Charles E.  Snyder 1940-2018 Charles E. Snyder, 77, of Big Pool Md., went to meet the Lord on Saturday, September 14, 2018, at Doey’s House in Hagerstown, surrounded by his family. He was born on September 15, 1940 in Baltimore, MD to Sylvia and James Snyder of Baltimore, Md. He retired from Bethlehem Steel, and […]

Vernon R. Franklin, Sr. 1925-2018 Vernon Rees Franklin, Sr., age 93, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center. Born September 13, 1925 in Hyattsville, Md., he was the son of the late George Harold and Marie Leora Rees Franklin. He was a member of the Berkeley Springs Seventh-day […]

Michael C. Dillow 1969-2018 Michael Christian Dillow, 48, of Hedgesville died Thursday, September 13, 2018 at his home. Born December 19, 1969 in Ranson, he was the son of Ronald Calvin Dillow, Sr., Hedgesville and Lorna Maxine Roberts, Williamsport, Md. He was a Christian. He attended North Hagerstown High School in Hagerstown, Md. He was self-employed […]

A Berkeley Springs man was charged for stabbing on N. Washington Street. According to a press release from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department on Saturday, September 8, Corporal Lemon and Special Deputy T. J. Johnson of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department responded to 25 Union Street, Berkeley Springs for a reported stabbing. On arrival at the […]

High water ran across the road on Route 9 East on Sunday.photo by Zack Sipes,Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company by Trish Rudder The National Weather Service on Monday, September 10 declared hazardous weather conditions in Morgan County with a flood warning until 3:30 p.m. and a hazardous weather outlook through next Sunday. High water closed […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board closed on the sale of Greenwood Elementary and its 5.74 acres and property to Greenwood United Methodist Church for one dollar on September 4. School board president Aaron Close reported at their September 4 regular meeting that he signed the deed with church trustees earlier that day […]

by Trish Rudder At the September 4 Town Council meeting, the council approved sending a compliance letter to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regarding a non-compliance issue with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act involving town sidewalks. A complaint was made regarding sidewalk deficiencies in May, 2016 by […]

Paula Osborne took a dilapidated tennis court and a group of children who had never picked up a tennis racket, and turned them into some of Morgan County’s finest players. Osborne was honored for her dedication to service at the annual Governor’s Service Awards dinner at the Culture Center at the State Capitol on Thursday, September […]

by Jamie Harris Both the Berkeley Springs High School and Paw Paw High School Cross Country Teams traveled to Clear Spring High School for the Interstate Classic on Saturday, September 1. The Berkeley Springs Lady Indians powered by th e one two punch of sophomore Belle Harvey and senior Brooke Davison captured the Small Team […]

Florence by Jim Buzzerd I’ve put off writing this until the last minute hoping to get some definitive word on the status of this Saturday’s scheduled football game between West Virginia University and North Carolina State in Raleigh. Hurricane Florence was category 4 status Tuesday morning and its predicted path has it making landfall somewhere […]