by Jim Buzzerd No golf for Washington This isn’t likely news to those of you who follow professional golf, but I missed the news that the Quicken Loans National Golf Tournament has left the area. Tiger Woods and his foundation saved golf in D.C. in 2007 when he brought the AT&T National to Congressional Country […]

by Jamie Harris & Bill Sterner The sports writers from The Morgan Messenger and The Hancock News partner  with the area high school head coaches and athletic directors from Berkeley Springs High School, Hancock High School and Paw Paw High School to select an All-Area Team for varsity sports programs that the schools compete in. […]

by GEOFF FOX Last November, the City of Hagerstown started discussing ways to beautify the railroad overpasses on Franklin Street with murals created by students from Washington County Public Schools. Charles Plummer, Zack Zirkle, and Eddie Leach pose in front of their mural that will be displayed in Hagerstown as part of that city’s project […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board unanimously approved Kristen Tuttle as Morgan County Schools Interim Superintendent beginning July 1 through June 30, 2020 at their June 4 meeting. School Superintendent Dr. Erich May accepted a superintendent position in Pennsylvania and is leaving June 30. He has been the county’s school chief for two […]

by Geoff Fox Three years after Edward Gilhart of Hancock was murdered on his way to work in Pennsylvania, a jury in Franklin County has found one of the accused murders guilty in the murder and other counts. Jurors found Ryan Lynn Horton, 30, of McConnellsburg, guilty of first-degree murder on Friday, June 7 in […]

by Kate Shunney A public forum set for this Saturday, June 15 at Berkeley Springs High School will dig deep down into the current state of opioid drug use in Morgan County and what steps are needed to reduce the damage it has on the community. Organizers are hoping everyone affected by drug addiction, those […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board approved the sale of 9.9 acres of surplus land in Great Cacapon to the Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Company for $31,500. The amount was determined by a public auction that was held at the property on June 1. The board’s approval of the sale came at their […]

by Trish Rudder Municipal election results from the Town of Bath on Tuesday, June 11 for mayor, town recorder and five council members were cast as follows: Mayor Scott Merki –28 Town Recorder Susan Webster–20 Councilman Chris Chapman–27 Councilman Rick Weber –26 Councilwoman Rose Jackson –25 Councilwoman Elizabeth Skinner –23 Write-in candidate John Bohrer will […]

Hancock in Motion will be holding their Kickoff to Summer festival this Saturday, June 15, starting at 10 a.m. in Widmeyer Park. There will be crafts, vendors, yard sales, and a food stand to benefit Hancock in Motion, low cost kids activities, face painting, and more. There will also be music by Zac Grace and […]

Penny S. Morgan 1962-2019 Penny Sue Morgan, age 56, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Doey’s House, in Hagerstown. Born September 15, 1962, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of Dolly A. (Weller) McCarty, of Hagerstown, and the late Paul E. McCarty. She was a graduate of Hancock High School […]