Berkeley Springs High School students stepped off their buses on Tuesday, August 19 to start a new school year. Students across the county returned to classrooms in six schools on the cool and sprinkly Tuesday morning.
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Truck carrying explosives gets stuck, closing Cacapon Road for hours
A tractor-trailer’s encounter with a guardrail along the narrow portion of Cacapon Road at the top of Cacapon Mountain stopped traffic to and from Great Cacapon on Monday for several hours. A tractor-trailer carrying explosive material became stuck on a guardrail in the 3300 block of Cacapon Road west of[Read More…]
Former resident reported missing in New Mexico found murdered
A Winchester, Va. man who recently had lived in Morgan County and was reported missing earlier this month in New Mexico has been found dead by officers in Taos County, N.M. Morgan County friends of Matthew McLaughlin had locally shared posters of the 25 year old Army veteran in hopes[Read More…]
James “Leo” McBee
James “Leo” McBee 1934-2025 James “Leo” McBee, 90, of Oakland, went to his heavenly home to be with his Lord on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Born on September 5, 1934, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late John Glenwood McBee and Evalyn Leona (Clark) McBee. Leo[Read More…]
William Hugh Johnson, Jr.
William Hugh Johnson, Jr. 1944-2025 William Hugh Johnson, Jr., age 81, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Born on June 23, 1944, he was the son of the late William Hugh and Emma Elizabeth Bowers Johnson. Hugh was a drug and alcohol counselor in Fairfax[Read More…]
Calvin Winters Peck
Calvin Winters Peck 1933-2025 Calvin Winters Peck, age 91, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at his home. Born Friday, October 6, 1933, in Fulton County, Pa., he was the son of the late Russell and Pearl Powers Peck. Calvin served in the U.S. Army for[Read More…]
Morgan County Back to School Nights
Largent man to shoot for USA in World Precision Rifle Competition
by Kate Shunney Shooters from 17 countries will arrive in the United Kingdom this week to prepare for the second global competition of its kind – the Precision Rifle 22LR World Championship. Among the teams traveling to the UK are top shooters who qualified to represent the United States and[Read More…]
County approves $425K in Hotel/Motel fund requests
Morgan County Commissioners were faced with nearly $600,000 in requests for money from the county’s Hotel/Motel fund for the 2026 Fiscal Year, and settled on a budget of $425,000 to pay for recreation, arts and historical projects locally. Morgan County collects a 6% lodging tax paid by guests at local[Read More…]
Annual Back-to-School Bash gathers families, volunteers & supplies to kick off new school year
by Lisa Schauer Morgan County Parks and Recreation hosted its 11th annual back-to-school bash at Warm Springs Intermediate School on Friday, August 8. Local K-12 students registered at the door for free school supplies, based on their grade. Hundreds of families visited the event to prepare for the opening of[Read More…]
