Evelyn M. Smith 1941-2019 Evelyn Marie Smith, 78, of Berkeley Springs died on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born February 6, 1941 in Elkton, Va., she was the daughter of the late John Robert and Betsy Elizabeth Shifflett Morris. She was a Christian. She attended public […]

Delores V. Hook 1937-2019 Delores Vivian Hook, 82, Paw Paw, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland, Md. She was born March 15, 1937 at Paw Paw and was the daughter of the late Ray Light and Wanda Likens Light. She had worked at RayGold and Zayres Dept. Store […]

Boyd L. Fletcher 1930-2019 Boyd Leon Fletcher, age 89, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on August 13, 2019 at the Western Maryland Health System, in Cumberland Md. Born in Little Orleans, February 12, 1930, he was the son of the late Phillip H. and Etta (Price) Fletcher; and the husband of Delma Mae (Miller) […]

by Jamie Harris Berkeley Springs High School cross country and track standout John Mundey was selected as a member of the Class of 2019 Berkeley Springs High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Mundey who graduated from Berkeley Springs in the spring of 2010 left his mark as a distance running specialist. In the fall of […]

by Jim Buzzerd Random thoughts The West Virginia University Football Team continues to work toward its opener against James Madison on Saturday, August 31 and while there are numerous position battles going on, the quarterback battle is quite possibly the most important one.  If there is a clear favorite first year head coach Neal Brown […]

by Kate Shunney The Morgan County Commission last week chose a Jane Lew firm to oversee planned upgrades to the county’s E911 equipment and its new center. Communication Consulting Services, run by Joe Gonzalez, will charge the county $15,000 to help prepare project bids, track FCC requirements for new communications equipment and guide the county’s […]

by Geoff Fox As the smoke from the fireworks fell across Widmeyer Park and the smell of gunpowder filled the air last Tuesday night, August 7, well over 700 people headed home after celebrating National Night Out in Hancock. Hancock Police Department sponsored the yearly event, which is held on the first Tuesday of August […]

by Geoff Fox The Washington County Gaming Commission announced last Tuesday its gaming fund distribution to the Washington County Fire and Rescue Association was well as 84 local charitable organizations. The Gaming Fund total of $2,044,999 for fiscal year 2019 ended on June 30 and represents an increase of $68,625 when compared to fiscal year […]

by Kate Shunney County officials last week approved the purchase of a conservation easement on a 120-acre farm as part of the county’s Farmland Protection program. The easement, which prohibits the working farm from being developed for non-agricultural uses, will cost $216,000, said Farmland director Ginger Johnson. Once the easement purchase is finalized, Morgan County […]

by Kate Evans Some Widmyer Elementary kindergarten and first grade students will have a new experience this year with a split kindergarten/first grade classroom. Widmyer Elementary Principal Rhett Beckman said that the decision was made during personnel planning season last school year to hire a split kindergarten/first grade teacher for the school. The move was […]