by Trish Rudder Town of Bath Municipal Clerk Breauna Farris, who heads up the holiday parking meter decorations for the town again this year, said applications to participate in Deck the Meters are available. The application package can be picked up at Town Hall at 271 Wilkes Street in Berkeley[Read More…]

by Kate Shunney A discussion between Morgan County commissioners and West Virginia Division of Highways officials on Wednesday answered several sticky questions about the U.S. 522 Bypass project as the new 3.4-mile, four-lane is nearing completion. The top question: when will the first portion of the bypass open to traffic?[Read More…]

by Kate Shunney On a warm and sunny Election Day, lines of Morgan County voters cast their ballots in the 2024 General Election at 13 precincts around the county as November temperatures swelled in the upper 70s. By 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday night – just two hours after polls had[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath Ordinance committee has looked into the request to consider a nondiscrimination ordinance to protect the rights of LGBTQ people from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations within the Bath town limits. It voted in the last committee meeting to withdraw further consideration[Read More…]

On Friday, November 1, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources implemented a statewide ban on open air burning in all Maryland counties. West Virginia governor Jim Justice issued his state’s burn ban on Monday, November 4. Extremely dry conditions persist across both states and have led to an above average[Read More…]

Morgan County voters were motivated and full of resolve as voting in the 2024 General Election opened on October 23 through 10 days of early voting. The opportunity to cast a ballot early ended at the close of Saturday, November 2 at the Morgan County Courthouse. By that time, 3,810[Read More…]

by Matt Harvey The Exponent Telegram Verizon Communications Inc. and Frontier Communications Parent Inc. have filed a joint application with the West Virginia Public Service Commission for Verizon to acquire Frontier. The deal would give Verizon complete control of Frontier West Virginia Inc., Citizens Telecommunications Co. of West Virginia, and[Read More…]

Following several months of work, West Virginia Division of Highways officials have told The Morgan Messenger that the low water bridge on Powerhouse Road in Great Cacapon should reopen this week or in the near future, weather permitting. District 5 engineers said state crews have been replacing the superstructure of[Read More…]