BlackCat Music Cooperative has launched a guitar club at Berkeley Springs High School called the “Guitar Circle,” under the direction of instructor Steve Grigsby. The club meets two Fridays a month, during sixth period and is available to beginners and accomplished players. The goal is to have students interact and share their musical talents and […]

by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs  High School Indians Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team hosted the Clarke County Eagles out of Berryville, VA in hoops action last Wednesday, December 12. The Indians held a slight 26-22 lead going into the half. In the third quarter the visitors broke the game open with a scoring surge that […]

Jim Buzzerd Blindsided There is an adage out there which suggests if you can’t say something nice about someone/something, say nothing at all. I’ve never really been shy when it comes to making critical comments, but in the case of this season’s West Virginia University men’s basketball team, I’ve chosen, thus far, to reserve comment, […]

by Geoff Fox Each year, just before the big day, Christmas for Others sets up shop in the Hancock Community Center to distribute food and toys to those residents in need. The program is sponsored by Hancock churches. Last Friday, December 14, volunteers gathered to help sort and distribute those items. Non-perishable food, such as […]

by Kate Shunney West Virginia’s medical examiner has said the human remains found on a wooded hillside in Berkeley Springs on November 1, 2017 is likely a migrant farm worker who had last been confirmed in the area in February 2016. Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer issued a press release on Friday, December 14 about […]

Local rivers and streams flooded Saturday night into Sunday as a weather system dropped several inches of rain on Morgan County and the region. Emergency officials rescued two people from the roof of their vehicle when the car got stuck in high water in the 5500 block of River Road shortly after 9 a.m. on […]

by Kate Evans The West Virginia School Board Authority (SBA) awarded Morgan County Schools $832,067 in funding for the nearly $1 million Widmyer Elementary roof replacement Needs project. Widmyer Elementary in Berkeley Springs serves 420 students in grades pre-K through second grade. Morgan County’s school board increased their local match for the Widmyer roof replacement […]

by Geoff Fox Heavy, constant rain dumped just over two and a half inches of rain on Hancock between Friday, December 14, and Sunday, December 16, causing minor flooding in the area. According to the National Weather Service, Hancock got 2.63 inches of rain. In Washington County, only Sharpsburg and Williamsport (2.94 inches and 2.9 […]

In a press release on Friday, December 14, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said the funds “will bring valuable, much-needed infrastructure upgrades to this growing community… when completed, this project will impact over 4,000 residents and 1,142 households in Morgan County.” Berkeley Springs Water Works (BSWW), the town-owned water department, has committed $500,000 to support […]

by Trish Rudder When the holidays come around, sometimes the special memories come back to visit us, especially the older we get. Some of our resident seniors shared their special memories with The Morgan Messenger last week. Wanda Woods said she was a “military brat” since both her father and husband served in the military. […]