Stephanie L. Mann 1969-2019 Stephanie Lynn Mann, 49, of Williamsport, Md., formerly of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 at her home. Born December 2, 1969 in Washington County, Md., she is the daughter of Roy Steven Mann, Boonsboro, Md. and the late Judith Lynn Gigeous Mann. She was a Christian. She graduated from Williamsport High […]

by Jamie Harris This past Saturday, January 4 the gym at Paw Paw High School was buzzing as they hosted a varsity boys and girls basketball game against Harman. Harman was able to pick up the 60-40 win over the Pirates behind a strong first half. Harman led 15-6 at the end of the first […]

Kaleb Michael (22) shoots against Grafton. by Jamie Harris This past Friday and Saturday, January 3 and 4, the Berkeley Springs Indians hosted a pair of sectional opponents at Berkeley Springs High School. Despite playing in the cozy confines of their home gym the Indians dropped both games to Frankfort and Grafton to fall to […]

The Indians sent six wrestlers to individual brackets at the Damascus Holiday Tournament, pictured left to right are Evan Thompson, Cole Morris, Peyton Thompson and LandenRiggleman. Not pictured are Gabriel Clark and Vaughn Shaw. Cole Morris & Peyton Thompson take top honors at Cameron by Jamie Harris The past two weeks the Berkeley Springs High School […]

by Jim Buzzerd Missed opportunity The West Virginia University basketball team had a chance to make a statement after knocking off second ranked Ohio State last week then traveling to third ranked Kansa last Saturday. Sadly, for Mountaineers fans, and predictably, things did not fall the Mountaineers’ way in Lawrence. WVU lost the game 60-53, […]

by Geoff Fox Personnel. Infrastructure. Jobs. Those were some of the issues Hancock faced last year and, and to some point, fixed. But what does 2020 hold for the Town of Hancock? Mayor Ralph Salvagno said the biggest issue in 2019 was personnel — the challenge of replacing the town manager and police chief. Salvagno […]

by Kate Evans An afternoon fire on New Year’s Eve destroyed a large portion of the lodge at Avalon Resort in the Hampshire County portion of Paw Paw. The fire call came in to Hampshire County 911 Dispatch Center at 3:41 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31 for a fire on the roof of Avalon’s lodge, […]

The Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission will hold the annual commemoration and celebration of the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 20. This year’s theme is: “The Beloved Community: The Fierce Urgency of Now.” This year’s celebration will take place at Asbury United Methodist Church, 501 Elizabeth […]

Heavy snow moved into the area before lunch on Tuesday as predicted, Morgan County Public Library was one of the public facilities that closed early on Tuesday due to snow. covering Morgan County roadways and making travel difficult for vehicles.  Morgan County Schools sent students home three hours early, with buses hitting snow-covered roadways as […]

A Morgan County Grand Jury today indicted Andrew J. McCauley Jr., 41, of Berkeley Springs for the murder of Riley Crossman in May 2019. McCauley was also indicted for concealment of a deceased human body, confirmed Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney Dan James. The Grand Jury met today, Tuesday, January 7. The indictment is not a […]