Gary H. Braithwaite 1946-2019 Gary H. “B.C.” Braithwaite, 72, of Paw Paw, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at his home. He was born June 26, 1946 in Winchester, Va., he was the son of the late Howard and Helen Shaw Braithwaite. He was a carpenter and truck driver and previously worked for the Red Cross. He […]

Gloria J. Burkhart 1941-2019 Gloria Jane Burkhart, 78, of Hedgesville passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at her residence while surrounded by her loving family. Born April 7, 1941 in Hedgesville, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee French and Mildred Jane Pearrell French. She was a member of Johnsontown Church […]

Carl W. Gloyd 1954-2019 Carl William “Pooch” Gloyd, 64, of Paw Paw, died Saturday, May 18, 2019. He was born on November 22, 1954 in Paw Paw, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Ione Cowgill Gloyd. He liked farming, cutting wood, auctions and coin collecting. Surviving are his three brothers, Charles […]

William Carl King, Sr. 1936-2019 William Carl King, Sr., 82, of Berkeley Springs, died Thursday, April 25, 2019 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born May 26, 1936 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Edward Ross and Anna Elsa Jupitz King. He was a Christian. He attended public schools […]

Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer has announced his investigative team believes they have found the body of missing Berkeley Springs teen Riley Crossman along a steep hillside in Berkeley County. Officers arrested Andy J. McCauley Jr., 41, for the murder of Crossman today. McCauley was the boyfriend of Crossman’s mother, Chantel Oakley. Riley Crossman, 15, […]

by Geoff Fox A missing persons case involving a young man from New York was closed Thursday in Hancock. Just before 8 a.m. Thursday, May 16, the Washington County 911 Center received a 911 hang-up from a cell phone from the area of the C&O Canal in Hancock. Troopers from the Maryland State Police responded […]

One week after Berkeley Springs teen Riley Crossman was reporting missing by her family, close to 350 volunteers and dozens more law enforcement personnel spread out across Morgan County in a coordinated search to look for any clues or signs of her whereabouts. By the end of the day Wednesday, 16 teams of searchers had reported […]

by Jim Buzzerd Beilein I don’t typically watch a lot of NBA basketball, but this time of year the playoffs are in full swing and I’ll tune in from time to time. If I had to pick one player who piques my interest in the game it would be Golden State’s Stephen Curry. His long […]

Colby Farris lined a two run RBI single to clinch the 2-1 win for the Indians over Grafton.photo by Lori Younker by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Varsity Baseball Team had a busy week with the start of the Class AA Sectional Championships. The Tribe hosted the Grafton Bearcats at  Morgan Field on […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board will not advertise for a new superintendent at this time, but will instead opted to take letters of interest for an interim superintendent position. Their discussion and unanimous vote on the action came at their May 7 meeting. Morgan County Schools Superintendent Dr. Erich May recently resigned […]