Ronnie Lee Peck 1945-2018 Ronnie Lee Peck, age 73, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born November 25, 1945 in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Melvin William, Sr. and Mary Belle Stotler Peck. He was a Christian. Ronnie was […]

Shirly M. Brady 1941-2018 Shirly May Brady, 77, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Va. Born November 21, 1941 in Union Mills, Md., she was the daughter of Clayton and Helen Widner Leese. She was a member of Berkeley Springs Church of the Nazarene. She attended schools in Union Mills. She was a homemaker […]

Gordon R. Gregory 1948-2018 Gordon Roy Gregory, age 70, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Born March 18, 1948 in Royal Oak, Mich. He was the son of the late Paul Eugene and Helen Blanche Gordon Gregory. He was a member of Berkeley Springs Church of Christ. Gordon graduated from South Lyon High School […]

by Jamie Harris Before the Christmas break started the Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Basketball Team picked up their first two wins of the 2018-19 season. The Lady Indians traveled to Hagerstown, Md. on Monday, December 17 to take on Grace Academy. Berkeley Springs took a 13-11 lead after the first quarter of play. […]

by Jim Buzzerd Time for change? It’s currently early Sunday afternoon and there is an early Monday deadline this week due to the New Year’s Day holiday. That’s not especially important, but the topic today is West Virginia University head football coach Dana Holgorsen and how long he will remain in that capacity. There is […]

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the unattended death of a Berkeley Springs man after family members found the 70 year old man in a drainage ditch on his property on Tuesday, December 18. According to a press release from Sheriff K.C. Bohrer, police responded to a residents on Murphy Lane off Johnsons Mill […]

BlackCat Music Cooperative has launched a guitar club at Berkeley Springs High School called the “Guitar Circle,” under the direction of instructor Steve Grigsby. The club meets two Fridays a month, during sixth period and is available to beginners and accomplished players. The goal is to have students interact and share their musical talents and […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs  High School Indians Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team hosted the Clarke County Eagles out of Berryville, VA in hoops action last Wednesday, December 12. The Indians held a slight 26-22 lead going into the half. In the third quarter the visitors broke the game open with a scoring surge that […]

Jim Buzzerd Blindsided There is an adage out there which suggests if you can’t say something nice about someone/something, say nothing at all. I’ve never really been shy when it comes to making critical comments, but in the case of this season’s West Virginia University men’s basketball team, I’ve chosen, thus far, to reserve comment, […]

by Geoff Fox Each year, just before the big day, Christmas for Others sets up shop in the Hancock Community Center to distribute food and toys to those residents in need. The program is sponsored by Hancock churches. Last Friday, December 14, volunteers gathered to help sort and distribute those items. Non-perishable food, such as […]