West Virginia’s buck firearms hunting season opens on Monday, November 25 and runs through December 7. Licensed hunters can take one buck per day during the two-week season, with a maximum of two antlered deer during the season. Two deer may be taken with a gun, crossbow or bow during the buck firearms season. Only […]

by Trish Rudder The Morgan County Homeless Coalition will offer cold weather shelter in the area beginning on Saturday, November 30 this year at Berkeley Baptist Church, said Bill Grow, the homeless coalition spokesperson. Shelters will be open nightly on a rotating basis through the end of February on Saturday morning, February 29. This is […]

by Kate Shunney A Bridgeport tax attorney with Steptoe & Johnson briefed Morgan County commissioners and members of the Economic Development Authority (EDA) about the benefits and requirements of creating a special tax district in the county – potentially one encompassing the area around a new U.S. 522 bypass. Joshua Jarrell was invited to speak […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock in Motion and Main Street Hancock are partnering up to bring a new version of Christmas to   Hancock next Saturday, November 30. The two organizations will be holding two back to back events, starting with a mile-long extravaganza along Main Street at 4 p.m. and ending with the lighting of […]

by Geoff Fox Town officials unanimously passed a resolution to allow the town to offer new businesses a tax incentive to attract them to the downtown area and build the business district. The action came during last Wednesday’s town meeting. The vote was 3-0, with Councilman Leo Murray absent. The resolution takes effect January 1, […]

File photo of a Hancock Barge Bash. by Geoff Fox For 11 years, decorated barges were pulled down the C&O Canal from Church Street to Pennsylvania Avenue as part of the annual Barge Bash presented by the Hancock Arts Council. However, after declining interest, officials docked the event in 2014. Now, after five years of […]

by Trish Rudder This Friday, November 22 is the deadline to participate in the 4th annual Winter Fest Parade in the Town of Bath. The parade through the town is on Saturday, December 7 beginning at 5 p.m. Winter Fest coordinator Danielle Swope said the application to participate can be downloaded from the “Winter Fest […]

Herman Ray Hartman 1940-2019 Herman Ray Hartman, 79, died Thursday, November 14, 2019 at his home in Berkeley Springs. He was born on July 29, 1940 in White Post, Va. the son of Harry Hartman and Florence Hartman. He joined the United States Marine Corps and was stationed in the Ryukyu Islands of the Pacific […]

Luetta E. Morrison 1928-2019 Luetta Elizabeth Morrison, 91, of Berkeley Springs, died on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born October 31, 1928 in Knoxville, Md., she was the daughter of the late Jesse Delmar and Pleasant Edna Swope Roach. She was a member of Berkeley Springs Church of Christ. […]

Evelyn L. Potter 1935-2019 Evelyn Laverne (Manning) Potter, 84, of Williamsport, Md., and formerly of Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, November 11, 2019 at Doey’s House in Hagerstown. Born April 14, 1935 in Warfordsburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Russell Stanley and Vida (Golden) Manning. She graduated from Southern Fulton High School in […]