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 […]

Joyce M. McLaughlin 1937-2019 Joyce Marilyn McLaughlin, 82, of Cross Junction, Va., died Sunday, December 29, 2019 at The Willows of Meadow Branch in Winchester, Va. Born September 9, 1937 in Long Branch, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Anthony “Tony” and Joan Napoli Torchia. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Winchester and […]

Grace E. Young 1931-2020 Grace Evelyn Young, 88, of Berkeley Springs, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Homewood at Williamsport, Md. Born October 9, 1931 in Hancock, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd William and Grace Evelyn Clarke Brakeall. She was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Berkeley Springs and attended the […]

Della M. Johnson 1913-2020 Della Mae Johnson, age 106, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at War Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility. Born May 23, 1913 in Spohrs Crossroads, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late James Perkins and Ethel Michael Clark. Della was a member of Mt. Zion United […]

Numa L. Newby 1937-2019 Numa Lindley “Len” Newby, 82, of Greensboro, N.C., passed Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg, West Virginia. “Len” was born June 3, 1937, in Greensboro, N.C., he was the son of the late Joseph Anthony Newby and Margaret Louise Leonard Szarka. He was a member of Lankford Memorial […]

James D. Bracken 1922-2020 James Dent Bracken, age 97, formerly of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away peacefully on January 3, 2020 in Leesburg, Va. He was born in Johnstown, Pa. on March 12, 1922 to Edward Denton Bracken and Susan Delancey Bracken. Jim grew up in Armagh, Pa. with his five siblings; Edward J. Bracken, George […]

Larry C. Socks 1955-2020 Larry Charles Socks, age 64, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020, at the Fahrney Keedy Memorial Home, in Boonsboro, Md. Born June 24, 1955, in Hagerstown, Md., he was the son of Charles E. Socks and the late Elizabeth A. (Shoemaker) Socks; and the husband of the […]

by Jim Buzzerd Tough stretch for the Buckeyes Saturday night 13-0 Ohio State met 13-0 Clemson in the second semi final of the College Football Playoff.  LSU had already manhandled Oklahoma 63-28, but the second game between the Buckeyes and Tigers was a barnburner 29-23 win  by Clemson that was sealed with a late game […]