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 […]

More of the same by Jim Buzzerd The West Virginia University Men’s Basketball team suffered a pair of losses, extending their losing streak to four. WVU lost at home to Kansas 71-58 last Saturday and 77-67 Monday night at TCU. The loss leaves the Mountaineers 14-13 overall record and 3-11 in conference. WVU is in […]

by Geoff Fox Two years ago, the United States was seeing the beginning of a pandemic that would halt the nation in its tracks and change how we lived our lives. While the end of the pandemic is still an unknown, we’re starting to see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. According […]

by Geoff Fox During the February 15 Washington County Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Boyd Michael announced his retirement after over 40 years with WCPS. Michael was the principal at Hancock Middle-High School from 1994 through 1998. He was named superintendent five years ago. In 2021, Michael recommended Hancock High School be closed and students […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved their special levy order at their February 15 meeting to continue the Morgan County Schools special levy for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2023 through July 1, 2026.  They also approved the date of the special levy election as May 10 so it can be […]

Wilmore Louis Rollins 1930-2022 Wilmore Louis (Louie) Rollins, 91, of Hancock, Md., passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. Louie was born April 17, 1930, in Washington, D.C. to Wilmore Lou and Blanche Virginia (Derry) Rollins. Louie graduated from Eastern High School in D.C. in 1948. He met Dolores Dorrier […]