The Hancock Arts Council is hosting a free entertainment show at the Hancock Town Hall on Sunday, February 26. The event is open to the public and begins at 2 p.m. A wide range of acts will be performing, including: belly dancers, marimba, singing cats, Celtic fiddle w/bagpipes, The Ukeclectric[Read More…]
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Margaret Louise Billings
Margaret Louise Billings 1936-2023 Margaret Louise Billings, 86, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, at her home. Born October 9, 1936, in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Howard Schriefer and Mary Barbara (Dorbert) Schriefer. Margaret was a homemaker and a member[Read More…]
Donald Kerns
Donald Kerns 1932-2023 Mr. Donald “Pop” Kerns, 90, of Paw Paw, West Virginia passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Hampshire Memorial Hospital in Romney, West Virginia. He was born May 12, 1932 at Paw Paw and was the son of the late Joseph and Thelma Robertson Kerns. Pop worked at[Read More…]
Alvin Carl Bain, Jr.
Alvin Carl Bain, Jr. 1946-2023 Alvin “AC” Carl Bain, Jr., 77, Hancock, Md., passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born January 17,1946, in East McKeesport, Pa., he was the son of the late Alvin C. and Margret Smith Bain, Sr. He was a[Read More…]
George Washington: A Young Man Makes His Way
Editor’s note: The late John Douglas, who was editor of The Morgan Messenger for 38 years, was a local expert on George Washington’s movements through this area as a young surveyor and later as he established himself as a colonial leader. John’s articles in The Messenger about the subject were[Read More…]
Student and family strive to raise awareness about rare genetic disease
by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School senior Rachel Nuckles has struggled with the challenges of living with what doctors thought was cerebral palsy since she was around age one. When two neurologists weren’t sure that was her correct diagnosis, Nuckles had genetic testing done in 2021 that indicated she[Read More…]
Bath to hold town election June 13; candidates can file to run in April
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath will elect its representatives on June 13 to serve a new two-year term as mayor, town recorder and five council members. Every two years, an election is held for the municipality, and townspeople are selected to serve as election officials that oversee the[Read More…]
Berkeley Springs to host 33rd annual International Water Tasting, with public seminars & awards
The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting will include waters from fourteen countries, and states from California to Florida on Saturday, February 25. Held at The Country Inn in Berkeley Springs, it is the largest and longest running water tasting in the world. Tasting of municipal waters, followed by purified drinking[Read More…]
Bypass work closes Keystone Lane
A new access route to Keystone Lane, in Morgan County, began on Tuesday, February 15 in conjunction with the U.S. 522 Bypass project. Keystone Lane no longer has access from Martinsburg Road. Extensive excavation, culvert work and fill operations have been going on at that location for several weeks. West[Read More…]
Saturday campfire explosion causes multiple injuries
An explosion at a Saturday campfire in Berkeley Springs injured several people and sent five to the hospital in EMS care with various burn-related conditions. Two individuals were flown to the hospital with serious injuries, according to fire officials. Other sources indicate at least one of those injured was a[Read More…]
