by Kate Evans Area firefighters extinguished an early morning fire in a CSX train car on Monday, October 14. Morgan County 911 Director Sarah Hogbin said that the Morgan County 911 Center got a call from CSX at 6:08 a.m. Monday morning about a moving freight train that was carrying empty freight cars with trash […]

by Kate Shunney Mountaineer Gas’ natural gas pipeline running from northern Morgan County into Berkeley County has gas in it, but the company doesn’t have any local customers yet. Workers are preparing the pipeline’s western end for a regulator station so it will be able to add more gas to the line in the future. […]

Morgan County Starting Points Director Audrey Morris, center, was honored at the Girl Scouts Women of Distinction luncheon last Wednesday, October 9, in Martinsburg. Morris was one of two Eastern Panhandle women to be saluted at the annual event for their community service, professional accomplishments and empowering example to girls and women. Morris leads the […]

by Kate Evans The Paw Paw Public Library presented James Brown Norton with a plaque of appreciation on October 3 for his many years of service to the library and to the Town of Paw Paw. Norton recently retired from the Paw Paw Public Library Board of Supervisors. He has been a longtime member of […]

Margaret B. McCray 1923-2019 Margaret B. McCray, age 96, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away peacefully at her home on October 11, 2019. She is now in the presence of our Heavenly Father and reunited and holding hands with the love of her life, Cam, who she has been separated from just short of 45 years. […]

Willie F. Jones 1935-2019 Willie Franklin “Pete” Jones, 84, of Berkeley Springs, died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at his home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born June 4, 1935 in Pine Top, Va., he was the son of the late William and Gladys Ruth Pritt Jones. He was a member of Greenwood […]

Ruth A. Fox 1953-2019 Ruth Ann Fox, 66, of Hedgesville, W.Va., died Friday, October 11, 2019 at Berkeley Medical Center, Martinsburg. Born March 16, 1953 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Charles Lester “Bill” and Hope Blanche Hewett Cain. She was a member of Bethel Independent Church where she taught Sunday […]

Joseph P. Martin 1958-2019 Joseph Paul Martin, 60, of Wheeling, died Saturday, October 5, 2019. Born December 8, 1958, in Cumberland, Md., the son of Paul Vincent Martin, Paw Paw and the late Edna Fay Carol Jamison Martin. He was a graduate of Robison High School, Fairfax, Va. and received his Bachelor’s Degree from George […]

Warren J. Bishop 1939-2019 Warren Junior Bishop, 78, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, October 8, 2019 as a result of an automobile accident. Born November 5, 1939 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Elmer Warren and Clorine Frye Bishop. He was a Christian. He was a self-employed auto mechanic. He liked working on […]

Donald E. Largent 1933-2019 Donald Edward “Don” Largent, 86, of Paw Paw, died on Monday, October 7, 2019 at his home. He was born on September 20, 1933 in Great Cacapon, a son of the late Wilbur W. and Viola Stribey Largent. He was a veteran in the United States Marine Corp., worked as a […]