All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Stonewall Resort to host Halloween-themed murder mystery dinner and dance party Oct. 21

Weston, W.Va. (October 2023) – Stonewall Resort will host The Haunting Dinner & After Party, a fun, Halloween-inspired, murder mystery dinner theatre performance and dance party on Saturday, Oct. 21st

Beginning at 7pm, guests will enjoy a three-course dinner and Halloween-themed murder mystery performance by Clarksburg’s Fearless Fools comedy troupe. Following the show, DJ Byron “66” Cooper will play dance music into the evening. Guests are welcome to come dressed in their scariest or funniest costume.

Tickets are $70 per person, which includes admission to both the Murder Mystery Dinner and the Halloween Afterparty. Packages for this event start at $319 per couple and include overnight accommodation in the lodge plus the dinner theatre event.

For additional information, or to make reservations, contact Stonewall Resort at (304) 269-7400 or visit the website at www.StonewallResort.com.

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