The Berkeley Springs – Morgan County Chamber of Commerce announced on Monday that the downtown holiday “Deck the Meters” festivities will be managed by the Town of Bath this season. “The Chamber of Commerce has been the proud organizer of the Deck the Meters program for the last six years,[Read More…]
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One park bridge to be replaced
Two pedestrian bridges in Berkeley Springs State Park over Warm Springs Run have been removed as part of park upgrades. Only one will be replaced. Park officials confirmed that drawings showing the scope of work in the downtown park call for the southern bridge to be replaced as work continues.[Read More…]
CNB spreads good deeds
Last Friday, November 3, CNB Bank joined a community bank effort around the country to put acts of kindness in motion as part of the Best Day Ever! event. Banking partner Kasasa and CNB employees worked together to reach their goal of performing 100,000 acts of kindness in a single[Read More…]
High school adds fluffy friend to staff
Skye, therapy dog buddy, arrives at Berkeley Springs High School by Kate Evans A female Brown Labradoodle called Skye is a new four-legged friend for students at Berkeley Springs High School. Skye was welcomed at a pup rally assembly on Tuesday, October 31 along with representatives of West Virginia’s First[Read More…]
Greenwood School Community Center flourishing & growing in its mission
by Kate Evans Five years after the former Greenwood Elementary closed, that school building’s new chapter as the Greenwood School Community Center has kept the location alive as a community hub for southern Morgan County. The center has continued to grow and expand for more than five years since the[Read More…]
Prevent home fires with wood stove safety and outdoor Firewise measures
by Kate Evans The autumn winds and falling leaves and branches can create a higher risk of wildfires, especially in homes burning a wood stove to stay warm. Area residents are urged to follow these tips to heat their homes safely with wood stove heat and prevent house fires from[Read More…]
Train Depot Grand Opening set for Veteran’s Day
by Trish Rudder Bath Town Recorder Susan Webster told the Town Council on October 17 that a Grand Opening of the Berkeley Springs Train Depot will be held on Saturday, November 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Grand Opening will begin with a ribbon-cutting in the back of[Read More…]
Artists invited to create ornaments for the 2023 Artistree
First Lady Cathy Justice and the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History invite West Virginians of all ages, including artists of all disciplines, to create and submit hand-crafted ornaments to be displayed on a Christm as tree at the West Virginia Culture Center this holiday season. Celebrating its[Read More…]
Streambed stormwater design at depot lot being put in place
by Trish Rudder Construction of the stormwater control feature at the Berkeley Springs Train Depot got substantially underway last week with Pentoney Brothers Contracting LLC doing the work. The innovative stormwater control system on one-third of an acre at the Depot was designed to collect and filter stormwater runoff using[Read More…]
DNR checking on fish kill
Courthouse officials are awaiting the results of a West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) investigation into a fish kill in Warm Springs Run late last week to determine if they can proceed with power washing work. Dead fish were spotted in the run downstream of the courthouse and reported[Read More…]
