by Trish Rudder Four contractors attended the pre-bid meeting recently at the Berkeley Springs Train Depot. Town of Bath Recorder, Susan Webster, who chairs the Depot committee, opened the building on Thursday, February 17 to allow the prospective contractor view the interior work to be done. The contractors took pictures of the interior’s several rooms […]

by Lisa Schauer Jill Klein Rone of Berkeley Springs produces the International Water Festival for Travel Berkeley Springs. Bottled water companies and municipalities from around the world entered the water tasting competition in the 32nd annual Berkeley Springs International Water Festival held February 25-26 at The Country Inn. A panel of nine certified water tasters […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock Fire Company will soon be getting a new tanker to add to their fleet with a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is a Rural Development Community Facility Grant. The funds are a matching grant, which means 75% come from the USDA and 25% from Hancock Fire Company […]

A Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputy arrested a Hedgesville man last week for allegedly scheming to regain possession of a truck he had sold three months earlier. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court, Deputy Jeremy Berkholder responded to a call from a resident on River Road to report a stolen vehicle […]

by Kate Evans After a long winter, everyone wants to get outside and enjoy those sunny skies and warmer days.   As spring nears, sometimes that nicer weather comes and goes, but the importance of being active remains. No matter the weather, there are a variety of ways to get moving and healthier year ‘round. Exercise […]

The 32nd Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting begins with a seminar, “Water: Beneath the Surface and Around the Globe” on Friday, February 25 from 1 to 5 p.m. at The Country Inn.  It is free and open to the public. Jonathan Bellingham, Director of Guest Services at Capon Springs Resort and Farms, begins the afternoon […]

by Trish Rudder The Town of Bath is ready for the water line replacement project to begin but getting the supplies for the job has been an issue. Bath Councilman Chris Chapman said on February 15 that at the February 9 pre-construction meeting, he learned that getting the supplies has been an issue and the […]

Justin Mellott, 27, of Little Orleans, shoots photos at the Hancock train station. by LISA SCHAUER Few among us can recall the heyday of steam engine trains and the public’s fascination with them. Most of those iconic locomotives were scrapped for metal in the mid-20th century when diesel electric trains started taking over the rails. […]

by Kate Shunney After answering multiple questions about how local residents might get billed for fire service under a proposed ordinance, Morgan County Commissioners said last Wednesday they would take time to write out the specifics before voting on the ordinance document. The questions and discussion came during a February 16 public hearing on the […]

The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting welcomes waters from sixteen countries, and states as far away as Hawaii on Saturday, February 26. Held at The Country Inn in the historic spa town of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, it is the largest and longest running water tasting in the world, dubbed by BuzzFeed and The Week […]