by Jamie Harris Last Thursday, October 24, the stage was set at Hampshire High School for the Class AA Region II Cross Country Championships, where Berkeley Springs Indians boys’ and girls’ teams competed with hopes of qualifying for the state championships at Cabell Midland High School next weekend. The Indians’[Read More…]
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Frankfort dominates Berkeley Springs on Homecoming Night
by Jamie Harris This past Friday night, October 25, the Berkeley Springs Indians hosted the #1 ranked Frankfort Falcons at Morgan Field for their highly anticipated homecoming game. Pre-game festivities saw senior quarterback Aiden Cain and senior Natalie Andrews crowned homecoming king and queen, bringing excitement to the crowd before[Read More…]
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School committee discusses options for summer school programs, alternative ed & arts
by Kate Evans The Morgan County Schools strategic planning and curriculum and instruction committees met recently and discussed a variety of topics, including county strategic plan goals, cell phone policies, the arts, summer school enrollment and bringing back the summer Energy Express program. At the September 24 Morgan County Schools[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs FFA Alumni and Supporters celebrate inaugural year
by Brad Michael The Berkeley Springs FFA Alumni and Supporters organization was established one year ago to provide technical and financial assistance and support to the local Berkeley Springs FFA Chapter. FFA, also known as Future Farmers of America, is a national agriculture education organization. The FFA is for students[Read More…]
State says bridge on Powerhouse to reopen soon
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…]
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…]
