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…]
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Johnsons Mill Road to reopen soon
Bypass construction has put a halt to through traffic on Johnsons Mill Road since last Monday, October 21. Local residents can still use the road, but have not been able to continue through the area where a level crossing is being built for the new bypass, roughly a mile east[Read More…]
School board expels two students
by Kate Evans Two Morgan County students were expelled from school after the Morgan County School Board held separate executive session hearings on October 9 involving student discipline, suspension and/or expulsion. The school board accepted Superintendent David Banks’ recommendation to expel the students involved in cases E2025-01 and E2025-02. The[Read More…]
Free Naloxone available at War Memorial Hospital
by Trish Rudder A container called the Naloxbox with free boxes of the life-saving antidote to an opioid overdose is now available in the lobby of Valley Health’s War Memorial Hospital on Fairview Drive in Berkeley Springs. Partnering with Valley Health, Life or Drugs Tri-State Support, the local organization that[Read More…]
Bath council adds rental fee for commercial dumpsters
by Trish Rudder The Bath Town Council passed a first reading on October 22 to charge rental fees on town-owned dumpsters of four and six cubic yards to commercial service users. A second reading is scheduled for the next town meeting and, if passed, the ordinance will go into effect[Read More…]
Radio network group’s Preparation Day draws interest in shadow of recent disasters
by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s independent backup emergency communications network has been busy making the most of their radio experience and the gift of two radio towers from the county to build out a secondary layer of connectivity in case of major disaster locally. The incorporated group — Morgan County[Read More…]
Goosebumps the Musical comes to Berkeley Springs High School auditorium
by Lisa Schauer Berkeley Springs High School theatre and music departments are presenting Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium November 1 through November 3 in the high school auditorium. The show starts on Friday and Saturday evening at 7 p.m. Matinee performances will be on Saturday at 2 p.m.[Read More…]
“Triple threat” illness season brings reminders to get updated flu and COVID shots
by Kate Evans With flu season upon us and COVID on the move, it’s time to think about getting your updated COVID-19 and seasonal influenza shots for 2024-2025. Health officials remain concerned about the triple threat of COVID, seasonal influenza and (respiratory syncytial virus) RSV and other respiratory viruses during[Read More…]
Election Day within reach as early voting stays brisk
by Kate Shunney Early voting in Morgan County attracted lines of voters to the front steps of the courthouse last Wednesday, October 23 as local residents were eager to cast their ballots in the 2024 General Election. Registered voters in the county can vote early at the Morgan County Clerk’s[Read More…]
Connie Sue Fleece
Connie Sue Fleece 1946-2024 Connie Sue Fleece, 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at the Hospice of The Panhandle in Kearneysville, W.Va. Born on October 27, 1946 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Dorothy Penner VanGosen. Connie was[Read More…]
