Hedgesville Town Meetings Holiday Schedule -- The Hedgesville Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday December 20, has been cancelled. The Hedgesville Finance Committee regular meeting on Wednesday December 28, has been cancelled. The regular meeting schedule for these Hedgesville Town Council committees will resume with in January 2012. The Town Council meeting for January has been postponed, and will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 7:30PM. The Hedgesville Planning Commission comprehensive plan review meetings scheduled on the second Tuesday, December 13, 2011, and January 10, 2012, have been cancelled. The working group meeting schedule will be discussed at the January Town Council meeting.
Deer Carcass Collection Begins
October 15, 2011
The Berkeley County Solid Waste Authority (BCSWA) is pleased to announce the collection of deer carcasses from Berkeley County hunters. The program will start October 15, 2011 and run through December 31, 2011. Effective immediately, any hide, bone or other waste material from any legally harvested deer will be accepted for free at the Grapevine Road Recycling Center. For the ease of handling, the material should be placed in one or more large paper "leaf" bags. The "leaf" bags can be purchased inexpensively at many area hardware and discount stores. Plastic bags used for material transportation can NOT be accepted at the recycling center. The Grapevine Road Recycling Center is open every Tuesday - Saturday; 9am to 5pm. The center closes on certain posted holidays. For the first time, this program is available to any Berkeley County commercial businesses that process deer meat. As necessary, the material will transported to the Tabb Composting operation in Leetown, WV for composting. This is an effort to increase recycling and reduce the littering and open dumping of deer carcasses along area roadways, creeks and streams.
Hedgesville to break ground on public library project
October 18, 2011
Officials are scheduled to break ground Wednesday morning on a long-awaited public library project in Hedgesville. The ceremony at 207 N. Mary St., the future site for what will be a two-story, stick-built library, is set to begin at 11 a.m., according to officials with Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Libraries. Minghini's General Contractors Inc. was awarded a $1.2 million contract in August to build the shell of the two-tone sided structure and complete the first floor, said Kelly Tanksley, development director for the Martinsburg-Berkeley County library. Finishing the interior of the second floor is projected to cost an additional $400,000, Tanksley said. Altogether, the building will be more than 9,000 square feet when completed, Tanksley said. Officials project the shell of the building will be built by the end of the year, but Tanksley said more money needs to be raised to finish the project. More...
Heritage Day
October 8th, 2011
Hedgesville's annual Heritage Day Celebration will take place on Saturday, October 8th from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Festivities will include Arts & Crafts, Church Tours, a Civil War Historic Presentation by Mr. James Droegemeyer & Steve French, Decorating Contests, Childrens' Area with Moon Bounce(s) and Puppet Show (featuring Wonderment Puppet Theater), Tasty Food & Treats including Baked Goods, Sandwiches, Soups, etc., Drawings, LIVE MUSIC by the BACK CREEK VALLEY BOYS, and much more! Admission is free! Call (304) 754-4827 for more information or if you would like to participate as a Vendor.
Berkeley Co. Powerball winner buys Ford F-350s for six fire departments
May 12, 2011
Berkeley County's multimillionaire is at it again. On Thursday, W. Randy Smith gave away a lot more of his money, this time a little more than $1 million.
Six Berkeley County fire departments each got a Ford F-350, four-wheel-drive, four-door pickup truck equipped with snow plows and walk-behind snowblowers. The idea of such specially equipped vehicles is to plow a path for following ambulances and emergency vehicles to ensure that they can get to a victim's home, Smith said. Emergency crews can use the snowblowers to clear a path to the door.
Smith's largess also included new four-wheel-drive ambulances for the Hedgesville and Baker Heights fire departments for a combined cost of $280,000.
Town of Hedgesville
Spring Clean Up Day
April 16, 2011
Download the flyer here: Spring 2011 Clean Up Flyer
Berkeley County was W.Va.'s fastest growing in last decade
March 23, 2011
Berkeley County was the fastest growing county in West Virginia in the last decade, topping 104,000 people, according to 2010 census data released Wednesday. A gain of 28,264 people which amounted to a 37.2 percent increase in 10 years is "the kind of growth that changes the dynamic of a community," said Senate Majority Leader John Unger, D-Berkeley/Jefferson.
Most of Berkeley County's growth happened outside the city of Martinsburg's municipal boundary, which still grew by 15.1 percent, according to the census data. The city's gain of 2,255 residents to reach 17,227 eclipsed Clarksburg, W.Va., to become the state's ninth largest municipality and was the fastest growing among cities over 10,000 in population. The Town of Hedgesville, Berkeley County's only other municipality, saw a 32 percent jump in population, increasing from 240 to 318, according to the census data.
Berkeley Arts Council offers congratulations
December 11, 2010
Regarding the article in the Nov. 25 Weekender about the West Virginia Art and Craft Guild's eighth biennial exhibition, The Berkeley Arts Council wishes to congratulate two Berkeley County artists for having their work accepted to this prestigious statewide juried exhibit and competition.
Lee Badger's sculpture "Woldgeist" was also accepted. Lee is a metal sculptor and furniture designer in Hedgesville. His studio is "Anvil Works."