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🗞Grab your copy of this week's Morgan Messenger for news headlines, high school sports highlights and community event information that will help you plan your week! Read about the couple who returned to Cacapon State Park to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary, what concerns folks have about Berkeley Springs' athletic fields and how to prepare for fall as it gets nearer. 🍂
The annual carnival in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, hosted by the South Morgan Volunteer Fire Department!
Berkeley Springs and the surrounding area is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7 p.m. tonight, with additional storm systems expected to move through the area through the evening.
Fire claimed a Morgan County home on Wednesday evening as temperatures soared locally.
https://www.morganmessenger.com/2024/08/30/county-home-destroyed-by-fire/
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch today, Thursday, August 29 from 3 p.m. to midnight in our region due to heavy rainfall expected during the evening hours. A possible two to four inches of rain in a short period of time could pose flash flooding risks in low-lying areas and along waterways. The public is asked to monitor the weather and be aware of risks in flood-prone areas.
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Just a reminder that our news offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2 for Labor Day. If you have news items, notices or ads for the next issue of the paper, please get them to us this FRIDAY, August 30 at noon so we can include them in our September 4 edition. Thanks!
🗞Grab a copy of this week's Morgan Messenger at your favorite store or online at www.morganmessenger.com for top headlines, community news and weekend happenings. The search for a missing teen has led to criminal charges against a Lewisburg man, Morgan County Starting Points is planning their move toward an independent non-profit, Town of Bath officials are asked to consider a new ordinance and Governor Jim Justice says statewide efforts continue to meet the challenges of this summer's drought. Get your schedule of free music and displays for this week's South Morgan Volunteer Fire Department Fireman's Carnival 🎡and find special offers inside from your hometown merchants!
This week's Morgan Messenger is in stores and online at www.morganmessenger.com ready for our loyal readers and new neighbors 🙂 Don't miss Geoff Fox's exclusive interview with two firemen who were on the scene of the Washington Hotel fire 50 years ago, and some clips from news coverage of that time. Keep reading into Section II for a fall Berkeley Springs High School sports preview and photos from the start of school athletics. Plan your weekend activities and grab some special offers from local merchants from our pages. Do yourself and favor and take a look! 🧐
🗞Get your copy of this week's Morgan Messenger -- it's PACKED with information you need. Morgan County Schools' bus schedule 🚌is inside, to plan for the start of school next Tuesday. There are updates on the apprehension of a shooting suspect, scenes of minor flooding from Tropical Storm Debby, info about a possible change in the county's Ambulance Fee structure, a preview of the South Morgan Volunteer Fire Department Fireman's Carnival 🚒🎡coming up and a little bragging about The Morgan Messenger's West Virginia Press Association awards from this year's statewide media convention.🥉 Read it digitally at www.morganmessenger.com or get a paper delivered right to your mailbox! Check out subscription options here: https://www.morganmessenger.com/subscribe/
by Kate Shunney The suspect in multiple shootings at a large party in eastern Morgan County last Monday, August 5 has been jailed and is in custody in Virginia on fugitive from justice charges. Montello DeMarco Scott, 18, was taken into custody on Thursday, August 8 in Shenandoah County, Virginia[Re...
7:55 a.m. Waterways continue to rise with runoff and rain around Berkeley Springs and Morgan County. Debris is being washed into roadways, some of which have standing water that poses a hazard.
Heavy rains overnight and this morning are evident along Warm Springs Run in Berkeley Springs and on main roadways, where runoff is flowing across the pavement in multiple areas.
The National Weather Service is asking the public to be aware of hazardous weather conditions expected through Friday as Tropical Storm Debby brings heavy rain and tornado risks.
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Traffic on U.S. 522 south of Berkeley Springs is now being directed along the new, partially-constructed roundabout that is part of the 522 Bypass project. The 3.4-mile bypass is expected to be open to traffic this fall.
🗞This week's edition of The Morgan Messenger is on news stands, online at www.morganmessenger.com and heading to home subscribers. Grab a copy to find out about the big headlines -- woundings at a large party in Cherry Run, a search for a local teen, options for a property that won't be developed into a KOA campground, changes in the VDARE organization, police news and community events. Stay informed with your local hometown newspaper! 📰
Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer is asking for information that may help identify the shooter in an early-morning incident that left four people wounded.
The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting at a Monday evening party that left four individuals wounded.
August 18: Turner has been located safe.
Public Assistance Wanted: The Morgan County Sheriff's Office continues to help a local family look for a 15 year old Berkeley Springs girl who has been missing from her father's home on Fairvew Drive since late on Friday, August 2. Sheriff Bohrer said Angel Turner has no phone or digital devices, but is believed to have taken clothing and belongings with her. Police are concerned because of the lack of contact and a tip that Turner may have been sighted getting into a vehicle with a male driver. Anyone with video footage of the Fairview Drive area showing any unusual activity or information about Turner's whereabouts is asked to contact Morgan County WV E911 at their Non-Emergency line 304-258-0305.
Rain is expected to fall this week after two months of historically dry weather. This week in The Morgan Messenger, we rounded up some tips on how to protect your own water supply during this dry summer. Feel free to share!
West Virginia is under a drought State of Emergency and Western Maryland is under a drought watch during this dry summer with historically low levels of water in area rivers. Environmental officials are offering up water conservation reminders to encourage homeowners, residents and businesses to mak...
🗞This week's edition of The Morgan Messenger is in stores, on its way to home subscribers and online for our digital readers at www.morganmessenger.com. Grab your copy to find out how the ongoing dry weather is affecting the region, see photos from this year's Morgan County Expo & find out about local events happening this weekend. 🧐 Look inside for school news, special offers from your hometown merchants and see what your fellow Morgan Countians are up to!
UPDATED: The fire was brought under control quickly & appears to have affected 3.5 acres behind the school but no structures...................
Multiple fire companies are on the scene of a brush & woods fire behind Widmyer Elementary. Nearby residents report hearing a loud boom and losing power around the time the fire was reported to authorities.
photo courtesy of Daryl Cowles
The July 24 edition of The Morgan Messenger is in local stores, at the news office in Berkeley Springs, on its way to home subscribers and online at www.morganmessenger.com for our digital subscribers. Top stories look at where things stand with plans for county-owned wellness center, disputes about police coverage in Paw Paw, a pause on water rate hikes for Berkeley Springs Water Works customers and a conversation with School Superintendent David Banks about the upcoming school year. 🧐Look inside for high school sports previews, special offers from local merchants and event information to plan your weekend. Grab a copy today! 📰🗞
BREAKING NEWS: The owners of the property that was to be developed into a KOA campground in Great Cacapon have said they are stepping away from the project for financial reasons.
Bills says project “hit headwinds” of interest rates, building costs by Kate Shunney The principal owner of Scenic LLC, the company that was poised to develop acreage below the Panorama Overlook into a KOA campground for RVs in Great Cacapon told Morgan County Commissioners this morning his comp...
West Virginia Highway officials have announced that POWERHOUSE ROAD in Great Cacapon will close this coming Monday, July 22 for three weeks to allow for a bridge deck replacement. Local DOH staff said they will release additional details soon about where the closure will begin & end, and how it will affect a public stream access and subdivision access on that road.
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 16, 2024
Cacapon Dam Road in Morgan County to be Closed Beginning Monday, July 22, 2024
BURLINGTON, WV – Cacapon Dam Road, County Route 9/12, in Morgan County, will be closed 24 hours a day beginning on Monday, July 22, 2024, through August 9, 2024, to allow for bridge deck replacement. Signs will be in place to warn motorists. Exact schedule is weather dependent.
The new edition of The Morgan Messenger is in your favorite local store, on its way to home subscribers and online at www.morganmessenger.com for our digital readers. Top stories touch on the drought affecting our area, construction plans for a new Potomac Edison electrical substation and a future retail spot anchored by a Dunkin Donuts, details from last week's field fire and a national ranking for War Memorial Hospital as a critical access hospital. There's lots more community information & value inside -- all for 94 cents! Give us a share to support your community newspaper 📰🗞🤓
🥵Our area is again under an Excessive Heat Warning for today, Tuesday, July 16. Residents are urged to find a cool place to spend the day, stay out of the direct heat and humidity if possible, and watch out for the health of children, older family & neighbors and pets. ☎️Anyone in Morgan County needed access to a cooling location can call the non-emergency line of Morgan County WV E911 at 304-258-0305 for assistance. Heat-related illness should be treated as an emergency.
Very high temperatures will be with us today and tomorrow -- Morgan County WV E911 suggests local residents have a plan to stay cool, stay hydrated and to check on neighbors without air conditioning.
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Good morning! We are so thankful for the support of our community as we celebrate 130 years printing Morgan County's hometown newspaper. Stop by and say hello during today's Open House, 11-4.
