Mary L. Hook 1932-2020 Mary Lou Hook, 87, of Leesburg, Va. and formerly of Paw Paw, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the Berkeley Springs Center in Berkeley Springs. She was born June 26, 1932 at Paw Paw and was the daughter of the late Lloyd Hardy and Odessa Santymire Hardy. She was a 1951 […]

Leila M. Stuckey Leila Michael Stuckey, 91, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, March 19, 2020 at Harmony of Martinsburg. Arrangements will be announced by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 95 Union Street, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.

The Morgan County Courthouse was closed at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 23 and will not be open to the general public, county officials have announced. Access to offices in the Morgan County Courthouse is by appointment only as of Tuesday morning. “If you need to conduct NECESSARY business with one of our offices, please […]

by Kate Shunney West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has announced a Stay at Home order for state residents beginning on Tuesday, March 24 at 8 p.m. The order remains in place until the state lifts it, said officials. Justice put the order in place on Monday during an early afternoon press conference. Justice said this […]

by Jim Buzzerd Uncharted waters Last Thursday Coronavirus caused the sports world to come to a grinding halt.  Actually, the beginning of the end began Wednesday night when the NBA suspended its season when Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus. Later, teammate Donovan Mitchell also tested positive. Prior to that the […]

by Jamie Harris Last Friday, March 13 all Morgan County spring sports teams along with the rest of the schools in West Virginia were suspended until further notice due to the recent coronavirus outbreak. This also included the cancellation of the WV A, AA and AAA Girls State Basketball Championships and the boys’ regional basketball […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools are closed for students through at least Friday, March 27, due to Governor Jim Justice’s March 13 order to close all West Virginia public and private schools. The move is meant to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Morgan County Schools has already taken steps to continue […]

by Kate Evans The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) reported 3,487 confirmed and presumed cases of COVID-19 and 68 deaths in the United States as of Monday evening. Some 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands were reporting cases of the virus. West Virginia was the only state […]

by Kate Shunney A bridge replacement project on Winchester Grade Road (Rt. 13) has affected drivers on the well-traveled road since last year, but a separate bridge project is expected to close a section of the roadway for several months this spring. Bridge engineer Paul Steedman of the West Virginia Division of Highways confirmed that […]

Notices of closure are becoming a common sight around Hancock as local businesses, towns, and churches deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Notices of closure are becoming a common sight around Hancock as local businesses, towns, and churches deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. by Geoff Fox & Kate Shunney Schools, churches, restaurants, and other businesses have […]