by Jamie Harris This past week the Athletic Department at Berkeley Springs High School released the names of their senior athletes of the year. Both seniors who earned the honors are three sport athletes for the Indians and both were The Morgan Messenger and The Hancock News Players of the Year last spring in their […]
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BSHS Athletic Department MVP – Serenity Parsell
by Jamie Harris This past week the Berkeley Springs High School Athletic Department released the BSHS Athletic Department MVP award winner. The individual who was honored with this award is a senior athlete who has gone the extra mile for their respective team. The 2020 BSHS Athletic Department MVP award went to senior Serenity Parsell. Parsell […]
Link takes over as Berkeley Springs police chief
The Berkeley Springs Police Department announced via their social media account on Monday that Sgt. Tony Link has taken office as the town’s new police chief. He will replace former police chief T.J. Tony Link and K9 Ronan. Johnson, who resigned from the post as chief and from the town’s police department in April. According […]
Register to vote or change parties by next Tuesday
West Virginia residents who are eligible to vote have until this coming Tuesday, May 19 to register to vote in the June 9 primary election, or to change their party affiliation or voter registration information. Residents can register to vote online through the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office, or contact the Morgan County Clerk’s […]
Strother exhibit added to Museum of the Berkeley Springs in time for reopening
When the Museum of the Berkeley Springs opens for the season on Saturday, May 23, visitors can see the latest exhibit for the first time. More than a year in the making, the exhibit features the art and life of 19th century resident, David Hunter Strother. The exhibit displays 22 of Strother’s drawings featuring Berkeley […]
School officials propose $29 million budget for 2020-2021; public hearing set for Tuesday
by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved their proposed Fiscal Year 2021 total budget of $29,998,609 for publication during their May 5 meeting. School Treasurer Ann Bell gave a budget presentation at the meeting beforehand. Their proposed total budget has an approximate general current expense fund of $26,339,999 and an estimated special revenue […]
Pa. counties see lifting of some restrictions under Wolf reopening plans
by Kate Shunney Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf last week moved 24 of the state’s counties to a “yellow” status, lifting some of the Stay at Home orders and restrictions that have been in place since April amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Monday, Pennsylvania had confirmed 56,611 cases of the respiratory disease. More than 3,700 […]
Judge files order rejecting challenge of Reed residency
by Kate Shunney A Kanawha County Circuit judge has denied a Morgan County man’s petition to block Ken Reed from appearing on the Republican primary ballot as a candidate for the House of Delegates representing the 59th district. Reed is currently a Morgan County Commissioner seeking the state legislative seat. He is running against Republican […]
Boosters take on banner effort to honor Hancock’s Class of 2020
by Geoff Fox This June, seniors at Washington County high schools are supposed to walk across the stage at their respective schools, but the county school system is in a holding pattern waiting for the Maryland State Board of Education to make a decision on the remainder of the school year. Last Wednesday, May 6, […]
Food donations continue to benefit Hancock families and donors
by Geoff Fox Rain last Friday didn’t dampen the needs of people lining up in the Hancock Assembly of God Steve Martin, left, hands Lenny Stotler four boxes of food off the back of a Dot Foods trailer in the Hancock Assembly of God parking lot last Friday. parking lot as Dot Foods donated a […]