The Paw Paw Library needed a logo – one to let everyone know all about the Paw Paw local library. The logo chosen will be used on the library’s printed materials, flyers, newsletters, website and more. The Logo Contest took place from March 18 to April 27. Ginny DiFrancesco, librarian,[Read More…]
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“Schools Out” youth rock concert set for June 1
BlackCat Music Cooperative presents the free “School’s Out for Summer Rock Show ‘24” featuring three talented youth groups at the historic Star Theatre on Saturday, June 1 at 7 p.m. Under the direction of Jonathan McBee and Adam Kary, The BlackCat School of Rock, The BlackCat School of Rock JR,[Read More…]
Free class offered on Adult Mental Health First Aid
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce and Blue Ridge Community & Technical College announce a free Adult Mental Health First Aid class on Thursday, June 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 4. p.m. This continues a series of interesting and informative seminars, and will be held at Blue Ridge Community[Read More…]
Chamber names Hoffman new Executive Director
The Berkeley Springs – Morgan County Chamber of Commerce is has announced the hiring of their new Executive Director, Krista Hoffman. “I’m thrilled to start this new chapter as the Executive Director of the Berkeley Springs – Morgan County Chamber of Commerce.” Hoffman said. “As a former business owner, I[Read More…]
Kidwell, Jurick & Shambaugh are county’s 2024 Golden Horseshoe winners
by Kate Evans Warm Springs Middle School eighth graders Oliver Jurick and Jade Kidwell and Paw Paw High School eighth grader Chase Shambaugh have been named as the three Morgan County winners of the 2024 Golden Horseshoe Award. The prestigious Golden Horseshoe award recognizes state students that excel in West[Read More…]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Spring Onion Relish
Spring Onion Relish My Great Grandmother, Arizona Henry, loved eating any kind of onion. One of her favorite ways to eat onions was an onion sandwich with two slices of her homemade white bread and a little mayo. The hotter and stronger the onion the better, Grandma would say. We[Read More…]
Lauren Starr is Mary Linn Fox Memorial First Year Teacher honoree
by Kate Evans Lauren Starr, Berkeley Springs High School math teacher, was honored with the Mary Linn Fox Memorial First Year Teacher Award by the Morgan County Board of Education last month. Award recipients are first year teachers “who instill in students a desire for the joys of learning and[Read More…]
Shimmy Mob raises over $7,500 for Stepping Stones to a Brighter Future
A group of dancers shimmied their way around Berkeley Springs on Saturday, May 11 and raised more than $7,500 for Stepping Stones to a Brighter Future, a non-profit organization that provides assistance to survivors of domestic violence in Morgan County. Organized by Angela Petry, founder and instructor of Bellysima Bellydance,[Read More…]
Joint Committee on Health hears update on radiological health program
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The State Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Health, during the first official day of the May Interim Session on Monday, heard an overview of the radiological health program from West Virginia’s Environmental Health Services Director Jason Frame. “The radiological health program[Read More…]
Lawmakers hear regulation efforts on sales of kratom, hemp-derived cannabinoid products
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Progress made on the statewide regulation of kratom and select hemp-derived cannabinoid product sales was discussed on Monday during the interim meeting of the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary. Representatives from three state agencies, Derek Walker, assistant deputy tax[Read More…]
