The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department last Friday arrested a Berkeley Springs man ahead of two downtown rallies, charging him with making threats of terrorist acts. Cpl. Scott Lemon charged David F. DeGraw, 55, of Cloverleaf Court with the felony charge after investigating DeGraw’s online activities surrounding a planned Black Lives Matter rally set for August […]

The Morgan County Clerk’s office has had more than 400 direct requests to their office from voters wanting an absentee ballot for the November 3 general election. Voters can also file the ballot request through the West Virginia Secretary of State’s website, so the number of Morgan County ballot requests may be even higher, said […]

by Kate Shunney Maryland voters will have nine days to cast in-person ballots at early voting centers throughout the state during the General Election cycle. The Maryland Board of Elections voted on August 12 to set early voting days from Monday, October 26 through Monday, November 2, including Saturdays and Sundays, from 7 a.m. to […]

Adriel F. Fletcher 1966-2020 Adriel Fonda Fletcher, 53, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at his home. Born November 19, 1966 in McConnellsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Carl Alvin and Ada Arlene Hendershot Fletcher and husband of Monica Shank Fletcher, of Chambersburg, Pa. He was a Maryland State Correctional Officer […]

Cynthia K. Shanholtz 1950-2020 Cynthia “Cindy” Karen Shanholtz, 70, of Danville, Va., died Thursday, August 20, 2020. Born January 4, 1950, in Allegany Co., Md., she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Aerietta Wolford Shanholtz. She is survived by one daughter Tina Booth and husband Richard; three sisters, Beverly Shanholtz, Robin Shanholtz […]

Barbara J. Holliday 1943-2020 Barbara Jean Holliday, 77, of Winchester, Va. died on Monday, August 24, 2020 at her home. Barbara was born on January 20, 1943 in Old Town, Md., the daughter of the late John W. and Elma V. Brown Miller. She worked as a housemother at the Timber Ridge Schools in Cross […]

Donna L. Seiler 1961-2020 Donna Lynn Seiler, age 58, of Hagerstown, Md., died on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 in Hagerstown. Born November 15, 1961 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of Vivian Cornett Seiler of Great Cacapon, W.Va., and the late Nelson George Seiler. She was a member of Lansdowne Church of God in Baltimore, […]

Pastor Shirley A. Hiles 1938-2020 Pastor Shirley Ann Hiles, age 81, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at her home while surrounded by her loving family and while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 1, 1938 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late […]

by KATE SHUNNEY A Black Lives Matter rally and a wave of counter-protestors filled sidewalks and part of Berkeley Springs State Park on Friday, August 21 with hundreds in attendance. The events wound down without violence or injuries as darkness fell. A heavy police presence around the park served, at times, as a physical barrier between the two […]

The Morgan County Commission has made the decision to close the county courthouse an hour early on Friday, August 21 to let county employees clear the downtown area ahead of two planned rallies. Commission President Joel Tuttle confirmed that decision to close the courthouse at 4 p.m. on Friday was in response to concerns about […]