The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on July 12 that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of West Virginia to help in recovery efforts in the eight counties affected by severe storms and flooding between May 28 and June 3. Morgan County is one of eight counties to get help […]
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School board elects officers and chooses committee representatives
by Kate Evans At their July 2 regular meeting, Morgan County School Board vice-president Aaron Close was elected to a two-year term as board president from July 1, 2016 through June 30. Board member Laura Smith nominated Close for the position and Pete Gordon seconded it. Close abstained from the 4-0 vote. School board members […]
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grier7heisman.com by Jim Buzzerd West Virginia University football fans hope number seven is their lucky number. That’s because returning quarterback Will Grier wears number seven on his jersey, and as one of the top retuning signal callers in the nation, the WVU Sports Information Department has launched a ‘Grier for Heisman’ campaign for the rapidly […]
Donna Miller slugs her way into the Athletic Hall of Fame
by Jamie Harris Donna Miller, a standout softball and basketball player for Berkeley Springs High School from 1972-1976 will be entering the BSHS Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Miller started her softball career in the youth leagues as a member of the Morgan County Parkettes. During that time Miller helped lead her team […]
Suspected local case not Hepatitis A; state case numbers rise
by Kate Evans A suspected case of Hepatitis A in Morgan County was determined not to be a case of the virus after investigation, said Berkeley County/Morgan County Health Department nurse Angie Gray on Monday morning. Berkeley County still has three cases of Hepatitis A. The number of acute hepatitis A virus cases in West […]
Council seeks grant money for water lines
by Trish Rudder They say the third time’s the charm. At the Town of Bath council meeting on July 5, Mayor Scott Merki authorized the submission of a third Community Development Block Grant – Small Cities application to the West Virginia Development Office for $1.5 million. The grant would pay for the new public water […]
Two drivers charged in separate accidents
The drivers of two vehicles face criminal charges for their roles in two separate motor vehicle crashes last week that sent four individuals to the hospital for medical treatment. The first of the two incidents was a single-vehicle accident on Tuesday, July 3 in the 200 block of Fearnow Road east of Berkeley Springs shortly […]
Maryland to start I-70 and I-68 paving projects
by Geoff Fox The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will begin two projects to resurface both Interstate 68 and Interstate 70 in Washington County with completion projected for mid-fall. The two paving projects will run a combined $5.9 million to complete. The MDOT SHA will begin a $2.9 million project to resurface I068 […]
Broadband study firm chosen
by Trish Rudder Design 9 of Blacksburg, Va. was awarded a contract by the Morgan County Commission on July 5 to study Morgan County for fixed wireless broadband service coverage. The study was to begin immediately, said Morgan County Commission president Joel Tuttle and will end on October 15. The cost of the $24,700 contract […]
Harford takes gold at Special Olympics USA; locals get medals
by Kate Evans Morgan County resident Ashley Harford won two gold medals at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle, Washington. Harford took medals in mini-javelin and shot put in her division. The Special Olympics USA Games took place from July 1 through July 6. Harford’s gold medal score in mini-javelin (Turbo Jav) was […]