Mason County News

Hope Roush/photo - Carolin Harris, has owned and operated Harris Steakhouse for more than 40 years.

It's the most wonderful time of the year. However, many local children do not have the opportunity to experience Christmas due to various reasons, such as their families' financial circumstances.

Turkey Day is quickly approaching in Mason County. And to celebrate the holiday of giving thanks, two area churches will be hosting Thanksgiving dinners.

Submitted photo - The Mason County Career Center Future Business Leaders of America recently collected donations at Point Pleasant Junior Senior High School for Prematurity Awareness Month.

POINT PLEASANT a ' After months of work, construction on the steps of the Mason County Courthouse is nearly finished.

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.