by Trish Rudder The parking meter decoration “The Blessings Box” on East Fairfax Street got so much positive feedback, the Bath Town Council intends to make it a permanent fixture. At the December 19, council meeting, Bath Municipal Court Clerk Breauna Farris said because the community responded to it and[Read More…]
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VFW Post 4019 donates $10,000 to Hospice
Members and families of VFW Post 4019 in Berkeley Springs have raised funds for Hospice of the Panhandle during recent events. Post members presented their donation to Hospice just before Christmas. Pictured, from left, are Maria Lorensen, development director of Hospice of the Panhandle; Patrick Broderick, trustee; Mark Jordan, senior[Read More…]
Janice Muriel Coghill Clingerman
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Bernard Burgess Jones
Bernard Burgess Jones 1936-2023 Bernard Burgess Jones, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. Born February 23, 1936 in Williamson, W.Va., he was the son of the late Edward Hollis and Hazy Parsade Carroll Jones. He[Read More…]
Mary Ellen Rich
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Kenneth Lee Fleegle
Kenneth Lee Fleegle 1984-2023 Kenneth Lee Fleegle, age 39, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, December 14, 2023 in Hagerstown, Md. Born December 14, 1984 in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of James Lee Fleegle of Berkeley Springs and Teresa Lynn Barker of Berkeley Springs. He was a[Read More…]
Rhonda Lea Kidwell Clem
Rhonda Lea Kidwell Clem 1959-2023 Rhonda Lea (Kidwell) Clem, a force of a woman, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 22 after battling recurrent cancer for the last seven and a half years. She was 64. Rhonda was born December 8, 1959, in Winchester, Virginia as the second, and[Read More…]
WV Press presenting Legislative Lookahead Friday, Jan. 5
The West Virginia Press Association will host the 2024 Legislative Lookahead at the Culture Center at the Capitol Complex. Print, broadcast and online media will get a preview of the legislative session and updates on economic development and healthcare. The 2024 60-day regular session of the West Virginia Legislature runs[Read More…]
West Virginia: The state most vulnerable to flood disasters?
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Pallottine Foundation of Huntington CEO Janell Ray announces retirement; Laura Boone named next CEO
WV Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Pallottine Foundation of Huntington announced today that Janell Ray, its founding Chief Executive Officer, will retire effective Dec. 31, 2023. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees has selected Laura Boone, Senior Program Officer, to serve as the next CEO starting in January. Ray will continue[Read More…]
