West Virginia labor force statistics released by Workforce West Virginia on July 24 show unemployment rates for Morgan County have risen since last June, but still remain below the state average. Workforce West Virginia, which is a division of the state’s Department of Commerce, reports that Morgan County’s unemployment rate in June of this year […]

by Jamie Harris Former Berkeley Springs High School athlete and boys head basketball coach Varnell Burkhart will join the Class of 2018 as the newest Hall of Fame inductee. Burkhart played football, basketball and ran track while in high school as a member of the Tribe athletic programs. After graduating from BSHS Burkhart attended Shepherd […]

Big 12 notes by Jim Buzzerd Last week the Big 12 Conference held its annual football media days in Frisco, Texas near Dallas. The media days is a two day affair where the head coach of each conference school and four or five players meet with media types. West Virginia University head coach Dana Holgorsen […]

by Geoff Fox The annual Walk to End Child Abuse has been canceled for 2018. The walk and 5K run were scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 29, in Widmeyer Park. In a press release, McCusker said the family recently met to discuss the cancelation of the Walk to End Child Abuse. They started […]

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for this year’s black bear hunting lottery. Successful applicants will receive a permit valid for the five-day hunting season, taking place Oct. 22-26 in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington counties. The department will issue 800 hunting permits that can be used anywhere in those four […]

by Kate Evans A Thursday afternoon vehicle fire in the Valley High Timber Farms area that endangered multiple vehicles and outbuildings was extinguished before it turned disastrous. Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Company Captain Junior Hook said the fire call came in on July 19 around 4:15 p.m. for multiple cars on fire endangering a structure […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board unanimously approved selling the former Greenwood Elementary and 5.74 acres of land to the Greenwood United Methodist Church for a dollar. The action took place at the July 17 school board meeting. The church plans to use the building as a community center. Greenwood Elementary. The board […]

Della Johnson has been voting in elections since she first registered to cast a ballot in 1942. On Friday, July 20, the 105-year-old Morgan County woman became the latest West Virginian to be added to the state’s Voter Hall of Fame. West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner, the state’s chief election officer, welcomed Johnson […]

Anna A. Blackburn 1927-2018 Anna A. Blackburn, 91, of Great Cacapon, died Saturday, July 21, 2018 at her home while under the care of her daughters and Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 15, 1927 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Samuel Lawrence, Sr. and Anna Lader Pearce. She attended Wesleyan Chapel in […]

Adrian D. Beattie 1962-2018 Adrian Dale “Bear” Beattie, age 56, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at his home. Born June 5, 1962 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of Maryellen Hendershot Beattie Snyder Willinghan of Berkeley Springs and the late Donald William Beattie. He was […]