More than 300 online comments regarding the proposed U.S. 522 Berkeley Springs Bypass were turned over to The Morgan Messenger on September 13 from the WV Department of Transportation Division of Highways (DOH). Those are in addition to the 35 handwritten or typed comments that were received on August 21 through a Freedom of Information […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock in Motion and Hancock Parks and Recreation will be holding the first Hancock Harvest Festival along Main Street this Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. There will be crafters, baked goods, face painting, organizations, vendors, and food for visitors to enjoy. Local businesses will have stands or specials that day […]

Apple butter cooking started before dawn at the Greenwood Community Center on Saturday, September 21. Ryan Fincham and Frank Mellott were on the early shift of volunteers stirring the kettles. Dozens of volunteers spent the previous day peeling, slicing and snitting 76 bushels of apples donated by Glascock’s Orchards. Greenwood will be making apple butter […]

Darrell F. Selby 1929-2019 Darrell Frederick “Bill” Selby, 90, of Berkeley Springs, died Monday, September 16, 2019 at the War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. He was born on March 20, 1929 in Baltimore, Md., he was the son of the late Frederick B. and Annie Meads Selby. He worked as a service repairman for Solon Washer & Dryer […]

James C. Cowgill 1937-2019 James Clarence “Sonny” Cowgill, 82, of Paw Paw, died Sunday, September 8, 2019 at the Winchester Medical Center. He was born on March 23, 1937 in Levels, he was the son of the late Clyde H. Cowgill and Dorothy E. Showalter. He owned and operated Pin Oak Auto Sales & Repair and raced in […]

Emogene V. Yost 1927-2019 Emogene Viola “Gene” Yost, 92, of Berkeley Springs, formerly of Whitacre, Va., died Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the War Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, Berkeley Springs. She was born on May 23, 1927 in Cross Junction, Va., she was the daughter of the late Chester and Millie Crouse Miller. She was a […]

Gary L. McCusker 1939-2019 Gary Lester McCusker, age 80, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs. Born January 5, 1939 in Hancock, Md., he was the son of the late Alonzo Lester and Dollie Florence Zies McCusker. He was a member of Victory Tabernacle in […]

by Jim Buzzerd Great win and ESPN+ After a 38-7 drubbing at Missouri a week earlier who could have predicted that the West Virginia University Football Team would rebound with a healthy 44-27 win over North Carolina State last Saturday in Morgantown? I know I couldn’t have. Odds makers put the Wolfpack at around a […]

Indian Peyton Thompson, 34, had 52 yards rushing, one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown in Friday night’s game against Hancock. photos by Lori Younker by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School and Hancock High School football rivalry goes back many years. Both teams have picked up impressive wins over the years. The history […]

by Geoff Fox County officials approved a memorandum of understanding last week with the Town of Hancock to take over the building and code enforcement permitting and inspections within the town’s limits. The Washington County Commissioners unanimously approved the MOU at their September 10 meeting. Last Tuesday, Town Manager Joe Gilbert, along with Director of […]