On Tuesday, January 30, two volunteers from the Town of Bath Tree Board removed five small, dead trees along Washington Street between Union and Liberty Streets. The work done by volunteers is part of a $15,000 Demonstration City Grant from the WV Division of Forestry for fiscal year 2024. In[Read More…]

The World Premier of H2O: The Intelligence of Water takes place on Friday, February 23 at 8 p.m. at the Star Theatre in Berkeley Springs. Writer, director, and producer, Emmanuel Itier, Wonderland Entertainment Group, filmed the movie around the world and at the 2022 Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting. “We[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder Gabriel J. Cardwell, 23, formerly of Martinsburg, was sentenced to 15 years for voluntary manslaughter on Friday, February 2 in Morgan County Circuit Court. A local jury found Cardwell guilty of fatally stabbing a Berkeley Springs man — Scott A. Mullen, 47 — during an altercation at[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder Three properties have removed from the Town of Bath Historic District list after being deemed ineligible to remain as contributing properties. At the January 25 Historic Landmarks Commission (HLC) meeting, the members voted to remove the two contributing structures in town that no longer qualify to be[Read More…]

Eighty-two people have been indicted by a federal grand jury for a drug trafficking operation that distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in the Eastern Panhandle. The United States Attorney’s Office announced that an indictment was unsealed on January 24, charging individuals from Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia with drug trafficking.[Read More…]

Docket information about public cases filed in West Virginia Magistrate courts is now available online to the public for free, following an announcement on January 25. “The Magistrate Case Record Search system greatly improves access to court records. The Supreme Court continues to fulfill its commitment to make the court[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder The Bath Town Council has proposed an ordinance to raise the downtown Berkeley Springs parking violation fines for the first time in 14 years. If passed by the council, the new fines would take effect May 1 and remain in place through April 30, 2026. A first[Read More…]

by Trish Rudder The Bath Town Council approved adding an app-based program call ParkMobile to enhance parking. They said they wanted drivers not to worry about feeding the meter to avoid a violation. At the January 23 meeting, Berkeley Springs Police Chief Bill Carper said the meters can still use[Read More…]

In the wake of several recent fatalities related to house fires, the West Virginia Department of Health, W est Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office, and West Virginia Emergency Management Division are joining forces to remind West Virginians about fire safety practices. Sherri A. Young, D.O., MBA, FAAFP, Cabinet Secretary for[Read More…]