Post office officials have confirmed reports that U.S. Postal Service locations will be closed on Wednesday, December 5. Wednesday has been set as a national day of mourning for former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, who died on Friday, November 30 at the age of 94. The offices of federal executive agencies, including the […]

A Rio man who was wanted here in connection with theft and for violating his probation was arrested on Thursday morning at a residence in the Posey Hollow area of southern Morgan County. Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer said four members of the Sheriff’s Department and five members of the Frederick County (Va.) Sheriff’s Department […]

by Jamie Harris Veteran head coach Dale McCumbee makes his return to the sidelines this season for Berkeley Springs High School after missing all of last season with back surgery. McCumbee will be faced with a very young and inexperienced roster that has only two varsity starters returning and only three seniors on the girls […]

by Jim Buzzerd Dazed and confused It’s Monday evening and I’ve basically had three days to think about West Virginia University’s 59-56 football loss to Oklahoma last Friday night and I’m still all over the place on some of my thoughts. So, I’m going to jump in with no real plan, which will likely make […]

Hancock in Motion, with help from three Girl Scout troops, hosted Hancock’s annual tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, November 24 at Joseph Hancock Park. In addition to lighting the public tree, organizers arranged a visit to town by Santa and Mrs. Claus. Children and families were able to spend time talking with the North Pole […]

Morgan County officials approved the hire of two administrative-level employees and three 911 staff members during their November 21 meeting. Acting on the recommendation of County Administrator Stefanie Allemong, Commissioners Joel Tuttle and Ken Reed voted to hire Aaron Arrington as the county’s new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Director at an annual salary of $30,000 […]

by Kate Shunney Legal counsel for the West Virginia’s Secretary of State office has notified a Berkeley Springs resident that his election complaint against former House of Delegates candidate Tally Reed has been dismissed. Rob Campbell filed the complaint in April, alleging that Reed was ineligible to run for a seat in the 58th district, […]

by Trish Rudder Shopping after Thanksgiving on Small Business Saturday was good for the shop owners in town even though the weather outside was frightful. But people shopped on Friday and Sunday when the weather was sunny and the holiday weekend was successful, shop owners said. Lori Hansroth, executive director of the local Chamber of […]

A vehicle crash five miles east of Romney on Jersey Mountain Road last Wednesday cut off Frontier phone, internet and 911 service to parts of at least five counties, including Morgan County. Service to customers wasn’t fully restored until Sunday, the company said. On November 21 at roughly 5 a.m., a vehicle crashed into a […]

UPDATED to reflect a change in the parade dates due to weather predictions for Saturday. —————————————————————————— The annual Paw Paw Christmas Parade will be held this Sunday, December 2 at 4:30 p.m. It starts at 402 Winchester Street, follows Winchester Street and ends and The Bank of Romney Paw Paw Branch. The Lights of Love […]