Parsons News

Sunny skies and warm weather Saturday gave area residents the chance to get out and take in picnics, events and the traditional Fourth of July fireworks.

Events are planned in area counties to celebrate the Fourth of July this weekend.

Looking back on the more than 12 years he's been superintendent of Mason County Schools, Dr.

If you have a taste for the hot stuff then Barbour County was the place to be Saturday.

Kanawha Trail Club will sponsor a hike to the New River Gorge/Fayetteville area at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

When: June 20, with registration from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Where: Meet at the Courthouse Square then travel through Parsons, Davis, Canaan Valley, Harman, Elkins, Belington and back to Philippi Philippi Main Street invites area motorcycle enthusiasts to participate in its seventh annual Poker Run June 20.

Cars and trucks travel across the new Shavers Fork Bridge in Parsons at all hours of the day and night, but right beside of it sits a 120 year old reminder of how people used to travel: a railroad bridge.

POINT PLEASANT a ' A new superintendent has been chosen to lead Mason County Schools, but that persona TMs name has not been released pending the outcome of contract negotiations.

We are about to enter the month of May and many are ready for gardening and getting their flowers planted.

Summit Community Bank has acquired the Tuscan Ridge housing development near Canaan Valley at an auction for $1.35 million.

"I had this one 12-year-old camper in my cabin last summer who was a total sweetheart," wrote YMCA Camp Horseshoe counselor Brittany Betler of Parsons.

Dale Showalter does not like to drink Parsons city water. He says it is dirty and sometimes has sediment in it.

Another undeveloped upscale West Virginia housing project is going to the auction block.

Berkeley County commissioners are reconsidering their support for a regional jail bill that is being debated by legislators in Charleston.

The West Virginia Hospital Association is closely monitoring the economy in the wake of recent layoffs in the health care industry and the jump in the state's unemployment rate.

The Tucker Community Foundation has announced the start of the 2009 scholarship award cycle.

A former employee of Mountain Valley Bank has pleaded guilty to one count each of embezzlement and falsifying accounts.

Ita s only three weeks until the first day of spring. Ia m sure most folks are looking forward to warmer weather; I know I am.

It seemed an innocent action at the time. As I settled into my new office at my new job in my new town, I started clearing out clutter from the previous occupant.

Just a week into West Virginia's 2009 legislative session, local lawmakers say they are already eyeing possible changes to the state's Homestead Exemption.