by Kate Evans At their July 6 meeting the Morgan County School Board held their first reading of the following policies: the virtual education policy, dual credit policy (county specific), self-administered medication and epinephrine use, use of epinephrine auto-injectors by personnel (3165 and 4165), use of medications and control of casual-contact communicable diseases (special update-COVID). […]

by Jim Buzzerd News There is still not much definitive out there with regard to the 2020 season for the West Virginia University Football Team, but the report last week that 28 football players have tested positive since the team reconvened last month doesn’t provide much optimism that the upcoming season will resemble a season. […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s chapter of the Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle will be moving to a new home, and secured support last week from the Morgan County Commission to add a commercial kitchen to their future location. Last Wednesday, July 15, club CEO Stacie Rohn updated county officials on the […]

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department arrested a couple from New York on Monday, July 20 after a customer at Food Lion reported their dog had been locked in a car in the hot sun for at least 30 minutes. The temperature on Monday reached the upper 90s. According to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan […]

by Geoff Fox Amy Gillespie of Hancock Works! is trying to get a composting site at Kirkwood Park that could help local restaurants dispose of food scraps and create a community garden for Hancock residents. The idea came from BuddyLou’s as there is a lot of residual food waste from the restaurant, Gillespie said. Hancock […]

by KATE EVANS Morgan County School seniors ended one of the most historic school years in memory without the usual pomp and celebration. Their proms, senior trips, senior athletic competitions and shows were cancelled by school closures, and traditional graduations delayed. Among the other losses, local seniors also won’t be able to spend the money they […]

Main Street Hancock elected a Board of Directors and a new Slate of Officers for the 2020-2021 term during their annual meeting on June 24. The new Board of Directors is comprised of Thomas Taylor as President, J Loren Wince as Vice President, Tracy Barnhart as Secretary, and Rebecca Rush as Treasurer. Michael Faith, Sinclair […]

More than a decade’s worth of articles from longtime Morgan Messenger outdoor columnist Dan Stiles have been compiled into book form and are now available for sale online. Stiles’ range of topics over the years in his regular column stretched from the nesting habits of phoebes to the surprises and challenges of fall deer hunts. […]

Rodney R. Smith, Sr. 1939-2020 Rodney Randolph “Red” Smith, Sr., age 81, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Doey’s House Hospice, in Hagerstown, Md. Born March 14, 1939, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Daniel and Bernice (Lucas) Smith. He was a veteran of the […]

Jerry Bryan Deaver 1947-2020 Jerry Bryan Deaver, age 73, of Paw Paw, W.Va. passed peacefully on July 13, 2020, at Devlin Manor Nursing Home in Cumberland, Md. Born April 28, 1947 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Jennings Bryan Deaver and Mildred Nellie (Foltz) Deaver. He was a graduate of […]