Julia A. Souders 1922-2019 Julia Aldine Souders, 97, of Berryville, Va., formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, December 21, 2019 at The Retreat at Berryville. Born February 15, 1922 in the Rock Gap District of Morgan County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Edward and Myrtle Mae Yost Grove. She was a member of […]

Catherine S. Rudy 1930-2019 Catherine “Tootsie” Suzanne Rudy, 89, of Berkeley Springs, formerly of Jeannette, Pa., died Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Hampshire Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility, Romney. Born January 29, 1930 in Claridge, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Clara Gongaware Exton. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic […]

Harry V. Gray, Jr. 1955-2019 Harry Vincent Gray, Jr., 64, of Berkeley Springs, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Care Haven, after a long battle with ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Born April 23, 1955 in Winchester, Va., he was the son of the late Ida Lea Gray and Harry Vincent Gray, Sr. Harry was an […]

Donna May Geronimo Donna May Geronimo, 82, of Apple Creek, Ohio, died Saturday, December 7, 2019 following a short illness. Donna was born to Marcella (Hildebrandt) Wolf and Arthur Wolf. She was a Wellington High School alumnus and moved several times in her life before settling in Apple Creek, Ohio. She worked as a Kelly […]

Maryland Public Lands Hosting 40 Hikes Across State New Year’s Day 2019 saw attendance triple for First Day Hikes in Maryland’s state parks. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites everyone to join a First Day Hike, Maryland’s annual tradition for a fun, healthy kickoff to the New Year. On Jan. 1, 2020, the Maryland […]

by Jamie Harris The Paw Paw Pirates Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team kicked off their season hosting the Union Tigers last Friday, December 13. Both schools were ready to jump start their season unfortunately for the visitors from Grant County the Pirates were hitting on all cylinders. In the first quarter, Paw Paw outscored Union 19-14. […]

by Jim Buzzerd Signing day and basketball West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown will sign his first recruiting class today, the 18th of December as 16 prospects are expected to sign with the Mountaineers in the early signing period. WVU will round out the recruiting season in February during the traditional signing period. The […]

by Kate Evans The Rite Aid on Gayle Drive in Berkeley Springs will be transform over the next two months, converting to a fully-branded Walgreens store on Friday, February 28, 2020. The store’s last day of business as a Rite Aid will be Sunday, February 23. The store will be closed for the week beginning […]

by Kate Evans Seasonal influenza is off to a rolling early start across the country with more than 20 states experiencing widespread influenza activity while other states are showing lower levels. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials estimate that there have been at least 2.6 million flu illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations and 1,300 deaths […]

by Geoff Fox Town meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month, but that won’t be the case in January. Because the General Assembly in Annapolis has their opening sessions on January 8, 2020, the January town meeting is going to be on Wednesday, January 15. The meeting would still be held at […]