Point Pleasant News

Submitted photos - Mason County was represented very well at the 65th Annual Miss West Virginia Scholarship Organization Pageant, which took place June 18-20 in Morgantown.

If you feel the need to be on the water over the holiday weekend, then Mason County is a good choice.

Hope Roush/photo - Pictured is Heather Wood, Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta pageant director.

Those interested in showcasing their musical talent as well as getting the chance to receive $100,000 can enter the 28th Annual Colgate Country Showdown.

Residents in the Bend Area will soon have the opportunity to buy fresh produce. The Bend Area Farmer's Market, located on Hartford Hill in Hartford, is slated to open Tuesday, June 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. From there it will be open each Tuesday until Oct.

POINT PLEASANT a ' Mason County Commissioners are currently brainstorming ways to secure funding for improvements at the Mason County fairgrounds.

Former students, residents and businesses still have an opportunity to put their name on a memorial at Point Pleasant Junior Senior High School.

It is once again time for the Mason County Fair Queen Pageant. Pageant applications can now be picked up at Ohio Valley Bank and Victoria's Prom and Bridal in Point Pleasant.

Hope Roush/photo - Artist Robert Dafford works on painting the next set of floodwall murals, which feature Lord Dunmorea TMs War, at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park.

Other names were entered into nomination to complete the unexpired term of mayor of Point Pleasant at a special city council meeting on June 11.

MASON a ' The Mason County Sheriffs Department made three separate arrests involving drugs over the weekend.

Submitted photo - Point Pleasant Primary School students along with Point Pleasant Junior Womena TMs Club representatives, Dana Richardson and Jennifer Smith, take time to enjoy the new picnic shelter and picnic tables the school received on one of the last days of school.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Rachel Ayers, 16, of Point Pleasant was crowned Miss Teen West Virginia United States on April 4 at a pageant held in Elkins.

When John Bowman retired as a salesman for Bio-Serve Corp. in 2006, he decided he needed a hobby to occupy his time - so he built a model steamboat from a kit.

Citing health reasons, Mayor Leonard F. "Buster" Riffle announced he is resigning his post, effective this Saturday.

Submitted photo - Cast members in the McACT performance of Hansel and Gretel are all smiles during rehearsal.

Carlin's Battery is a volunteer organization and does not charge for living history/re-enactor, speaking engagements.

Guided walking tours of Mariettaa s prehistoric Indian Mounds operate from June 6 through the end of August.

A Mason County schoolteacher faces charges of sexually abusing two girls in the 1980s.

POINT PLEASANT a ' Spring forest fire season is over. And burning can now be done outdoors through the day without a permit until Oct.