Born May 10, 1937, in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Wason William and Vada Belle (Barnhart) Cubbage; and the wife of Gary W. Hart, whom she married June 12, 1975. She […]

1952-2018 William Royce “Rick” Graves, D.O., age 65, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born July 29, 1952 in Bartow, Fla., he was the son of the late Billy Hires Graves and Kathy McPhearson Graves Beck and Robert L. […]