by Trish Rudder The preliminary results for the Town of Bath election held on Tuesday, June 8 re-elected Scott Merki for Mayor with 62 votes and Susan Webster for Town Recorder with 54 votes. Both Merki and Webster ran unopposed. Four of the five current council members were re-elected, as follows: Chris Chapman received 57 […]
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Linda Lou Myers
Linda Lou Myers 1944-2021 Linda Lou Myers, age 76, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at her home. Born October 18, 1944 in Hagerstown, Md., she was the son of the late Luther and Ethel Louise Stotler Miller. She was a Christian. Linda was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School. […]
Delores Corbin Householder
Delores Corbin Householder 1933-2021 Delores “Dee” Corbin Householder, 88, of Williamsport, Md., passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, Md. Born April 1, 1933 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., Delores was the daughter of Elma Alvernon Hovermale (born Corbin) and the stepdaughter of the late John Washington Hovermale. She had two siblings: […]
Beverly J. Corbett
Beverly J. Corbett 1933-2021 Beverly Jane Corbett, 88, of Paw Paw, died Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Winchester Medical Center. Services will be at Paw Paw Church of Christ, Saturday, June 12 at 1 p.m. Arrangements are by Giffin Funeral Home & Crematory, Capon Bridge.
Washington County school board cites community support, vitality in pulling plug on Hancock school closure proposal
by Geoff Fox After months of sending emails, posting signs in yards and businesses, going to meetings, and social media campaigns, Hancock families’ wait to find out the fate of the town’s high school is over. Board member Michael Guessford. During the June 1 Washington County Public Schools’ business meeting, school board member Mike Guessford […]
Library’s all-age summer program open for registration now
by Kate Evans From tiny tots being read to by their parents to school-age children, teens and adults avidly reading, the Morgan County Public Library’s summer program is encouraging readers of all ages to enjoy some books of interest this summer. Library Director Sarah Drennan said that their summer reading program officially begins on June […]
Paw Paw parade winners announced
Paw Paw’s parade committee named the top entries in the 61st William H. Horton Memorial Day Parade, held on Saturday, May 29. Grand Prize — Mountaineer Partisan’s Ranger’s Camp. Marching Units 1st Place: Tri State Honor Guard. Floats 1st Place: Paw Paw Methodist Church, 2nd Place: Lighthouse Assembly of God Church, 3rd Place: Paw Paw […]
And it’s down… Gravity beats plans to demo Leaning Tower of Fairview
A county-level effort to press for the removal of a leaning wooden structure along Fairview Drive was made irrelevant on Monday night, when the dilapidated building finally hit the ground. On Thursday, May 27 this crumpling wood building along Fairview Drive in Berkeley Springs was still mostly upright. On Tuesday, June 1, part of the […]
Bath voters to choose mayor, council on June 8
Early voting in the Town of Bath municipal election ends this Saturday, June 5 and registered voters can cast ballots for mayor, recorder and council on election day next Tuesday, June 8. Town of Bath voters will choose a mayor, recorder and five council members for a two-year term that begins July 1. Registered voters […]
Abe wins second term as Paw Paw mayor; ballot measure passes 46-14
Paw Paw Town Hall Paw Paw Mayor Darlene Abe has won a second term in office as vote counting has ended for the town’s municipal election today, June 1. Abe won decisively, with 47 votes over challenger John Pritchard’s 24 votes. Recorder Jeff Palmer has won another full term in office with 61 votes. Taking […]




