Cassandra Rae Buzzerd 1984-2021 Cassandra (Cassie) Rae Buzzerd, 36, of Longs, S.C. and formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, March 15, 2021 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She was born June 27, 1984, the daughter of James and Sandra Buzzerd of Longs. She was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School and Fairmont State University. She […]

Violet C. Fox 1930-2021 Violet Catherine Fox, age 90, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Monday, March 15, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born September 13, 1930 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late John W. and Mae C. Cain […]

Dr. S.A. Evon Barvinchack 1942-2021 Dr. S.A. Evon Barvinchack, 78, of Greencastle, Pa., passed away at his home on Friday, February 26, 2021, with his loving wife, Georgia, by his side. He was born on May 15, 1942, in Johnson City, New York, the son of Dr. John Barvinchack and Clara Mae Petrie Barvinchack. Preceding him in death are […]

by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School students moved back to remote learning today, Friday, March 19 due to two confirmed student cases of COVID-19.  School officials posted on social media Friday night that that contact tracing for one of the students had been completed on Friday, but that they had just been notified of […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Varsity Basketball Team lost three games this week to move their record to 0-5 on the season.The Lady Indians hosted the Moorefield Yellow Jackets on Tuesday, March 9. Moorefield jumped out to a 15-8 lead in the first quarter. By halftime Moorefield increased their lead […]

by Jim Buzzerd   Surprising three seed The West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Team lost three of their last four games of the season. Prior to that ending many had projected the Mountaineers as a potential two seed in this week’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. After the overtime loss to Baylor and back-to-back losses to Oklahoma […]

Public hearing about grant proposal set for March 23 by Kate Evans The Town of Paw Paw is pursuing federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Rural Utilities Service to make upgrades to the town’s sewer system in part to bring it into environmental compliance. The town’s proposed sewer improvement project […]

by Trish Rudder A meeting between the Bath Town Council, the Ordinance Committee and the Historic Landmark Commission will meet on Monday, March 23 at 5:30 p.m. at the Ice House. David Abruzzi, who heads up the Landmark commission, said on Monday the purpose of the meeting is to let the town council know what […]

A Berkeley Springs woman has been charged with grand larceny after police responded to a call for an RV stolen from the Hancock airport. Alethia P. Hovermale, 27, of Pious Ridge Road was arrested on the charge on Thursday, March 11. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court, Capt. Tim Stapleton […]

by Kate Evans Area firefighters battled a number of brush fires over the weekend and last week amid extremely dry conditions and high winds that pummeled the region. Most of the fire incidents during the last week were brush fires, according to the Eastern Panhandle Working Fires Facebook page. Several brush fires covered a lot […]