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Christmas music program at Hancock Town Hall this Sunday

BlackCat Music Cooperative will feature an afternoon of holiday favorites this Sunday, December 3 at the Hancock Performing Arts Center beginning at 3 p.m. BlackCat Music Cooperative and The Hancock Arts Council are co-sponsoring the free community event that highlights the many talents of area residents and students and instructors[Read More…]

Sheree Lynn Farris 1958-2023

Sheree Lynn Farris, age 65, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Winchester Medical Center. Born September 27, 1958 at War Memorial Hospital in Berkeley Springs, she was the daughter of Bobby Thomas and Rita Maxine Parlette Farris both of Berkeley Springs. She attended Hope Community[Read More…]

Richard Lee Harrington, Sr. 1946-2023

Richard Lee “Rick” Harrington, Sr., age 77, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Blue Ridge Hospice Inpatient Care Center in Winchester, Va. Born September 5, 1946 in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of the late Donald Earl and Helen Louise Main Harrington. He was[Read More…]

Charles Edward Michael 1924-2023

Charles Edward Michael, 99, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia passed away on November 25, 2023 at the Berkeley Springs Health Care Center. Charles (Ed) was born on October 15, 1924 to Charles W. Michael and Ottie B. Shade Michael in Berkeley Springs. He served in the United States Navy during[Read More…]

Shirley Jean Blankley Breakall 1946-2023

Shirley Jean Blankley Breakall, 77, of Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, passed away under Hospice Care on November 19, 2023, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. She was the wife of the late Joseph “Pete” R. Breakall. Shirley was born on May 3, 1946, in Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, of the late George Wilson and Hilda Helen (Bishop)[Read More…]

Invasive spotted lanternfly continues to expand its range; pest officials ask for public’s help

by Kate Evans The invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) continues to expand its range as it threatens fruit trees, hardwood trees and crops in many states, including West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The insect was first found in Pennsylvania in 2014. The spotted lanternfly was first sighted in Berkeley[Read More…]

Hancock High School holds alumni reunion

Hancock High held its eighth annual alumni reunion on Saturday, August 26 at the Cacapon Resort State Park Lodge, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. A social was held for all attendees and graduates with 50 or more years since a student in school. A social gathering, along with individual class pictures and[Read More…]