by Jim Buzzerd That didn’t look good Everyone watching the progress of the West Virginia University football program had last Saturday’s game at Oklahoma State earmarked as being a barometer of where the Mountaineers are in their climb. There was good, bad and ugly in their 27-13 loss, but if you’re looking for any kind […]

by GEOFF FOX Cases for the novel coronavirus are creeping toward 30 confirmed cases in the Hancock zip code and 1,700 overall in Washington County. As of Monday afternoon, the state’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard had the 21750 zip code as having 26 confirmed cases. That total has not changed in two weeks. Screenshot of Maryland COVID dashboard […]

by KATE SHUNNEY Morgan County Courthouse Circuit Judge Debra McLaughlin has ordered that a survey of potential local jurors can go ahead as part of preparations for the murder trial of Andrew McCauley Jr. Judge McLaughlin filed the order on September 8. In that order, the judge also approved court funding for the survey work, which […]

Washington County will be able to add 33 paid firefighters to stations around the county over the next three years with federal funds announced last week. The Washington County Board of County Commissioners said the Division of Emergency Services has been awarded a SAFER grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the amount of […]

by KATE EVANS The Morgan County Board of Education’s financial state was improved this past year of Fiscal Year 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Morgan County Schools Treasurer Ann Bell said in her annual financial review at the September 22 school board meeting. Net position The school board’s total net position (assets minus liabilities) as of […]

The Southern Fulton School District closed both Southern Fulton Elementary and High Schools for five days following the confirmation that an elementary teacher had tested positive for COVID-19. The decision was announced on Sunday, September 27. In a letter to school families, Superintendent Dr. Tara Will said the district has been in contact with the […]

Richard J. “Dick” Byrne 1938-2020 On Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Richard John “Dick” Byrne moved on to eternal life with Jesus, his Savior. Born December 1, 1938 in Baltimore, Md. he was the son of the late Michael DeSales Byrne and Nellie Theresa Swift Byrne. He was proud of his Irish heritage, his paternal grandparents […]

Roy W. “Butch” McNelly 1948-2020 Roy William “Butch” McNelly, age 71, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. died on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at his home. Born December 24, 1948 in Washington, D.C, he was the son of the late William Bernard and Freda Crouse McNelly Dean and his step mother Irene McNelly of Bristol, Va. He […]

Eileen L. Reeder 1923-2020 Eileen Louise Allemong Reeder, age 97, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 of natural causes at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearnesyville, W.Va. Born February 19, 1923 in Omps, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Benbridge and Hattie Amelia Beeler Allemong. She […]

Barbara Dorsey Lake Hopkin Barbara Dorsey Lake Hopkin, a lover of life, passed on September 24, 2020. A graduate of Centennial High, Delaware Tech, and Shepherd University, she served as a nurse, massage therapist and Coast Guard veteran. She loved life on her organic farm with her husband, and helping others toward health and wellness. […]