“West Virginia Day” is tomorrow, thus public offices will be closed today as permitted by state law when a holiday occurs on Saturday or Sunday.

Offices in the Mingo County Court House, which include county and circuit courts, offices of the circuit judge, prosecutor, sheriff and assessor, will be closed today, giving employees a three-day weekend.

The Mingo County Magistrate Court, Mingo County Health Department and Williamson Public Library, all in the Memorial Building, are also observing today as a holiday.

Most banks and businesses will remain open during the weekend.

Williamson Postmaster John Masters said the local post office will remain open today and will be open for business from 10:30 a.m., to noon on Saturday as usual.

The Williamson Daily News will publish its usual weekend editions but there will be no Monday paper as usual.

West Virginia will observe its 146th birthday Saturday, June 20. History tells us that President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia on Jan. 1, 1863 on the condition that it would gradually abolish slavery.

West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later on June 20 of that year. “West Virginia Day” became a legal holiday by Chapter 59, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, in 1927.