The City of Hurricane hosted three ribbon cutting ceremonies this week. On Monday, September 30th, the city officials gathered at the shopping plaza beside the[Read More…]
Author: Ron Allen
Hurricane High 2024 Homecoming
2024 Miss Redskin Ashley Deal poses with Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards at Hurricane High Homecoming festivities on Friday, September 27. The rain stopped and the[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Daniel Intercedes for Israel
Daniel 9:4-14 The occasion of this prayer is presented to us in the opening verses of Daniel 9. Daniel had served the kings of Babylon,[Read More…]
Hurricane Harvest Festival Attracts First Time Visitors
Inflatable fun at the Harvest Festival included the “Axe Throw” and the “Monster Truck Slide.” The 2024 Hurricane Harvest Festival is in the books. It[Read More…]
WEATHER AND WEEKEND CONCERNS: Wanted and Unwanted Rain
The water on the left is the stagnant water of Mill Creek, the major water supply source to the Hurricane City Reservoir. The water level[Read More…]
Five Putnam High School Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program on September 11, 2024. That[Read More…]
Frank Searls’ 90th Birthday Party Like None Other
F.D. Searls (left) was pleased that his father Frank Searls (right) was caught by surprise by the special occasion. Franklin Searls came to church dressed[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Daniel Sees Future Kingdoms
Daniel 8:19-26 The vision before us was seen by Daniel in the third year of the reign of Belshazzar (550 B.C.). Daniel would see the[Read More…]
Putnam County Music Educator Named 2025 WV Teacher of the Year
On Tuesday, September 10, the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) named Seth Skiles, a Rock Branch[Read More…]
COUNTY COMMISSION NEWS:Putnam Commission Recognizes Service of Former Commissioner
The first item listed on the agenda for the September 10, Putnam County Commission meeting, “Recognition of Harold Brown, Retired Putnam County Commissioner,” puzzled me.[Read More…]