Hancock officials are estimating that property values within the town limits will increase their property tax collections beginning with the July 1, 2018 fiscal year. The town is not proposing raising their town tax rate, but will hold a public hearing about the estimated higher tax revenue. A notice of the hearing in Hancock was […]

1938-2018 Laura Alice Bloom, 80, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at the Extended Care Facility of War Memorial Hospital. Born January 30, 1938 in Viacova, she was the daughter of the late Ruff and Una Viola Worrell Smith. She was a member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Berkeley Springs. She was […]

1935-2018 Charles James Heise, 83, of Hedgesville, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born January 27, 1935 in Ferndale, Mich., he was the son of the late Claude Augustus, Sr. and Evelyn Claire Scheiblich Heise. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. […]

1973-2018 Bobby Adam Omps II, 44, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, June 9, 2018 in Berkeley County, W.Va., as a result of an automobile accident. Bobby was born on July 20, 1973 in Winchester, Va., the son of Bobby A. and Crystal Yvonne Omps of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He worked as a Mason […]

1944-2018 Earl James Hendershot, age 73, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died on Sunday, June 17, 2018 at his home. Born November 22, 1944 at home in Warfordsburg, PA., he was the son of the late Kenneth Ellsworth and Stella Virginia Barnhart Hendershot. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church USA. Earl was a 1962 graduate […]

by KATE SHUNNEY A handful of county roads are still closed due to damage from a June 3 flood that hit a wide swath of Morgan County. State road crews have been working their way around the county to address problems like debris on public roads, unstable shoulders and sink holes caused by water undercutting […]

by Jim Buzzerd Monday was a travel day for me and the 480 mile drive cut into the time usually set aside for this column, but over seven hours of listening to sports talk radio gave me a few topics to make quick comments on. One of the first topics that came up was Cleveland […]

by Jamie Harris & Bill Sterner This past fall the sports writers from the Morgan Messenger and Hancock News have partnered up with the athletic directors and head coaches from Berkeley Springs High School, Hancock High School and Paw Paw High School to select an All Area team for the fall, winter and spring varsity […]

A Berkeley Springs man died last Saturday, June 9 in a single-vehicle accident in the Martinsburg area. Bobby A. Omps II, 44, was pronounced dead after being transported from the accident scene to Berkeley Medical Center, according to news reports. Omps was one of two men in a 2003 Chevy pickup truck which struck a […]

The Hancock High School Panther Band placed first at the Music in the Parks Festival in Busch Gardens, Williamsburg During the first weekend of June. The band, under the direction of Susan Mott, enjoyed a three-day trip to the Williamsburg area where they played in the music festival, spent a day at Busch Gardens and […]