by Kate Evans After four years of operating under an energy management program, Morgan County Schools has reduced their costs by $1 million and saved 7.9 million kilowatt hours of energy. Project manager and engineer Tom Nicolas of CMTA Energy Solutions gave school board members an overview recently of the[Read More…]
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Mountain Musings: Thanksgiving Thoughts
As we move towards the beginning of winter and a new year, it’s good to reflect on the joys, heartaches and challenges of the past year to get some perspective and to feel thankful. It’s been heartbreaking to watch the suffering of the people of Ukraine as their homeland has[Read More…]
Paw Paw Christmas parade taking shape
Forms for Lights of Love Tree due Nov. 28 The Paw Paw Parade Committee is hosting this year’s Christmas Parade on Sunday, December 4. The parade begins at 4:30 p.m. and travels along Winchester Street. The committee will be offering five $50 cash prizes for the best entry, person, or[Read More…]
Roger E. Fox
Roger E. Fox 1928-2022 Roger E. Fox, age 94, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Hampshire Memorial Hospital Extended Care Unit in Romney, W.Va., where he had been a resident for the past 4½ years. He had been in failing health and suffered a heart attack[Read More…]
Lu Ann Jamison
Lu Ann Jamison 1954-2022 Well, if you are reading this, Lu Ann is dead. But what a wonderful life she had. Lu Ann was born October 18, 1954 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. to her parents, the late Oliver Wendell Holmes Jamison and Nita Mae Lyons Jamison of Berkeley Springs, and[Read More…]
White’s Gap gates on Sleepy Creek to be open for hunting season
An access gate across the White’s Gap road into Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area is open and will remain open during West Virginia’s deer season, officials with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources confirmed with The Morgan Messenger on Friday. Buck firearms season opens on Monday, November 21. The[Read More…]
Weber Brothers releasing rocking new live album “Wild As the Wild Dogs”
by Kate Evans Fans of The Weber Brothers will be thrilled to learn that the band has a superb, rocking new live recording entitled “Wild As The Wild Dogs.” (Water Street Trilogy Part I) The CD of mostly original tunes was released on November 12. The Weber Brothers’ music is[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislative Interims: Differences between Public Employees Retirement System and Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System discussed
By Matt Young, West Virginia Press Association BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – The legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Pensions and Retirement met on Tuesday during the last day of the November interim session. The only business before the committee was the proposal to transfer control of service regarding police and firefighters[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislative Interims: Experts testify additional policies needed to protect older residents from financial exploitation
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature should consider creating additional policies to help protect older residents from financial exploitation, according to experts. “Financial exploitation is the biggest silent crime in the United States,” said Legal Aid of West Virginia Financial Exploitation[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislative Interims: Report presented on transformative system for early literacy
By Matt Young, West Virginia Press Association BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – The Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability (LOCEA) met on Monday to hear reports regarding the “transformative system for early literacy,” as well as safety and security measures from representatives of the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE). This[Read More…]
