The Washington County Board of County Commissioners endeavors to create and operate in a participatory and transparent environment. The Board of County Commissioners currently holds weekly meetings on Tuesdays, with public participation and involvement beginning with citizen comments at approximately 10:15 a.m. The Board of County Commissioners also holds evening meetings in each […]

A home in the 200 block of Potter Road off River Road was destroyed by fire last Friday, February 1 and one resident of the home was transported by EMS with injuries related to the fire. The call for a structure fire came in to Morgan County 911 at 5:17 a.m. A resident of the […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock Police are warning residents of a scam that has recently hit the area involving oversea phone numbers. According to Hancock Police Chief Rick Cook, calls are being made from an oversea phone number, such as 52-983-838-2888, which Cook said are scrambled numbers. “The scammers are saying that they have the victim’s […]

by Geoff Fox The Town of Hancock will be holding a swearing-in ceremony for the council members and mayor who won the January 28 election next Monday, February 11, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Mayor Ralph Salvagno will be sworn in for his second term as mayor, while Tim Smith will be sworn in […]

A single-vehicle accident in the 8000 block of Valley Road injured five people in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 5. Morgan County 911 received the call at 2:53 a.m. West Virginia State Police Cpl. V.E. Branham investigated the crash. Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company, Morgan County EMS, the Hancock Rescue Squad and an […]

by Trish Rudder & Kate Shunney A public informational workshop meeting and project update by the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) on the proposed U.S. 522 Berkeley Springs Bypass and the Fairview Connector will be held on Thursday, February 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Berkeley Springs High School. The […]

Shirley A. Eddy March 3, 1964- January 28, 2019 Shirley Anne Eddy passed away Monday, January 28, 2019 at the Doey House in Hagerstown, MD. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She is the daughter of Robert and Nina Gantt of Hancock, MD.   paid obituary

Hazel F. Hart 1929-2019 Hazel Fern Hart, age 89, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Fulton County Medical Center, in McConnellsburg, Pa. Born December 1, 1929 in Hancock, Md., she was the daughter of the late William and Hazel (Munson) McCusker; the widow of her first husband, Cecil Murphy; and the wife of Marshall Eugene […]

Sharon L. Fleegle 1977-2019 Sharon L. Fleegle, 41, of Warfordsburg, Pa., died Thursday, January 31, 2019 at her residence. She was born in McConnellsburg, Pa. June 9, 1977, the daughter of Julia A. Decker Bard and Lynn O. Bard, both of Warfordsburg and Donald E. Swope, Warfordsburg. She graduated from Southern Fulton High School in 1995 and worked as […]

Kenton Joseph Price 1951-2019 Kenton Joseph Price, age 67, of Little Orleans, Md., passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at Western Maryland Health Systems, in Cumberland, Md. Born in Cumberland, Md., on June 16, 1951, he was the son of Dorothy E. (Leasure) Price, of Little Orleans, Md., and the late Joseph Wellington Price. […]