A Lewisburg man has been charged by Morgan County police with soliciting a minor via computer to travel to engage in prohibited sexual activity in the case of a teen who went missing from Berkeley Springs in early August. Robert D. Cobb, 61, was arrested on August 18 and is[Read More…]
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Bath officials asked to consider enacting nondiscrimination protections
by Trish Rudder The co-founder and board member of West Virginia Pride in Berkeley Springs, Scott Collinash, asked the Town of Bath Council on August 20 to consider an ordinance to protect the rights of LGBTQ people from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations. Fairness WV executive director Andrew[Read More…]
German Cemetery gets funding for ADA walkway
by Trish Rudder With the help of a grant from the State Historical Preservation Office (SHPO), the Foxglove Garden Club’s German Cemetery Committee members met last Friday to discuss the ADA Compliant walkway path that will meander through the cemetery. Foxglove member Linda Lockhart said last week that the initial[Read More…]
Groups to hold Aug. 29 free session about watershed partnerships to preserve area habitats
by Dottie Eddis Are you a farmer or landowner who wants to make your farm more productive or friendlier to wildlife? Do you have streams or rivers that need riparian improvements? Do you dream of having native brook trout in your streams? Have you thought about what will happen to[Read More…]
COVID surges exist in many states; vaccines advised
by Kate Evans Many states across the country are experiencing a summer surge of COVID-19, including Western states such as Texas and California and some Eastern states like Florida and North Carolina that are showing very high levels of the virus. Nationally, wastewater viral activity from COVID is very high[Read More…]
The raging, spreading inferno: Firefighters on the scene of Hotel Washington recall tragedy 50 years later
by Geoff Fox In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 25, 1974, the Washington House Hotel, located at the corner of Washington Street and Fairfax Street, caught fire and burned, killing 12 people and destroying a block of businesses in downtown Berkeley Springs. Locally, The Morgan Messenger, Morning Herald[Read More…]
Chamber of Commerce announces winners of Annual Community Awards
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners for their second Annual Community Awards. These eight people will be honored at the Chamber Awards banquet Thursday, September 12, and will be the grand marshals for the 49th Annual Apple Butter Festival parade on Saturday, October 12. “We[Read More…]
Local teen found in southern West Virginia, adult male being held in investigation
The Berkeley Springs teen who was reported missing from her home off Fairview Drive in Berkeley Springs on August 3 has been located by West Virginia State Police in southern West Virginia, police announced on Monday. Angel Turner was found on Sunday, August 18 after an extensive investigation by the[Read More…]
Residents ask water and sewer line extension questions at public session
by Trish Rudder An informal water and sewer line extension meeting took place last Wednesday, August 14 at the Morgan County Commission meeting room. The meeting was set up with just a few days’ public notice to engage local residents who may be affected by a planned two-mile extension of[Read More…]
Man arrested on charges of stalking bypass construction worker
A worker on the U.S. 522 bypass construction site at Winchester Grade Road was granted a personal safety order, or PSO, on July 19 against a man who habitually conducted video surveillance in close proximity of the site during working hours, causing the worker to change his shift schedule. According[Read More…]
