West Virginia economic development officials recognized 23 state companies that grew their business by exporting a good or service to a new country last year. Eight of the companies were first-time winners. Caperton Furnitureworks of Berkeley Springs was once again listed as an export achiever by the state. During the[Read More…]
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Berkeley Springs High School hosts Meet the Team Night on August 16
by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School is set to kick off the fall sports season with an exciting Meet the Team Night on Friday, August 16, at Morgan Field. The event, starting at 6 p.m., promises to be a fantastic opportunity for the community to come together and support[Read More…]
CEOS Garden Club to host groundbreaking for accessible community garden & 9/11 Memorial garden
The Morgan County Community Educational Outreach Service (C.E.O.S.) Garden Club in partnership with the Morgan County Commissioners and WVU Extension will be breaking ground on a future ADA accessible community garden, the 9/11 Memorial Universal Garden, on Wednesday, September 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited[Read More…]
Developer won’t carry KOA campground forward, seeks options to add land to Cacapon State Park or other uses
by Kate Shunney The principal owner of Scenic LLC, the company that was poised to develop acreage below the Panorama Overlook into a KOA campground for RVs in Great Cacapon told Morgan County Commissioners on July 17 that his company won’t carry the project forward. Citing “shockingly bad timing for[Read More…]
Brimelow resigns as VDARE editor, suspends group’s website
by Kate Shunney Citing legal pressure from the New York Attorney General related to her investigation into the charitable status of VDARE Foundation, the head of the Foundation and editor of VDARE.com, Peter Brimelow, announced last week that he was stepping down from both roles with the organization. The site[Read More…]
Paw Paw resident charged with two others in Berkeley County drug stop
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department seized more than 158 “caps” of suspected fentanyl during a traffic stop on Thursday, August 1 and charged three individuals with drug trafficking, including one person from Paw Paw. According to a press release from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy Kolb conducted a traffic[Read More…]
WVDNR to conduct deer spotlight surveys in August & September
Personnel with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) will be conducting deer spotlight surveys in all WVDNR districts during the months of August and September. During the survey period, WVDNR personnel will be driving designated routes and using spotlights at night to count deer from county roads. This[Read More…]
Four shot at Monday party, police looking for shooter
by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting at a Monday evening party in eastern Morgan County that left four individuals wounded. Two of those people were receiving medical care on Tuesday morning – one at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown and the[Read More…]
Ways to protect well supplies & save water during drought
West Virginia is under a drought State of Emergency and Western Maryland is under a drought watch during this dry summer with historically low levels of water in area rivers. Environmental officials are offering up water conservation reminders to encourage homeowners, residents and businesses to make the most of the[Read More…]
Residents reported transformer boom before fire detected at Widmyer
An apparent transformer malfunction preceded reports of a fire in the woods behind Widmyer Elementary on Monday, July 29 shortly before 5 p.m., bringing fire units from around the region to contain the blaze. Smoke was visible rising from Warm Springs Ridge behind the school as firefighting units responded. Fire[Read More…]
