by Kate Evans Three Warm Springs Middle School eighth graders — Connor Hoover, Daniel Clark and Lee Sheppard — are the 2021 Morgan County winners of the Golden Horseshoe Award. The prestigious Golden Horseshoe award recognizes state students that excel in West Virginia history and culture and is given to the top-scoring eighth grade students […]

A Hancock man was arrested on Sunday after being charged for domestic battery and obstructing an officer. Charles K. Knable III, of Stein Road, was taken into custody by Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputies who responded to a domestic incident on Pious Ridge on Mother’s Day. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate […]

Commissioner Sean Forney speaks at the 911 Center dedication on May 5. Pictured, from left, are Alex MacDonald, Barbara Michael, John Michael, Commissioner Joel Tuttle and Forney. Alex MacDonald, center, delivers a speech during the dedication of Morgan County’s 911 center last Wednesday in his honor and in memory of the late Dave Michael. Pictured, […]

by Geoff Fox Harvest Health and Recreation Inc., the company with a medical cannabis growing and processing plant on South Street in Hancock will be sold to Florida based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. in a $2.1 billion deal. The deal was announced on Monday, May 10. Under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, shareholders of Harvest […]

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has said that the state’s  Indoor Face Covering Requirement will be lifted on the State’s 158th birthday –also known as West Virginia Day – Sunday, June 20, 2021. The call was made after consulting with State medical experts regarding vaccination rates, Justice said during a Friday press briefing. “We believe […]

William T. Fleegle, Sr. 1950-2021 William T. “Bill” Fleegle, Sr., 70, Warfordsburg, Pa., died May 5, 2021 at UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pa. Born December 31, 1950, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was a son of the late Emory and Hallie (Corbett) Fleegle. Bill was a graduate of Hancock High School, Hancock, Md. He was a former employee […]

Margaret G. McCray 1942-2021 Margaret G. “Margy” McCray, age 78, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, May 3, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born September 15, 1942, in Hagerstown, Md., she was the daughter of the late John and Barbara “Grace” (Bowman) Scriever; and the widow of the late Leon McCray, […]

Ryan Scott Whetzel Ryan Scott Whetzel, 20, of Baker, died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at his home. Born September 23, 2000 in Petersburg, he was the son of Pamela Jean Gibson Wilkins of Baker and the late Randall Lynn Whetzel. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 14 at 1 p.m. at Moorefield Church of God. […]

Betty Jean Powers 1947-2021 Betty Jean Powers, 74 of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Winchester Medical Center. Born on February 21, 1947 in Cumberland, Md., she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Edith Twigg Snyder. Betty was a homemaker, loving wife, mother and grandmother. She attended the […]

Christopher Samuel Moore 1987-2021 Christopher Samuel Moore, age 34, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born February 19, 1987 in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of Christopher Nicholas Moore and Chastine Jean Jay, both of Berkeley Springs. He was a Christian. Christopher was a graduate of […]