The graduation ceremony for Southern Fulton will be held on Thursday, June 6 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The doors will open at 6 p.m. Joshua Beale The Valedictorian of Southern Fulton’s Class of 2019 is Joshua Beale. He is the son of David and Donna Beale. During his time at Southern […]

by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources The Maryland Department of Natural Resources will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. this Saturday, June 1 to celebrate the completion of the Phase IV extension of the Western Maryland Rail Trail. The event will be held in the western terminus parking lot, 12719 High Germany Road, […]

Terry L. Stump 1954-2019 Terry Lynn Stump, 64, of Berkeley Springs, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. Born September 15, 1954 in Baltimore City, Md., she was the daughter of the late William Powell and Beatrice Margaret Cavanaugh Shock. She graduated from Baltimore City School in Baltimore. She worked as a […]

Donald L. Shelly 1933-2019 Donald Lon Shelly, 86, of Wesley Commons, died Friday, May 24, 2019, at Wesley Commons Healthcare Center. Born January 21, 1933, in Berkeley Springs, he was a son of the late Herbert Shelly and Wilda Shelly Miller. He was preceded in death by is wife Betty Van Fleet Shelly. He was […]

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

by Trish Rudder The preliminary hearing for the Berkeley Springs man who is charged with killing Riley Crossman, 15, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 12 at 2 p.m. in Morgan County Magistrate Court. It was scheduled for Friday, May 24 to be heard by Magistrate Kermit M. Ambrose. Andy J. McCauley, 41, who was […]

by Jim Buzzerd   Koepka So, I failed to give props to Tiger Woods last month for completing his struggle to make his comeback from a string of physical and emotional issues to win The Masters at age 43 for his 15th major championship and his first major since he won the U.S. Open in […]

by Jamie Harris This past weekend May 17 and 18, proved to be another successful one for the Berkeley Springs High School Indians track program. Berkeley Springs track and field athletes tend to shine on the big stage at the Class AA State Track & Field Championships as they have racked up numerous individual state […]

by Geoff Fox For the next 10 years, anytime someone travels the Pennsylvania Turnpike stops to rest at the Sideling Hill Travel Plaza east of Breezewood, they’ll see a large metal Pennsylvania and keystone filled with pictures from around Fulton County. The artwork, which measures 17 feet long and 7.5 feet high, was created by […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County Partnership was awarded a one-year $200,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program planning grant to help end the opioid crisis. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). West Virginia received a total of $600,000 in HRSA grants –$200,000 for […]