by Kate Shunney Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer told Morgan County Commissioners last week that Paw Paw Mayor Darlene Abe made false statements to them about police coverage in her town, and was insulting to officers in the Sheriff’s Department and the West Virginia State Police. Bohrer said he was[Read More…]
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County takes step toward bond financing for new wellness center
by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Commission held its first reading of an ordinance that would authorize the creation and sale of lease revenue bonds in the amount of $2.7 million to pay for design and construction of a county wellness center. Commissioners have been pursuing the option to buy[Read More…]
Opinion: Importance of West Virginia Donor Day
By Del. Amy Summers West Virginia Donor Day is August 1. This is the fifth year Donate Life West Virginia (DLWV) and CORE (Center for Organ Recovery & Education) has united to bring about awareness of the importance of organ donation and transplantation. The date, 8/1, highlights the power of[Read More…]
Contractors Association of West Virginia elects new officers
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James W. “Tripp” Dailey, III, president of W. Harley Miller Contractors, Inc., Martinsburg, has been elected president of the Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV). He replaces Tim Spradling, president of Benchmark Construction Company, Inc., Hurricane, who will serve on the Board of[Read More…]
Developer says Scenic LLC won’t carry KOA campground forward
Bills says project “hit headwinds” of interest rates, building costs 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 this morning his company won’t carry[Read More…]
World-class bluegrass returns to Tucker County with the annual Pickin’ In Parsons Festival
West Virginia Press Association PARSONS, W.Va. — The award-winning Pickin’ in Parsons bluegrass festival returns, bringing over 20 renowned musical acts to the banks of the Shavers Fork River at the Five River Campground in Parsons, West Virginia, from Tuesday, July 30 through Saturday, August 3. Celebrating two decades as[Read More…]
Rose Zeta Merica
Rose Zeta Merica Rose Zeta “Judy” (Spriggs) Merica, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, under the Care of Blue Ridge Hospice. She was a 1955 graduate of Berkeley Springs High School where her favorite subject was Home Economics. Judy was a member of[Read More…]
Dunkin near DMV contingent on final stormwater permit
by Kate Shunney A four-space retail building planned for the lot next to the Berkeley Springs DMV has been approved by the Morgan County Planning Commission, contingent on the developer securing a final NPDES (stormwater management) permit for the site. The anchor business for that retail project is a Dunkin[Read More…]
Terry Lynn Stotler
Terry Lynn Stotler 1959-2024 Terry Lynn Stotler, 65 of Martinsburg, passed away on June 15, 2024. Born on April 16, 1959 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and was the son of the late Lacy and Gladys Stotler. Terry is survived by his siblings: Sissy Stotler, Sherry Hinds, Rhonda Peck, Tina Sowers,[Read More…]
Helen Virginia Gilbert
Helen Virginia Gilbert 1938-2024 Helen Virginia Gilbert, 86, of Paw Paw, W.Va., went to her heavenly home on Monday, July 8, 2024 while a resident at Berkeley Springs Healthcare Center. She was born January 30, 1938 in Highland County, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Charlie Leonard Judy[Read More…]
