A community-organized rally to show support for Hancock’s schools has been set for next Tuesday, March 9 starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Hancock Middle-Senior High School parking lot. Organizers are encouraging families and friends of the local schools to attend and make signs to show their support. In late January, Washington County Public Schools […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools has been awarded a $999,999 distance learning grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).  A private anonymous donor gave a $150,000 match toward the funding making it a total of $1.15 million. Morgan County Schools received the highest USDA grant award in West Virginia. According to a […]

West Virginia highway officials will talk about planning information about Route 9 between Berkeley Springs and Martinsburg this Thursday, March 4 at 6 p.m. in an online meeting open to the public. The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) will hold the virtual public meeting for the “WV 9 Planning and Environmental Linkages Study.” “The […]

Carol V. Martin 1943-2021 Carol Virginia (Hatton) Martin, age 77, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at the Winchester Medical Center, in Winchester, Va. She was born December 29, 1943, in Baltimore, Md., the daughter of the late Leona Marie Johnson Divelbliss and step-father, Earl Elmer Divelbliss; and the widow of […]

Robert L. Flowers 1939-2021 Robert Lee Flowers, age 81, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born November 25, 1939, in Hancock, he was the son of the late Elmer W. and Edith (Divel) Flowers; and husband of the late Susan Eileen (Appel) Flowers, […]

Paul T. Holmes 1943-2021 Paul T. Holmes, 78, beloved husband and father, passed away February 6, 2021 at Heritage Hall Care Facility in Front Royal, Va. He was born in Binghampton, New York to the Reverend Leroy Holmes and Ruth Altvator Holmes. He taught in Maryland Schools for 30 years and retired in 2004 to […]

Emlynn J. Shives 1952-2021 Emlynn Joseph Shives, age 68, of Hancock, Md., died on Monday, February 22, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Md. Born July 1, 1952 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Robert Francis Shives II and Julia Josephine Bohrer Shives. He was a Christian. Emlynn was […]

Shirley M. Lavilla Shirley Marie Lavilla, 84, died on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Services and burial will be private. Arrangements are being handled by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center.

Three low-water bridges in Morgan County have been closed today, Monday, March 1, due to high water. Morgan County Division of Highways (DOH) Supervisor Rodney Crowell said Monday morning that the bridges on Johnson Mill Road, Rockford Road, and on Kilgore Road at the Morgan County-Hampshire County line have been closed. The low water bridge […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan-Berkeley County Health Department staff are more than a year into unprecedented demands to act as the front line of public health here in the COVID-19 pandemic.  Local staff has now put their primary focus on getting vaccines to county residents. Nursing director Angela Gray said her vision is very clear – […]