Douglas K. Tomlinson 1962-2019 Douglas Keith Tomlinson, 57, of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at his home surrounded by family while under the care of Hospice. Born on May 20, 1962 in Fort Meade, Md., he was the son of Jean Portmess Tomlinson of Paw Paw, W.Va. and Keith T. […]

William H. Patton William “Bill” Henry Patton, 86, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on October 17, 2019. Bill, also known as Poppy, was a man that loved his family and had incredible faith and love for the Lord. He was a faithful Seventh Day Adventist. […]

Menissa R. Loggins 1970-2019 Menissa “Misty” Reneé Loggins, age 49, passed away in the early morning of Friday, October 18, 2019 at her home in Great Cacapon, W.Va. Born July 28, 1970 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of Odis Lee Brown and the late Helen Louise Ridenour. She married Johnny Mac Loggins on […]

Sandra W. Boland 1950-2019 Sandra W. Boland, 69, of Hedgesville, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Born January 14, 1950 in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas Welch and Sarah Anne (Simmons) Welch Leslie. She was in the nursing profession for 40 years with the majority of those years […]

Some football and some hoops by Jim Buzzerd Things didn’t go well for the West Virginia University football team in Saturday’s 38-14 loss to Iowa State. Already dealing with injuries, the list of the walking wounded increased Saturday. Cornerback Keith Washington was a game time decision and was ruled out. The other corner, Hakeem Bailey […]

Berkeley Springs High School Quarterback Gavin Barkley looks down field before throwing the ball as his teammates hold off the Rail Roaders.                                             photo by Lori Younker by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High […]

by Jamie Harris The Paw Paw Middle School Volleyball Team continued their successful season with a pair of wins this past week. Paw Paw went 2-1 with wins over Union and Petersburg and a loss to East Hardy. The Lady Pirates traveled to East Hardy for both a seventh and eighth grade game on Monday, […]

by Jamie Harris The Paw Paw High School Varsity Volleyball Team earned a split this week on the hardwood with a loss to Hancock and a win over Union. The Lady Pirates lost 3-0 (25-22, 25-23 and 25-19) to the Hancock Panthers on Tuesday, October 8. Addison Ross led Paw Paw with 12 service points, […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock town officials got into a heated argument after a councilman claimed the town manager created a new town account without authorization from the mayor or councilmembers. Councilman Tim Smith said in his efforts to track the town’s accounts, interest rates for CDs and other issues, he was told the only account […]

by Kate Evans Area firefighters extinguished an early morning fire in a CSX train car on Monday, October 14. Morgan County 911 Director Sarah Hogbin said that the Morgan County 911 Center got a call from CSX at 6:08 a.m. Monday morning about a moving freight train that was carrying empty freight cars with trash […]