Virgil E. Hoover 1955-2020 Virgil Earl Hoover, 64, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born August 25, 1955 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late John Earl and Winona Marie Spielman Hoover. He was a member of Love Assembly of […]

Judith “Judi” Ann Shriver 1945-2020 Judith “Judi” Ann Shriver, 75, of Hedgesville, passed peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Born February 23, 1945, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Arthur Scott Stotler and Nellie Russell Fox. Judith devoted her life to her family, church and God. She is survived by […]

Robert S. Redding 1930-2020 Robert Samuel Redding, age 90, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died Sunday, July 19, 2020 at his home while under care of Hospice of the Panhandle. He was a member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church. Born June 6, 1930 in Seat Pleasant, Md., he was the son of the late George Ellyson and […]

Coryl L. Jones 1936-2020 Coryl LaRue Jones, age 84, of Washington, D.C. and Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at her home in Great Cacapon. Born February 25, 1936 in Houston, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Lamar and Margaret Mark Jones. She earned her PhD and had worked […]

John Puffinberger 1945-2020 John Puffinberger, 75, of Cross Junction, Va., died Friday, August 14, 2020 at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Va. He was born May 1, 1945 in Berkeley Springs, son of the late Minnie Puffinberger Stotler. He worked as a groundskeeper for Cacapon State Park, Berkeley Springs and National Fruit Products in […]

by Jamie Harris Barring any changes from the WVSSAC the fall sports season of 2020-2021 will kick-off on Monday, August 17. All Morgan County  Middle School and  High School student athletes in grades six through 12 are reminded that they must have a WVSSAC physical and a 2.0 GPA (from the second semester from the […]

by Jim Buzzerd Getting down to it The Mid-American conference has decided to not play football this fall. The original sentence included the Big 10 as a second FBS conference that has cancelled football this fall. Monday media types were Tweeting that the Big 10 presidents were ready to cancel the season or postpone it […]

State disease tracking reports that five Morgan County residents are currently sick from COVID-19, as of Tuesday morning. Three cases have been confirmed by lab test and another is a probable case. Twenty-five county residents have recovered from the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. Morgan County’s case numbers remain low compared to neighboring areas. […]

by KATE EVANS Morgan County Schools is one of five West Virginia counties that were approved for the Mountain State Digital Literacy Pilot Program. The other counties approved for the pilot program are Kanawha County, Clay County, Gilmer County and Marion County. Morgan County Schools Superintendent Kristen Tuttle said it’s a five-year pilot project. The digital […]

A Frederick woman has been charged with felony forgery after allegedly trying to get prescription medications from Walgreens under a different name. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court, Stephanie E. Faustino, 24, of Frederick, Md. was charged with seven counts of the felony on August 4. Cpl. S.R. Smith of […]