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…]
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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…]
Free Summer Concert Series — The Fly Birds & Brendan James
he Morgan Arts Council in Berkeley Springs, WV , continues to present free Friday Night and Saturday Afternoon concerts. The Friday Night Concert will be held August 11 at 7pm at the Ice House in Berkeley Springs with The Fly Birds. The Fly Birds are an award winning musical embodiment[Read More…]
Morgan County Schools to hold Back to School nights
Berkeley Springs Golf kicks off 2023 Fall sports
by Jamie Harris As it always has, the Berkeley Springs High School golf team kicked off the 2023 fall athletics season with a match last week. Longtime head coach Dale McCumbee is doubling up his duties coaching both the Indians and the Warm Springs Middle School Wolves golf programs once[Read More…]
BSHS Cross Country Fall preview
Ian Helmick takes over as Head Coach by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School cross country programs will have a new/old head coach again this season as Ian Helmick takes over for Pedro Miguel who stepped down after one season. Helmick had previously served as head coach two years[Read More…]
Much of the Potomac River Basin in drought conditions
Much of the Potomac River watershed is in moderate to severe drought situations at the moment, says the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. Despite the low river levels, Hancock and Morgan County are not yet experiencing drought levels of dryness, and only the eastern end of the area[Read More…]
Trimming trees from the sky
Curtis Lee Heldreth
Curtis Lee Heldreth Major (Retired) Curtis Lee Heldreth, 75, passed away July 30, 2023, in Fayetteville, N.C., after an extended illness. Born and raised in Clarksburg, W.Va., he was the oldest of five children born to the late Walter Heldreth (two-time Purple Heart recipient from World War II) and Jeneva[Read More…]
