Frances A. Timmons 1953-2018 Frances Ann Timmons, 65, of Berkeley Springs, died Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born March 11, 1953 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Llewellyn Vernon and Gladys Myrtle Miller Davis. She was a Christian. She was a graduate of Musselman High School. She […]

Anna L. Hovermale Anna Lou Hovermale, 95, of Lynchburg, Va., died Saturday, July 7, 2018. Arrangements handled by Whitten Funeral Home and Cremation Services Timberlake Chapel.

Ronald W. Fipps 1950-2018 Ronald Wayne Fipps, age 67, of Great Cacapon, W.Va., died on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at his residence while under the care of Hospice of the Panhandle. Born November 20, 1950 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Alton and Martha Elma Keith Fipps. He served with the […]

Erick Shute took the stand in his own defense on Wednesday, July 18, during the third day of his trial for murder in Morgan County Circuit Court. Shute was the first of three defense witnesses that testified on Wednesday. Shute was on the stand for 45 minutes. Linda Shute, the mother of the accused, and […]

by Kate Shunney Morgan County’s Prosecuting Attorney opened the murder trial of Erick Shute on Monday, July 16 by telling a Morgan County jury of nine men and three women that the 35-year-old Great Cacapon man “took the law into his own hands” on June 13, 2016 when he shot and killed three men on […]

by Geoff Fox Citizens and public officials dove into a discussion about the funding of a project that has been a hot topic for the last three or four years – the town pool. A bond bill for the pool failed to get passed by the Maryland Assembly earlier this year. Councilman Levi Little asked […]

by Geoff Fox On Tuesday, August 7, Hancock in Motion will partner with the Hancock Police Department to present the annual National Night Out in Widmeyer Park, and for the third year in a row, fireworks will be closing the event. Officials unanimously voted to have the fireworks, but it didn’t come without discussions. The […]

A Berkeley Springs man has been charged with wanton endangerment after police were called to a downtown church for reports of a possible hostage situation on Monday, July 16. Richard “Rick” Jenkinson, 70, was located and disarmed by police after they received a 911 call from the wife of the pastor of the Gospel Light […]

Morgan County School retirees for the 2017-2018 school year were honored at a June 7 retirement dinner at Cacapon State Park.  Seen with Superintendent Erich May at the celebration (third from right) are from left to right retirees Pleasant View Elementary cook Connie Wilson, Widmyer Elementary pre-K special needs teacher Mary Vivian Hornbaker, Pleasant View […]

by Kate Shunney A number of Morgan County residents have complained in recent weeks about increased Frontier internet outages and wait times to get company technicians to fix their service. In some cases, local customers have been told they must wait up to 20 days for a technician to respond to a trouble ticket. Frontier […]