Sherry Stafford-Loibl Wednesday morning, April 27, 2022, Sherry was afflicted with a major aneurysm. Life left her so quickly that it did not cause a tremor or a shake significant enough to make the lengthly ash on her lit cigarette drop. Intervention, (with magnificent assistance and guidance from the 911 operator) made it possible for […]
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Irvin Lewis Henry
Irvin Lewis Henry 1933-2022 Irvin Lewis “Mick” Henry, age 89, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the Blue Ridge Hospice Inpatient Care Facility in Winchester, Va. Born March 10, 1933 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Peter Harrison and Hattie Jane Henry Henry. He was […]
James A. Faith, Jr.
James A. Faith, Jr. James Arthur Faith, Jr., 81, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, May 23, 2022 at his home. Full obituary will be in next week’s Morgan Messenger. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs.
Hancock News adds first digital edition in 108-year history
Now in its 108th year of publishing local news of Hancock, The Hancock News has added a digital edition to serve readers better, both near and far. The News will continue to print and distribute the paper version of the paper each week as usual. Readers will now be able to subscribe to read the Wednesday […]
Sewer board tables request for service to Great Cacapon campground
by Lisa Schauer & Kate Shunney Members of Warm Springs Public Service District met last Friday, May 13 in the Morgan County Courthouse to discuss and approve various sewage plans and projects underway in the county. On their agenda was discussion of a request for the public utility to extend their lines in Great Cacapon […]
New town well running, pumping more water than needed
by Geoff Fox The town’s new second well is up and running but a pump at the well has already gone down. Councilman Roland Lanehart, Jr. said the pump that usually goes down every couple months went down recently but has been replaced already. Lanehart also told town officials a reducer had to be placed […]
Clark wins GOP commission race in primary
Special school levy narrowly renewed in low-turnout primary by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioner Bill Clark is the apparent winner of a Republican primary race for the Morgan County Commission. Clark, who served more than a year as an appointed commissioner, beat out political newcomer Gary “G.W.” Easton in a close race. Preliminary election totals […]
Everyday Outdoors — The Mighty .22
The big groundhog was well hidden among the bean plants. A young boy peered through the 4-power scope on his older brother’s .22 rifle. The bean patch the groundhog was destroying was not a novelty or hobby. The boy’s father, with help from the rest of the family, worked hard to grow lots of delicious […]
Humane Society raising funds for new shelter
by Trish Rudder The Humane Society of Morgan County, the county’s only no-kill animal shelter, needs to build a new facility on its property and has until March 2024 to do it. That’s because it has sold .27 acres of its property, a small portion of its property on U.S. 522 South to Caperton Furniture […]
Philly artist turns Paw Paw legion wall into veteran tribute
by Kate Shunney Working 10 feet off the ground to brush red paint across one of the stripes of the American flag, Kelsie Lilly gets startled by the honks of passing cars and trucks. For weeks she has turned the plain brick side of the American Legion Post 128 in Paw Paw into a vibrantly-colored […]
