by Jim Buzzerd WVU wins Oscar I’m going to spend some time on West Virginia University basketball and the commitment of five star forward/center Oscar Tshiebwe right after a few thoughts on the Mountaineer football team. The Mountaineers return to action Thursday night at 7 p.m. as they host Baylor on FS1. It will be […]

Registered voters in West Virginia can begin casting ballots in the general election starting today, as a 10-day early voting period begins statewide. Early voting locally will take place in the first floor Morgan County Clerk’s office, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, October 24, through Saturday, November 3. The early voting period includes […]

by Kate Evans A two-car accident outside of Great Cacapon on the morning of Wednesday, October 17 injured a passenger in one of the vehicles when a head-on collision occurred. Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputy Lieutenant Seth Place said that the accident call came in to the Morgan County 911 Dispatch Center at 8:33 a.m. for […]

Starting this Thursday, October 25 and running through Thursday, November 1, Washington County voters may vote in person between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the county’s designated early voting center in Hagerstown, located at Hager Hall Conference and Event Center at 901 Dual Highway. Absentee ballots available The deadline to request a 2018 General […]

by Geoff Fox Hancock’s War Memorial Library will be temporarily closed as the transition from the old library to Washington County Free Library, Hancock Veteran’s Memorial Branch takes place. The current Hancock War Memorial Library. The branch will close on Wednesday, October 24. Overdue fines for books due between October 24 and October 29 will […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday, October 17 to terminate the employment of the county’s 911 director, Zachary Caldwell. The action came after an hour-long closed personnel hearing at the outset of the regular commission meeting. Caldwell left that hearing after roughly 45 minutes, accompanied by a Sheriff’s deputy, then returned […]

by Kate Evans Warm Springs Middle School has a new cutting-edge WeatherStem meteorology system and weather station with real-time data that was up and running as of September 19. Middle school eighth grade science teacher Charles Wilson said he applied for the WeatherSTEM weather station program through American Public University System (APUS) in Charles Town. […]

by Kate Evans Morgan County Schools Superintendent Erich May said at the October 16 school board meeting that he was pleased that the pace of the Berkeley Springs High School renovations work was picking up. Crews were sanding the new gymnasium floor last week and should be painting   this week. May felt that the gymnasium […]

Richard Rockwell 1932-2018 Richard Rockwell, age, 86, of Hopewell, Pa., passed away peacefully on October 18, 2018 with his family by his side. Born August 27, 1932 in Morgan County, W.Va., he was the son of the late Leonard and Arrieta Rockwell. Along with his wife Yonna June Wright Rockwell he is survived by the […]

Albert G. Salter 1926-2018 Albert G. Salter, 92, Hagerstown, Md., died Monday, October 15, 2018 at Coffman Nursing Home, Hagerstown. Born February 15, 1926 in Upland, Calif., he was the son of the late Albert G. Salter, Sr. and Geraldine Callahan. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He served in World War II as a radar specialist on the U.S.S. Elmore. […]