by Kate Shunney Editor’s note: Folks gathered to make apple butter at the Paw Paw senior center last week had many memories of the time when orchards in and around town were a major part of life. Their recollections here are just a small part of the story of Paw Paw’s fruit industry. Paw Paw […]

by Jim Buzzerd Things I think In its first three wins of the 2018 season the West Virginia University Football Team was prone to slow starts. At Texas Tech Saturday the opposite was true as the Mountaineers scored four first quarter touchdowns and raced to a 35-10 halftime lead. They looked like the offense many […]

by Geoff Fox A the descendent of a tree that saw the seeds of the American Revolution planted was itself planted in Widmeyer Park last Thursday, September 27, by the Hancock Lioness Lions Club. The tree is a tulip poplar and a descendent of a tree that stood in Annapolis for close to 400 years […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County Partnership’s Executive Director Kristen Gingery and Director Robin Langenstein began their new positions at the helm of the organization this summer. The Morgan County Partnership’s new administrators are Director Robin Langenstein (left) and Executive Director Kristen Gingery. (right) The Morgan County Partnership works together with local government, organizations, schools, […]

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the 2018 Volunteer Fire Assistance grants to 49 volunteer fire departments, including Hancock’s. The projects, distributed throughout 17 counties, aim to assist volunteer fire companies and departments enhance wildland fire protection in rural areas and communities. The Maryland Forest Service awarded $104,099 in match funding to complete $245,907 […]

A section of State Route 9 outside of Paw Paw that was damaged in the June 3 flood and remains closed to traffic will be repaired with a larger box culvert, state road officials said. The eastbound lane of the roadway, which has been blocked by concrete barriers for four months, collapsed when flood waters […]

Nelson C. Caldwell 1941-2019 Nelson Charles “Stretch” Caldwell, age 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Winchester Medical Center. Born January 31, 1941 in Brosius, W.Va., he was the son of the late Charles William and Laura Lillian Lake Caldwell. He was baptized at Alpine United Methodist Church and was […]

Dr. Herbert L. Tyson III 1951-2018 Dr. Herbert Lester Tyson III, 66, of Martinsburg and Alexandria, Va., died Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Md. He was born November 9, 1951 in Norfolk, Va., he was the son of the late Lois Askew Tyson and Herbert L. Tyson, Jr. He completed […]

Raymond L. Crosen 1945-2018 Raymond Larry Crosen, 73, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at his home. Born May 26, 1945 at home in Great Cacapon, he was the son of the late Raymond Stanley and Nora Glenna Kerns Crosen. He was a Christian. He attended Berkeley Springs High School. He had worked […]

Patricia R. Brown 1938-2018 Patricia Ruth Brown, 80, of Great Cacapon, died Monday, September 24, 2018 at War Memorial Hospital, Berkeley Springs. Born January 28, 1938 in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Michael Farris and Nellie Virginia Kidwell Farris Stotler. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Great […]