Mason County News

The challenge of a congressional redistricting plan by the Jefferson County Commission has moved one step further toward a possible hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court.

After many calls and letters, the West Virginia Department of Transportation is going to repave a major portion of W.Va. 62 though Point Pleasant.

The country's current economic state did not stop area business and community leaders from supporting the Mason County Fair's Junior Livestock Sale.

State Police Superintendent Col. Jay Smithers says the Memorial Day Weekend was the "most challenging" for law enforcement in West Virginia than he can recall in his 38-year career.

Two individual and a group of students were recognized during the recent regular business meeting of the Mason County School Board on May 17.

General John McCausland's home, called "Grape Hill" is located near Pliny, Mason County, West Virginia.

After years of hard work both inside and outside of the classroom, Mason County seniors will leave their high school careers behind with this weekend's graduation festivities.

According to the West Virginia Lottery Commission, over $10 million was played on video lottery machines in Mason County between April 1 and April 30.

Anthony appeared before Judge David Nibert on Monday for his sentencing in Mason County Circuit Court which had been continued from earlier in the month.

The Mason County Sheriff's Department reports the following arrests: Brenden Black, 22, New Haven, arrested on May 23 by Terry, domestic battery.

Much like Orville and Wilbur Wright, the fourth graders of Roosevelt Elementary have been studying the forces behind what makes a airplane fly, and have taken what they learned and put it to good use.

The HI-Y program is designed to encourage positive leadership amongst teens. The program also inspires youth to see what they can do to imporve their schools and communities.

Submitted photo - Point Pleasant Primary School students along with Point Pleasant Junior Women's 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.

To some, Memorial Day is more than an extra day off or an invitation to a cookout - to many it has and always will be a day to honor veterans who died for this country.

Members of the Bend Area HI-Y are pictured, front row Jenna Fields, Shannon Lyons, Miranda Meadows, Logan Bissell, and Lakin Bissell; back row Cyrena Roach, Nolan Pierce, Jamin Branch, and Clayton Sines.

After many calls and letters, the West Virginia Department of Transportation is going to repave a major portion of W.Va. 62 though Point Pleasant.

The Mason County Area Chamber of Commerce has already been hard at work even though it is still early in the new year.

For many locals students, the decision of what career path to pursue following graduation may have just gotten a little easier.

Retired Army Captain James McCormick of New Haven delivered this statement during his presentation on Wednesday afternoon at the Mason County Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Marshall University Mid-Ohio Valley Center.

On Tuesday, Sgt. E.B. Starcher with the Mason County Detachment of the West Virginia State Police said the body is still being identified by the state medical examiner in Charleston.