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WEB2 days ago · Hailey Lynn Oliff, 28, of Mount Jackson, Virginia, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for her role in a drug trafficking operation in Berkeley, Hampshire, and Morgan Counties. According to court documents and statements made in court, Oliff was one of the distributors of the organization, selling methamphetamine, [Read More…]
Obituaries Archives - Morgan Messenger
WEBSep 17, 2024 · Laura Lee Robair Bivens 1964-2024 Laura Lee Robair Bivens, age 60, of Hancock, Md., passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024, at her residence surrounded by family. She was born Sunday, March 15, 1964, in Bethesda, Md. She was the daughter of the late Elaine Golden Weller. Laura was a 1982 [Read More…]
Obituaries Archives - Page 2 of 54 - Morgan Messenger
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Gretchen Lee Largent. Gretchen Lee Largent 1939-2024 Gretchen Lee Largent, age 85, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., went to her enternal reward on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Frederick County, Va. Born July 8, 1939 in Morgan County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Aletka Calvert. Gretchen was a high school graduate.
County home destroyed by Wednesday fire - Morgan Messenger
WEBAug 30, 2024 · by Kate Evans. A Berkeley Springs family lost their home in a Wednesday, August 28 fire. Area firefighters battled the heat as well as the fire as the heat index rose to around 104 degrees that day. The call for a structure fire came in at 5:22 p.m. to the Morgan County 911 Dispatch Center for Fairbee Road, which is south of Berkeley Springs ...
Video shows buildings lost in historic Berkeley Springs
WEBSep 5, 2023 · Video shows buildings lost in historic Berkeley Springs. by Trish Rudder. A 20-minute video produced by Zachary Salman called “Then & Now: Berkeley Springs, West Virginia” has been circulating locally, showing buildings that once stood in the town but are gone or altered. Salman is a member of the Town …
Two dead in domestic shooting - Morgan Messenger
WEBDec 24, 2022 · Two people from Maryland died on December 23, 2022 in what police called a murder-suicide incident at the Coolfont resort west of Berkeley Springs. Morgan County Sheriff K.C. Bohrer said officers responded to Coolfont around 9 p.m. on Friday, December 23 for a shooting. When Sgt. Lemon and Deputy Burkholder arrived, they found a male and a ...
Officers & cases stand out in Shambaugh’s 20 years of local law ...
WEBAug 30, 2022 · Officers & cases stand out in Shambaugh’s 20 years of local law enforcement. A request from a Paw Paw councilman set Wade Shambaugh on a path that would carry him through 20 years of law enforcement service in Morgan County. Sgt. Shambaugh retired on Sunday, August 30 from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, closing out a two-decade ...
Southern end of bypass 50% complete – should open September ‘24
WEBJul 11, 2023 · by Kate Shunney. With excavation and construction work visible in multiple locations along the 3.4-mile route of a future U.S. 522 Bypass, it can be tricky to tell how close the $69.3-million project is to being done. West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) officials last Thursday told The Morgan Messenger that the bypass is about 50% complete.
Amendments, district & state offices fill out November 8 ballot
WEBNov 1, 2022 · by Kate Shunney. Morgan County voters will decide district races, constitutional amendment questions and a Congressional race during voting next Tuesday, November 8. Polls in the county’s 13 precincts will open at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. With virtually no contested local races, county voters will …
Lynne M. Nelson - Morgan Messenger
WEBAug 30, 2022 · Lynne M. Nelson. 1958-2020. Lynne Marie (Vantz) Nelson, age 61, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Inova Fairfax Medical Center ...