Volunteers added hands, time and talents to multiple community projects around Morgan County last Tuesday, September 12 during the United Way’s annual Day of Caring. Event coordinator Cindy Smalley said the following businesses and groups contributed their time and labor to community improvement efforts: –Valley Health – provided lunches, –Morgan[Read More…]
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Cause of Paw Paw house fire still undetermined, says fire official
by Kate Evans Area firefighters responded to an evening blaze in a home on Amelia Street in Paw Paw on Tuesday, September 5. The fire was called in to Morgan County 911 Dispatch at 9:20 p.m. as a structure fire at 175 Amelia St., said Morgan County 911 Director Marshall[Read More…]
North Berkeley Rail Trail plans move to bid phase
by Trish Rudder Progress has been slow to build the North Berkeley Rail Trail (NBRT), but the contractor bidding process has finally begun. The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) is looking for contractors to design and build the trail by using the 30% design produced by HDR, Inc., said[Read More…]
William Pelfrey
William Pelfrey 1954-2023 William “Bill” Pelfrey, aged 69, of Berkeley Springs, son of the late Troy and Marylou Pelfrey passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. A city boy from Baltimore with a cowboy’s heart, Bill was a man of many talents[Read More…]
Shirley Sue Huntzberry
Shirley Sue Huntzberry 1954-2023 Shirley Sue Huntzberry, age 68, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Monday, September 18, 2023 at War Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility. Born December 3, 1954 in Bluefield, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Douglas Richard and Elizabeth Grubb Mills. She was a Christian.[Read More…]
Wild West Benefit aims to round up funds for West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine student scholarships
WV Press Release Sharing LEWISBURG, W.Va. – You can bet the ranch that the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s (WVSOM) Wild West Benefit will be an evening to remember. The frontier-themed event, a fundraiser for student scholarships, will take place starting at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 4, in the Conference[Read More…]
WVU Marching Band to perform in 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Representing West Virginia University and the entire Mountain State, “The Pride of West Virginia,” the Mountaineer Marching Band, will participate in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, marking the second appearance for the band in the historic parade. Macy’s Parade officials were in Morgantown Saturday (Sept. 16)[Read More…]
Gov. Justice announces record $7 billion annual tourism impact for West Virginia in 2022
Tourism industry reports more than 53,000 West Virginia jobs, one out of every 16 in the state WV Press Release Sharing DAVIS, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice this week joined more than 300 tourism-industry members to announce West Virginia’s best tourism year ever, with the industry’s economic impact exceeding[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Capito, colleagues introduce bill to raise minimum wage
Legislation would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $11 WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., this week joined Senators Mitt Romney , R-Utah, Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Bill Cassidy, M.D. ,R-La., Susan Collins , R-Maine, and J.D. Vance , R-Ohio, to introduce the Higher Wages for[Read More…]
Summer brings back the hefty & stinging European hornets
by Kate Evans European hornets are giant-sized hornets that look like huge yellow-jackets and they have returned. They can be found flying at night around porch lights, guzzling at hummingbird feeders during the day, hanging around water faucets and buzzing around garbage cans looking for food. They also eat fruit[Read More…]
