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 […]

Olive N. King 1922-2018 Olive Noland King, 96, of Paw Paw, died Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. She was born December 10, 1922 in Paw Paw, daughter of the late Earl Richard Noland and Sarah Catherine “Sallie” Ambrose Noland. She was a 1940 graduate of Paw Paw High School, […]

Ernestine Q. Hayter 1920-2018 Ernestine Quinell Hayter, 97, of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, August 31, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born October 16, 1920 in Bristol, Va., she was the daughter of the late Ernest Jefferson and Ethel Roena Parker Callahan. She was a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church. She graduated from […]

Thomas E. Risinger 1951-2018 Thomas Edward Risinger, 67, of Hedgesville, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at WVU-East Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg. Born August 15, 1951 in Martinsburg, he was the son of the late Elwood Edward and Dorothy Mae French Risinger. He served six years in the Air National Guard. He graduated from Berkeley Springs High School, […]

William H. Merson 1936-2018 William Henry Merson, 81, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center, LLC. Born November 10, 1936 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Albert Harvey and Lillian Roberta Weitzel Merson. He was a Christian. He attended public schools in Maryland. He served in the U.S. Army […]

Thomas L. Rhea 1946-2018 Thomas Lee “Tommy” Rhea, 72, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at his home. Born March 29, 1946 in Ohio, he was the son of the late Harry and Gaye Mullins Rhea Inman. He attended schools in Ohio. He was a self-employed electrician. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. […]