by Jamie Harris All across the nation high school girls have been making a move on the wrestling mats and last season Berkeley Springs High School had their first female wrestler as Lilly Morgan joined the team. Morgan would work hard all season and make a trip to the 2022[Read More…]
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Bath council okays Mountain State Cruisers’ 2023 schedule
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath council approved the “Cruise-Ins” events on the first Friday of each month from May to September for 2023. The events are held at Berkeley Springs State Park from 5 to 8 p.m. Cruise-ins are set for May 5, June 2, July 7, August[Read More…]
State justices open new Intermediate Court satellite courtroom in Berkeley Springs
by Kate Shunney West Virginia’s newest court system has opened one of five satellite courtrooms in Morgan County as a way to serve the public better. On Wednesday, December 7, justices from the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals and judges from the[Read More…]
Hunter encounters tangled-up buck
Local deer hunter Danae McBee had an unusual buck story from this year’s rifle season, which she shared with The Morgan Messenger. Her photos show up close what she first noticed while watching nearby fields and woods. November 29, 2022 I always watch for wildlife out my window and this[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: WVDNR looking at development of ‘very large campground’
by Matt Young,WV Press Association The West Virginia Legislature’s Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Subcommittee heard testimony Monday from James Bailey, acting secretary of the W.Va. Department of Commerce, and Brad Reid, chief of West Virginia State Parks, regarding the implementation of House Bill 4408. Under the terms of HB[Read More…]
Health officials seeing surge in “triple threat” of respiratory illnesses
by Kate Evans Health officials continue to worry about an onslaught of respiratory illnesses — COVID-19, seasonal influenza and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) — during this holiday season. There has been a wave of respiratory illness in West Virginia, Maryland and nationwide. Health officials have continued to urge everyone to[Read More…]
Amid DHHR leadership shuffle, Sen. Trump demands plan of action on handling youth cases
by Kate Shunney A series of reports, investigations, appointments and resignations continue to reshape the West Virginia Division of Health & Human Resources (DHHR) this week as key leadership in the state’s social services and public health agency keep changing. On Monday, Gov. Jim Justice announced that DHHR Secretary Bill[Read More…]
State Police to investigate fight, police response shown in TikTok video
Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer has said the West Virginia State Police have agreed to investigate an incident involving Sheriff’s deputies and members of the public that was captured in part by video and circulated on the video app TikTok early last week. The video, which is roughly three minutes[Read More…]
Reverend Owen Byrd Womack
Reverend Owen Byrd Womack 1930-2022 Reverend Owen Byrd Womack, 92, of Martinsburg, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 5, 2022 at Care Haven Center. Born February 25, 1930, in Lynchburg, Va., he was the son of the late Robert B. Womack and Marion R. Ashwell Womack.[Read More…]
Diane Leslie Somers
Diane Leslie Somers 1953-2022 On 5 December 2022, Diane Leslie Somers died after a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Dundalk. Born in 1953, she attended Baltimore County Public schools where, after returning to college later in life, she enjoyed a career as a teacher. In her free[Read More…]
