Local rivers and streams flooded Saturday night into Sunday as a weather system dropped several inches of rain on Morgan County and the region. Emergency officials rescued two people from the roof of their vehicle when the car got stuck in high water in the 5500 block of River Road shortly after 9 a.m. on […]

by Kate Evans The West Virginia School Board Authority (SBA) awarded Morgan County Schools $832,067 in funding for the nearly $1 million Widmyer Elementary roof replacement Needs project. Widmyer Elementary in Berkeley Springs serves 420 students in grades pre-K through second grade. Morgan County’s school board increased their local match for the Widmyer roof replacement […]

by Geoff Fox Heavy, constant rain dumped just over two and a half inches of rain on Hancock between Friday, December 14, and Sunday, December 16, causing minor flooding in the area. According to the National Weather Service, Hancock got 2.63 inches of rain. In Washington County, only Sharpsburg and Williamsport (2.94 inches and 2.9 […]

In a press release on Friday, December 14, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said the funds “will bring valuable, much-needed infrastructure upgrades to this growing community… when completed, this project will impact over 4,000 residents and 1,142 households in Morgan County.” Berkeley Springs Water Works (BSWW), the town-owned water department, has committed $500,000 to support […]

by Trish Rudder When the holidays come around, sometimes the special memories come back to visit us, especially the older we get. Some of our resident seniors shared their special memories with The Morgan Messenger last week. Wanda Woods said she was a “military brat” since both her father and husband served in the military. […]

by Kate Shunney Results of a survey about local broadband internet service were presented to the Morgan County Commission by a technology network consultant late last week. The message was pretty clear, said Andrew Cohill, President of Design Nine of Blacksburg, Va. — county residents think their internet service stinks. Cohill said the response to […]

Cassius J. Garland 2018 Cassius John Garland, age 5 months, of McConnellsburg, Pa., passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg. Born July 14, 2018, in York, Pa., he was the son of Healie M. Garland, of McConnellsburg, Pa., and Tanner A. Rhodes, of Loysburg, Pa. He is […]

Donald L. Marshall 1975-2018 Donald Lee “Donnie” Marshall, 43, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, December 13, 2018 at his home. Born February 2, 1975 in Olney, Md., he was the son of Leanna Joy Larman Crosen of Boonsboro, Md. and the late Richard Earlee Marshall, Jr. He was a Christian. He graduated from Berkeley Springs High School. He […]

Ervin T. Ray 1940-2018 Ervin Theodore Ray, 78, of Hancock, died Friday, December 14, 2018 at the Meritus Medical Center, in Hagerstown, Md. Born July 14, 1940 in Hancock, he was the son of the late Theodore and Hazel Hull Ray. He worked for many years for C. William Hetzer, Inc. and also self-employed for many years. […]

Gary E. Fox 1955-2018 Gary Edward Fox, 63, of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, December 14, 2018 at his home. Born October 17, 1955 in Berkeley Springs, he was the son of the late Glendon E. and Iona M. Gallion Fox. He was a graduate of Berkeley Springs High School. He liked to fish and hunt. He is […]