Ravenswood Embraces Halloween

Ravenswood embraces Halloween with haunting yard decoration competition

Katelyn Waltemyer
Jackson Newspapers

RAVENSWOOD — Houses throughout downtown Ravenswood are draped in cobwebs and covered with zombies for Halloween. Five of them were awarded by city officials Tuesday for its annual Halloween decorations contest. 

Each house was given a plank from the city of Ravenswood with the category it won. Here are the winners. 

181 Joe Short Drive won the Creepily Creative category 
101 Virginia Street won the Super's Spooky Choice category 
215 Wilson Street won the Spinetingly Scary category 
605 Cherry Street won the Gruesomely Ghoulish category 
602 Fleming Street won the Mayor's Monstrous Choice category

Katelyn Waltemyer (she/her) is the General Assignment and Enterprise Reporter for Jackson Newspapers in Jackson County, West Virginia. Have a news tip on local government or education? Or a good feature? You can reach Katelyn at kwaltemyer@jacksonnewspapers.com. Follow her on Twitter @Kate_Waltemyer.