In a recent special meeting, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission voted to extend the deadline for current high school seniors to apply for the Promise Scholarship until May 1. The Commission also approved increasing the award amount for the 2023-24 academic year to $5,200, up from the previous[Read More…]
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Lady Indians softball pick up wins over Hampshire & Petersburg
by Jamie Harris The 2023 spring softball season kicked off this past week for the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians. Berkeley Springs started things off this past Friday, March 17, with a home game against the Class AAA Hampshire Trojans. The Lady Indians scored eight runs over the five innings to[Read More…]
Lady Indians take tennis win over Moorefield
by Jamie Harris The 2023 spring sports season kicked off last week and the Berkeley Springs High School tennis programs were ready for action. Both the boy’ s and girl’ s programs hosted the Moorefield Y ellow Jackets at the Warm Springs tennis courts on Wednesday, March 15. The Lady[Read More…]
County’s school state aid will decline next year as families choose Charter School options
by Kate Evans Morgan County School Treasurer Ann Bell said in her March 7 mid-year financial review that her preliminary computations show that state aid to Morgan County Schools will decline $81,690 if the number of students enrolled in Charter Schools remains at 13 students. Morgan County Schools full-time equivalent[Read More…]
Tax prep tips can protect taxpayers from scams, fraud
It’s that time of the year again, so West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is reminding consumers to be cautious and to protect personal information when preparing and filing their federal and state income taxes, particularly since some tax preparers offer remote/online assistance. The federal and West Virginia tax filing[Read More…]
New electrician business RTW Electric, LLC opens in area
by Kate Evans Morgan County resident Ron Wood, a licensed and insured electrician, opened his new electrician business RTW Electric, LLC at the beginning of February. Wood has more than 20 years’ experience as an electrician. He handles half residential and half commercial electrical jobs. Services Services that RTW Electric,[Read More…]
School board approves retirements, resignations, hires & coaching staff
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the following school personnel changes at their recent meetings: Widmyer Elementary kindergarten teacher Pam Ryan is retiring at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Widmyer Elementary first grade teacher Dena Kerns is retiring at the end of the 2022-2023 school[Read More…]
Bath police chief hits the ground running
by Trish Rudder A seasoned law enforcement member, Berkeley Springs Police Chief William Carper is wearing many hats and covering a lot of ground in his new role as the head of the town’s police department. Chief Carper began his new journey in Berkeley Springs on March 2 after being[Read More…]
County approves $12.7 million budget for next fiscal year
Total includes $4 million in ARPA funds & ’23 carryover by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Commissioners on Wednesday, March 15 voted to approve a budget for the county for the 2024 fiscal year, which begins July 1 and continues through June 30, 2024. A total budget, in the amount[Read More…]
Murder suspect charged, facing hearing in Morgan County
A Frederick, Md. man arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Morgan County man will appear in Morgan County Circuit Court for a preliminary hearing today, Wednesday, March 22. The suspect, identified as Ian P. Grayson, 30, has been held without bond at Eastern Regional Jail[Read More…]
