by Jamie Harris The Berkeley Springs High School Indians Golf Team hosted the Berkeley Springs Invitational on Thursday, August 9 at the Cacapon State Park Golf Resort.  The Tribe and the six other teams could not ask for any better weather as the sun was shining and the student golfers were looking for  season low […]

by Jim Buzzerd Gary Jennings When Gary Jennings signed with West Virginia University to play football following his senior year at Stafford, Virginia’s Colonial Forge High School in 2014 he was considered a very good signee. And he hasn’t been a disappointment as a wide receiver in his first three seasons as a Mountaineer. As […]

Three members of The Morgan Messenger news staff brought home editorial awards from this year’s West Virginia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The annual press award ceremony was held in Charleston on Saturday, August 11. Articles published in 2017 were eligible for the awards. The Morgan Messenger competed in the largest newspaper category – weekly […]

A Berkeley Springs man was charged with burglary and illegal possession of a firearm last Thursday, August 9 after residents reported seeing him peeking into house windows. Deputy Luke Shambaugh of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department arrested Stephen A. Kuykendall, 33, of Golden Lane late Thursday afternoon. Kuykendall was charged with burglary and being a […]

by Kate Evans Berkeley Springs High School Building C (gymnasium building) and Building D (vocational building) renovations are still moving along, but key closeout dates for some of the work have been revised and pushed back. Completion of the gym and storage is still targeted for the end of October, said Morgan County   Schools Maintenance […]

DNR Secretary Mark Belton (left) met with Del. Mike McKay, Sen. George Edwards, Town Manager David Smith, and Mayor Ralph Salvagno (not pictured) to discuss state programs. by Geoff Fox Department of Natural Resources Secretary Mark Belton was in Hancock last Thursday to meet with officials from the town and state to discuss programs to […]

by Geoff Fox The Washington County Gaming Commission awarded over $1.9 million to the Washington County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association and 82 local charitable organizations. Of that $1,976,373.76 total, $168,600 went to organizations that are of interest to Hancock residents. Friends of Safe Place, Child Advocacy Center were the highest of those interests, receiving […]

by Kate Shunney & Geoff Fox An upcoming drag racing event to be held at the Hancock airport is drawing the attention of public safety officials on both sides of the Potomac as organizers estimate that up to 15,000 could roll into the area to attend. Late Model Performance, a Manchester, Md. auto shop, will […]

Sandra K. Ridgeway 1954-2018 Sandra Kaye “Suzie” Ridgeway, 64, of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, August 10, 2018 at her home while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born July 21, 1954 in Morgan County, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow Wilard and Carrie Marie Stotler Fleece. She was a member of Paw […]

Ethel J. Unger 1929-2018 Ethel Joy Unger, 89, of Johnstown, Pa., formerly of Hedgesville, died Saturday, August 11, 2018 at The Berkeley Springs Center LLC. Born July 13, 1929 in Morgan County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Jacob “Sonny” and Evelyn Ethel Risinger Kesecker. She attended Independent Church of God in Hedgesville. She […]