Elaine M. Lincoln 1951-2020 Elaine May Lincoln, 69, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, October 22, 2020 at UPMC Western Maryland Medical Center, Cumberland, Md. Born February 16, 1951 in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Orbra Leroy “Mutt” and Maretta Mae Carter Lineweaver. She was a Christian. She attended public schools in Morgan County and […]

Jackie L. McBee 1936-2020 Jackie Landon McBee, age 83, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Born November 26, 1936 in Sleepy Creek, W.Va., he was the son of the late Renzie Dowl and Thelma Elizabeth Householder McBee. He was a member of Johnsontown Bible Church in […]

Christopher “Chris” G. Kesner Christopher “Chris” G. Kesner, 40, of Hendersonville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on October 17, 2020. A native of West Virginia, he was the son of Hazel Waugh and the late Eston G. Kesner. Chris was a former C. William Hetzer employee, but will be deeply missed by his current work family […]

Perry D. Foster 1951-2020 Perry Dwane Foster, age 69, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Winchester Medical Center. Born August 15, 1951 in Torrence, Calif., he was the son of the late Robert Foster and Roberta Foster Morral. He was a graduate of Brooklyn Park High School, and worked […]

by Jamie Harris In what turned out to be their last soccer game of the 2020 season the Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians dropped a hard fought contest to the visiting Southern Fulton Lady Indians of Pennsylvania 2-0 last Thursday, October 15. Goalkeeper Whitney Hiles had 26 saves in the net. Berkeley Springs got […]

Jim Buzzerd Passing grade? The West Virginia University Football Team spotted 21-point underdog Kansas a 10-0 lead last Saturday before WVU scored 38 unanswered points to post a 38-17 win over the Jayhawks. The win leaves the Mountaineers with a 3-1 record heading into this Saturday’s game at 1-3 Texas Tech. The unusual 5:30 p.m. […]

Morgan County health staff tested local residents for COVID at a free event on Thursday. More testing set as county stays in orange status by KATE SHUNNEY Morgan County’s rising number of COVID-19 cases triggered a series of testing events in the county last week. State health protocols say a county that is in orange status, […]

Registered Maryland voters can begin in-person early voting in the 2020 Presidential Election starting Monday, October 26 at voting centers around the state. Washington County’s one early voting center is located at the Washington County Election Center at 17718 Virginia Avenue in Hagerstown. Early voting centers are open from Monday, October 26 through Monday, November […]

by KATE SHUNNEY West Virginia Highway officials have chosen the contractor who will build a four-lane U.S. 522 bypass around Berkeley Springs starting this year. Trumbull Corporation won the bidding process for the highway project, submitting a bid of $59,822,690 to construct the roadway. The project includes three bridges and three at-grade intersections, and an interchange […]

Hotel/motel tax revenue holds steady amid pandemic by TRISH RUDDER & KATE SHUNNEY Travel Berkeley Springs board members Stephanie Rebant and Jeanne Mozier told the Bath Town Council and Morgan County Commissioners earlier this month that tourism in Morgan County was on the verge of a record year before the virus restricted travel during the fourth quarter of […]