by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Commission will establish a Request for Proposals (RFP) for work to drill an exploratory deep well and identify a secondary water source for the Berkeley Springs Water Works for the county seat’s public water system. Commissioners voted to proceed with that step as several[Read More…]
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West Virginia Department of Health alerts eligible residents they may receive additional COVID vaccine
The West Virginia Department of Health (DH) is informing all West Virginians ages 65 and older they are eligible for an additional dose of the updated COVID-19 vaccine, following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recent recommendation. “As the data consistently shows, those who are older and immunocompromised[Read More…]
School board approves proposed 2024-2025 levy rates
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the same proposed regular school levy and special levy rates for Fiscal Year 2025 that they approved for the last 10 fiscal years. Their action took place at a March 19 special meeting that followed their regular March 19 school board[Read More…]
School board adopts 2024-2025 school year calendar
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board held its second public hearing on the Morgan County Schools 2024-2025 school year calendar at its March 19 meeting and voted to adopt calendar option 1 at the meeting after the hearing. Assistant Superintendent Jeromy Duelley, who is now overseeing the school[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce to hold Career Fair April 25
The Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce has been asked to partner with Berkeley Springs High School for a Career Fair on Thursday, April 25. After several years of very successful Job Fairs in Morgan County, this will be a new way for businesses and students and job seekers to[Read More…]
Sleepy Creek Watershed group to hold clean up at Spruce Pine Hollow April 5
The Sleepy Creek Watershed Association will host its the annual West Virginia Make-It-Shine campaign on Friday, April 5 from 10 a.m. to noon. This year’s litter clean-up site is Spruce Pine. Hollow Park east of Berkeley Springs on Martinsburg Road (WV-9). Follow Route 9 East from Berkeley Springs for approximately[Read More…]
The Easter Bunny and Easter Parade are long-standing holiday traditions
by Kate Evans Everyone knows the song, “Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail” that reminds us that “Easter’s on its way.” But how did we end up with a rabbit that’s sometimes dressed in clothing carrying a basket of eggs and goodies as a symbol for the[Read More…]
Local solar company partners with Habitat for Humanity to reduce home energy costs
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…]
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…]
