Mason County News

On Thursday, schools across the state will celebrate Read to Me Day. According to the West Virginia Library Commission, Read to Me Day coincides with West Virginia Children's Book Week, which is the week of Nov.

Twenty-one lawsuits were filed over alleged sexual misconduct inside West Virginia's prisons within the past five years, a legislative panel learned Tuesday.

GALLIPOLIS FERRY a ' Mason County sheriffa TMs deputies arrested a local man who was carrying materials for building a meth lab in his vehicle.

POINT PLEASANT a ' Four businesses were issued citations Wednesday for failing to request identification of underage consumers who were purchasing alcohol.

In order to grow, children need a stable environment. However, many children do not have families to provide a nurturing environment, which can cause emotional strain.

A trail of quilt designs painted on barns along byways of Mason County and areas in a number of other states has won approval to wind its way into Putnam County.

Today is a day to remember the many veterans that sacrificed their lives for the freedoms that we as Americans enjoy today.

Two Civil War historians looking for paw paws made a discovery atop Fort Boreman Hill.

Veterans are the reason why Americans are able to appreciate the freedoms that they have today.

Nearly two-thirds of the coal-ash dams across West Virginia might need repairs, and a quarter of them are ranked as being in poor or unsatisfactory condition, according to a report released Thursday by the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Submitted photo - Mayor Brian Billings and City Clerk Amber Tatterson recently acknowledged the service learning project that Sam Nibert's eighth graders participated in.

By Huntingtonnews.net Staff Cheat Lake, WV -- Approximately 200 conservative women activists gathered at the Greer Mansion on Oct.

Route 35 in Mason County was completely shut down this afternoon after an I-beam fell from a tractor-trailer about 5 miles south of Point Pleasant, according to 911 dispatchers.

Mason County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a murder in Apple Grove. Police say a body was found Tuesday morning wrapped in a sheet on Barton Chapel Road.

Mason County authorities are investigating the death of a woman found along a local road on Tuesday.

Temp: 52.0 F Wind Chill: 49 F Font Size: Mason County Sheriff David Anthony says foul play is suspected in the case of a body found Tuesday morning along a roadway in the southern part of the county.

Mason County, W.Va. authorities say a Huntington woman has been identified as the victim of a homicide.

A dead body's identity remains a mystery. At 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning deputies with the Mason County Sheriff's Department discovered a dead body on Barton Chapel Road, which is located in the southern end of the county near Ashton.

The Mason County Sheriff's Department tells 13News a body has been found alongside a road in Apple Grove.

Hope Roush/photo - Sheila Carlisle, coordinator of the Mason County Shelter, described her job's main focus as to help those in need succeed.