Berkeley Springs solar company mtvSolar has partnered with Blue Ridge Habitat for Humanity as the installer of solar panels on five new Habitat homes in Winchester. Adding five panels to each of the homes will help reduce electricity costs for the Habitat homeowners over several decades. More panels can be[Read More…]
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Interior collapse of dilapidated building on Hancock’s Main Street draws first responders & search teams
by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney A reported collapse of the interior of a building on Main Street in Hancock drew first responders from Hancock, Washington County, and Montgomery County on Monday morning, March 25, around 11 a.m. The building, located at 55 West Main Street, is owned by Kenneth[Read More…]
Gale M. Foulds
Gale M. Foulds 1940-2024 Gale M. Foulds passed from our lives Friday, March 22nd, 2024 at Winchester hospital. Born October 31st, 1940, in Abilene, Texas, she attended Abilene High School and, in 1958, she began her global journey, visiting Switzerland with the National Girl Scouts of America where she made[Read More…]
Shirley Houk
Shirley Houk Shirley (Adams) Houk, a vibrant soul full of life, has entered the Kingdom of Heaven on March 16, 2024, after a courageous journey with Alzheimer’s. Shirley, a social butterfly with infectious energy, thrived on connecting with everyone, making any encounter feel like a reunion. She was an energizer[Read More…]
Eileene Faye Miller
Eileene Faye Miller 1951-2024 Eileene Faye Miller, age 73, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Care Facility in Kearneysville, W.Va. while surrounded by her husband and her family and while under of the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born[Read More…]
Jennifer Garner to deliver keynote address at GameChanger event
Award-Winning actress headlines dinner program for Prevention Education Golf Classic FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Award winning actress, businesswoman and philanthropist Jennifer Garner will deliver the Keynote Address at the fourth annual GameChanger Prevention Education Dinner and Golf Classic May 22-23 at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Garner will[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Manchin and Capito, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, vote to secure a number of West Virginia priorities in a bipartisan appropriations package
Funding included for WVU, Marshall, WVSOM and numerous other schools and projects WV Press Association Sharing Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to secure a number of West Virginia priorities in a bipartisan appropriations package, which included the Fiscal Year[Read More…]
World War II veteran Ernie Schrider reflects on 100 years of family, work and service
by Kate Evans Ernie Schrider, Berkeley Springs resident and World War II veteran, turns 100 years old this Saturday, March 23. Schrider’s church — Faith in God Chapel on Tabor Road — is having a party for him and his daughter Elaine is coming up to have a party for[Read More…]
County school summer camps canceled; new summer program being designed for struggling k-1 kids
by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Camp MoCo (grades k-5) and Camp Alpha (grades 6-8) summer camp programs have been canceled for this summer. School officials have said the change is due to state legislation. A new summer program will primarily target struggling first graders who will be in third[Read More…]
Take a closer look: roadside wildflowers pop out as early spring arrives
by Kate Shunney Daffodils and snow crocuses are usually the first flowers we see opening up as winter fades and spring draws closer. Those hearty and cultivated flowers spread in gardens and bring the first real pop of color to a wintry garden bed. But out in the forests and[Read More…]
