by Geoff Fox Town officials looked at the fiscal year 2019 budget for the first time last Wednesday, June 20, in a public hearing during the town meeting. Town Manager David Smith prepared the budget, which has a proposed total operating budget of $2,040,969 for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The draft budget […]

In 2007, the Maryland State Arts Council’s folklife program, Maryland Traditions, created the state Heritage Awards to recognize outstanding stewardship of Maryland’s living traditions. Each year, three awards are made in the categories of person/people, place, and tradition. Nominations can be submitted via the Heritage Awards form online. Nominations are due July 30. Nominations from […]

An addiction awareness event now in its fifth year put a focus on hope and the future last Saturday, June 23. Life or Drugs, a regional group that hosts support groups, training and addiction recovery resources, held the event in Berkeley Springs State Park. Quilt pieces, photos and memories hung at the Life or Drugs […]

by Kate Evans The Morgan County School Board is considering a new policy that could allow local home-schooled students to take online courses at home through a new Morgan County Schools cyber academy. The policy would create the Warm Springs Cyber Academy. A first reading of the policy was held at the June 5 school […]

The Town of Paw Paw will host its fourth annual Paw Paw Festival this Saturday, June 30 on the town’s festival grounds. Gates open to the free event at 4 p.m. and live music begins at 5 p.m. Performers include Four Against All and Devin Abe. Fireworks are set to begin at dark. The public […]

 1941-2018 Thomas Vincent Boyd, 77, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, June 22, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. He was born February 5, 1941 to the late William Sebastian Boyd and Hazel Mae Boyd in Cumberland, Md. Tom graduated from Fort Hill High School in Cumberland and earned a degree in art at Towson […]

1946-2018 Ruth Evelyn (Kirk) Smith, age 71, of Warfordsburg, Pa., passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018, at Doey’s Hospice House, in Hagerstown, Md. Born December 20, 1946, in Warfordsburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert George and Fairy Luttie (VanGosen) Kirk. She was a member of the Hancock Methodist Church, in Hancock, […]

1923-2018 Bernard L. Spielman, Sr., age 95, of Hancock, Md., passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at his home. Born Tuesday, May 8, 1923, in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., he was the son of the late Dustin and Donna Mae (Barnes) Spielman. He was a member of the Hancock Presbyterian Church, where he served as […]

1957-2018 Brian D. Kesecker, Sr., 60, of Berkeley Springs, died Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility in Kearneysville. Born July 9, 1957 in Martinsburg, he was the son of the late Bernard Mack and Ethel Lorena Barnhart Kesecker. He was a member of Warm Springs Bapist Church. He was […]

1943-2018 Delores S. Pownell, 75, of Hedgesville, died Saturday, June 9, 2018 at her home. Born January 29, 1943 in Baltimore, Md., she was the daughter of the late James Roland and Thelma McDaniel Pitzer. She was a Christian. She attended school in Martinsburg. She worked as a receptionist for Dr. Pepper for over 25 years […]