by GEOFF FOX Money committed to the town’s new well was to be awarded earlier this month by the Rural Council of Maryland. The grant was awarded for $62,000. Town Manager Joe Gilbert said he has a bid for the reports of the town’s water system, however the contract couldn’t be awarded until after the grant […]

West Virginia health centers have received an additional $5,568,607 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) health center cluster grant program. This funding will provide support and resources for health centers across West Virginia. Health centers around the state have gotten several rounds of federal funding during the COVID-19 pandemic to support […]

by GEOFF FOX More charges have been filed against John Phillip True of Hancock in a theft and embezzlement case. True was initially charged in in May of this year with 12 charges, including multiple theft charges, embezzlement and misappropriation. According to online court documents, True now faces four new charges – two counts embezzlement […]

by KATE EVANS While the number of Morgan County’s COVID-19 cases only rose slightly this past week to 37 cumulative confirmed cases and one probable case, the number of cases has doubled since the end of June when Morgan County had 19 confirmed cases and one probable case of the virus. There have been no deaths […]

by GEOFF FOX Schools in Washington County and Fulton County have started the 2020-2021 school year in two different ways. Last school year ended with students in both school districts having class via distance learning with the teachers at one location and the students at home. For the 2020-2021 school year, Southern Fulton students have been […]

by KATE EVANS The Morgan County Health Department and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources are sponsoring a free COVID-19 drive-through and walk-up testing event on Wednesday, September 9 from 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Morgan County Health Department. The Health Department is located at 137 War Memorial Drive in Berkeley Springs in […]

Ruth M. E. Young Ruth Mary Ellen Young, 91, formerly of Martinsburg, died Friday, August 28, 2020 at the Waynesboro Health & Rehab Center in Waynesboro, Tenn. Services will be announced later by the Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs.

Douglas J. Dunkin 1966-2020 Douglas James Dunkin, age 54, of Thurmont, Md., passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020, in Carlisle, Pa. Born February 25, 1966, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Sandra Lorraine (Mahone) Dunkin, of Hagerstown, and the late William H. Dunkin, Sr. He attended South Hagerstown High School; and worked […]

Tyler R. McCumbee 1993-2020 Tyler Ross McCumbee, age 26, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, August 29, 2020 due to injuries of an automobile accident. Born September 4, 1993 in Frederick, Md., he was the son of Rusty Lane and Patsy Ann Miller McCumbee of Berkeley Springs, W.Va. He attended First United Methodist Church. […]

Anna M. McCumbee 1932-2020 Anna Marie McCumbee, age 87, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at the Berkeley Springs Center. Born November 15, 1932 in Posey Hollow, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Will Darl and Bessie May Cain Merchant. She was a member of Mt. Olivet United Methodist […]