The FDA and the CDC both recommend booster doses for all Americans ages 18 and older, provided that at least six months have passed since receiving their two-dose Pfizer/Moderna vaccine series or that at least two months have passed since receiving their one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. West Virginians can go to any location offering […]

Police and EMS units were called to the Berkeley Springs State Park Bathhouse shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, December 13 and blocked off the area in response to a 911 call for a drowning. Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer said a 71-year-old male was found unresponsive in the bathhouse by a staff member who […]

After West Virginia’s general firearms season ends in early December, there are still plenty of deer hunting opportunities available in the Mountain State. Depending on which county you hunt, there may be one or more antlerless seasons, muzzleloader season, as well as late archery. This is also a great time of the year to learn […]

Bowl game and basketball warning by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University football team accepted an invitation to play Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on December 28 in Phoenix. Game time for those of us not attending will be 10:15 P.M. eastern time on ESPN. Interestingly, this will be the first ever matchup between […]

Alaira Harrington runs the ball down the court.photo by Lori Younker by Jamie Harris Last Thursday night, December 2, the Berkeley Springs Lady Indians varsity basketball team opened their season at home. Berkeley Springs hosted the East Hardy Cougars in front of a pumped up home crowd. The Lady Indians got off to a fast […]

by Josiah Cork WV News Hunters in West Virginia tagged over 11,000 deer on the first day of firearm buck season, which will likely increase, since hunters have three days to register harvested game. After the first day of the much-awaited firearm buck season, the deer harvest seems to be running about the same as […]

by Geoff Fox A public hearing to determine if a piece of town owned property on the east end of town has been postponed until January due to the timing of Public Notice advertisements in The Hancock News. A second hearing on the town’s competitive bids was held prior to the November 23 town meeting. […]

Santa Claus and his Mrs. were pulled by their glowing reindeer down Winchester Street during Paw Paw’s annual Christmas parade.Paw Paw’s Parade Committee put on their annual Christmas parade along Winchester Street on Sunday, December 5.  Floats and parade entries included local fire and EMS units, police, the Paw Paw Marching Band, church floats,  Nativity […]

by Trish Rudder More than 2,000 people attended the 5th Annual Winter Fest Parade on Saturday, December 4. As the sun set, it was good parade weather – still in the 40s with a slight breeze. “Kids” from toddlers to grandparents lined Washington Street in downtown Berkeley Spring to watch the 40-plus entries parade down […]

by Kate Shunney Two of three Morgan County Commissioners voted last week to shift the county’s phone systems from landlines to a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) system next spring. Commissioners Sean Forney and Bill Clark approved a proposal from Document Solutions to transition phones in the courthouse, Sheriff’s Department and other county offices to […]