Clara Marie Miller 1952-2022 Clara Marie Miller, age 70, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Friday, May 27, 2022 at Grayson Caring Hands in Huntington, W.Va. Born January 22, 1952 in Frankfort, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Harold E. L. and Cecile A. Cottart Semler. She was a member of The Kingdom […]
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Relda Joyce White
Relda Joyce White 1934-2022 Relda Joyce White, age 88, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia died on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, Virginia. Born February 15, 1934, in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of Ray Roscoe Rice and Elsie Victoria Custer Rice. She was a member of First United Methodist […]
Accident on Martinsburg Road claims driver
A single-vehicle accident in the 8000 block of Martinsburg Road was fatal for the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle on Thursday morning, June 2. Police identified the man as Austin Ray Wise, 27, of Hedgesville. According to Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer, 911 was alerted to the accident at 8:05 a.m. Lt. Seth […]
Chip Shots – Good News and Disappointing News
Good news and disappointing news by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University football team, along with head coach Neal Brown and his staff received some very positive news last week when Top 100 football player Rodney Gallagher committed to the Mountaineers. Gallagher will be a senior this fall at Laurel Highlands High School in Uniontown, […]
It’s Stacy: Healthy Eats — Cucumbers
Quench Your Thirst with a Cucumber Summer picnics are right around the corner, and I challenge you to take a healthy dish that starts with a cucumber. My Great Grandmother Arizona Henry always loved picnicking in the summer, and cucumber salad was always on the menu. Cucumbers are about 96% water and can help you […]
Winners for the 2022 Annual Paw Paw Memorial Day Parade are…
Riders and mini-riders led a collection of handsome horses for Paw Paw’s parade on Saturday. All photos by Lisa Schauer. Belinda Shingleton’s entry of a decked out cart added sparkle and color to the parade. Larry Brown flew flags front and back on his parade entry. Members of the Civil Air Patrol were a crisp […]
Morgan County COVID cases pop up
by Kate Evans Morgan County has 25 new cases of COVID-19 reported as of Friday, May 27 for the week of May 20 to May 26, boosting county COVID transmission levels from low to medium levels. As of Friday, Morgan County had 15 active COVID cases. Morgan County was green on the state Department of […]
Town of Bath budget up more than 10%
by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath budget of $875,174 was increased by 11.8% for fiscal year 2022-23. The increase of $92,453 over last year’s budget of $782,721 goes into effect July 1 and ends June 30, 2023. Projected revenue The bulk of the town’s revenue comes from a projected property tax collection of $178,869. […]
Poppies on the Green display remembrance for Memorial Day
by Trish Rudder In honor and remembrance of fallen soldiers, red ceramic poppies made by Warm Springs Intermediate School students were placed on the Fairfax Green to celebrate Memorial Day. Art teacher at Warm Springs Intermediate School, Marianna Ruggiero, and Morgan Arts Council artist, Lynn Lavin, placed 390 poppies – one made by each of […]
Traffic delays expected on 522
There will be delays on U.S. 522 between Richard Street and Whisner Avenue, near Berkeley Springs, in Morgan County, from 6 p.m. to 1 p.m. starting Tuesday, May 31 through Friday, June 10 to allow for pipe installation. Workers will be working overnight and into the next afternoon each day until the project is complete, […]
