by Jamie Harris Last fall the Berkeley Springs Indians soccer team under first year head coach Randy Beal finished the season with a 6-12 record. While that may not look impressive to most, the Indians were able to take three wins against rival Keyser and advanced to the sectional championship[Read More…]
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Paw Paw sewer improvements will move ahead with $2 million grant
by Kate Evans The West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council recently approved a $2 million grant for two sewer system improvement projects in the Town of Paw Paw. They will include improvements to the municipal wastewater treatment plant and the replacement and repair of sewer pipes in the southern[Read More…]
Back-to-school bash equips students for a new academic year
by Lisa Schauer In over two hours, 68 community volunteers gave away enough school supplies for 488 students during the annual back-to-school bash held outside Warm Springs Intermediate School on Friday evening, August 11. “We’re not going to turn anyone away,” said Dawn Beal, Director of Morgan County Parks and[Read More…]
Helicopter, area crews rescue driver from accident via Cacapon River
by Kate Evans Maryland State Police Trooper 5 helicopter and area emergency personnel rescued a woman Tuesday evening after her car plunged off the side of Power House Road outside of Great Cacapon in Morgan County. The injured 19-year-old was trapped inside her vehicle after it traveled off the road[Read More…]
Bath council approves second food truck event, gets meeting updates
by Trish Rudder At the August 8 meeting, the Bath Town Council voted to approve the Morgan County-Berkeley Springs Chamber of Commerce request to host a Food Truck Festival on Friday, September 8 in downtown Berkeley Springs. The food trucks will be located on West Fairfax and West Congress streets[Read More…]
Free radon testing kids available
How do you know whether the radioactive gas Radon is in your home? There’s an easy, free way to find out. The State of West Virginia’s Office of Environmental Health Services offers free test kits that are simple to use. Radon is an invisible, odorless gas that migrates from soil[Read More…]
WV Press Convention 2023: Hampshire Review wins Newspaper of the Year Honors
EDITORIAL: Charleston Gazette-Mail, The Inter-Mountain, Hampshire Review, and The Doddridge Independent win General Excellence Honors ADVERTISING: Charleston Gazette-Mail, The Inter-Mountain, Times Record & Roane County Reporter; and Tyler Star News win General Excellence Honors WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With “family” being a major theme of the 2023 West[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates Democratic Caucus elects Delegate Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, as next minority leader
Hornbuckle will be the West Virginia House of Delegates’ first Black floor leader CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Democratic members of the West Virginia House of Delegates took a historic caucus vote Tuesday, Aug. 8 to select Delegate Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, as their next minority leader. Hornbuckle, 37, first was elected to[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Joint Standing Committee on Health hears about need for child protective services workers
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Following passage of two new statutes and the implementation of multiple initiatives, the state’s Child Protective Service (CPS) worker vacancy rate has decreased 14 percent since January, according to West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services Bureau for Social Services[Read More…]
2023 WVPA Convention: Learn how U.S. Senators’ offices can help West Virginia constituents
WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “West Virginians come to the Senator for really almost any issue that they need help with, and he sees that as his top priority – delivering the necessary constituent services to help them.” That’s what Mara Boggs, W.Va. state director for U.S. Senator[Read More…]
