It’s reported in an early issue of the Potomac Edison News that local electricity service began when an Englishman, Mr. F.R. Reed, moved to Berkeley Springs from Greensburg, Pa. in the late 1890’s.
Several decades of inaction by state wildlife and dam safety officials have left the fate of Great Cacapon’s Powerhouse Dam in the hands of a fickle Mother Nature, and set the safety of sportsman on the river at a low priority.
As animal control for the county comes into question again, Reuben Darby of Dog Prevention Against Cruelty (Dog PAC) went before the Morgan County Commission to suggest a better facility for the agency.
Police say progress has been made in the last several years in the fight against illegal drug use locally, but they are still dealing with cases of prescription medication abuse and heroin use almost daily.
