Wanda L. Ratcliff 1958-2019 Wanda Lee Ratcliff, 61, of Hagerstown, formerly of Hancock died Sunday, September 22, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 22, 1958 in Baltimore City, she is the daughter of the late Richard Hearold and Elizabeth Ann Cathcart Archer. She was a high school graduate and […]

by Jim Buzzerd Which way are your horns? After two games it was difficult to envision this Saturday’s matchup between the Texas Longhorns and the West Virginia University Mountaineers as a big game.  Depending on which poll you prefer Texas will go to Morgantown ranked 11th or 12th. Both teams are 3-1 and will have […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Lady Indians Soccer Team picked up another win this week. However, the Tribe was dealt losses by St. James and Fairmont Senior. The Lady Indians hosted St. James out of Hagerstown, Md., at the confines of Morgan Field on Tuesday, September 24. Much of the first half […]

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department will move to their new location behind Food Lion starting this Friday. by Kate Shunney Offices for the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department will be closed this Friday, October 4 and again next Monday and Tuesday while the agency moves from the county courthouse complex to their new station at 226 […]

by Kate Shunney Melissa Rand, left, is Branch Manager of First Peoples Community Federal Credit Union. Alisha Rollins is the Assistant Branch Manager. First Peoples Community Federal Credit Union is located in the former F&M Bank on Great Cove Road in Warfordsburg. Local banking has made a return to Southern Fulton with the operation of […]

by Trish Rudder An event to raise awareness about emotional abuse will be held on Sunday, October 6, at the Fairfax Coffee House on Fairfax Street in Berkeley Springs from 4 to 6 p.m. Called the Path to Empowerment, it will include speakers from the Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center (EPEC) and Stepping Stones to a […]

Buddy Dyer loads the cider press with apples as Scott McCusker cranks it up. This is the first time the Hancock Lions Club has used the machine since Canal Apple Days. Dyer said the machine probably dates back to the late 1800s and in making the fresh apple cider, they had used 22 bushels by […]

by Geoff Fox Two years ago, when Food Lion moved to Hancock in place of Pittman’s Market, a partnership with Interfaith Service Coalition was formed to provide food to the community outreach’s food pantry. On Thursday, September 26, associates from the Hancock store, as well as those from Berkeley Springs, volunteered at the ISC food […]

by Kate Shunney National Park Service officials have said they will grant a right of way permit to Columbia Gas to drive an 8-inch natural gas pipeline under the C&O Canal west of Hancock. C&O Canal Superintendent Kevin Brandt recommended the action on September 12. National Capital Area Acting Director Lisa Mendelson-Ielmini approved the recommendation […]

by Jim Buzzerd A work still in progress The West Virginia University Football Team finished the September portion of its schedule with a 3-1 record thanks to a 29-24 win at Kansas Saturday. The Mountaineers will enjoy a week off before hosting Texas on October 5 in a 3:30 p.m. contest to be televised by […]