Filing for offices of County Commission, Circuit Clerk, County Clerk, Board of Education, and Conservation District Supervisor commenced on Monday, January 10th at the Putnam[Read More…]
Author: Ron Allen
Basic Bible: Peace and Trouble
John 16:19-33 The gospel according to John, unlike the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, includes a record of the words Jesus spoke to His[Read More…]
Hurricane Council Honors Mid-Valley Conference Football Champions
At its monthly meeting on Monday, January 3, the Hurricane City Council honored the Hurricane Middle School Football Team. The team won all eight games[Read More…]
Putnam Covid Case Numbers Soar
The West Virginia DHHR has not reported a single case of the Omicron Covid variant but the surge of active case numbers from 215 on[Read More…]
Basic Bible: Abide in the True Vine
John 15:1-8 The entirety of the text before us consists of words which Jesus spoke to the eleven disciples who walked with Him to Gethsemane[Read More…]
Basic Bible: A Humble Lord is Born
Philippians 2:5-11; John 13:12-17 The two passages before us are words of instruction to two different audiences. That said, they are words of instruction to[Read More…]
Hurricane Parade Makes It Official — Christmas Is Here
Santa and Mrs. Claus took time off from checking the nice and naughty lists to ride in Hurricane’s Christmas parade. When asked about the absence[Read More…]
The Darkest Day
The darkest day of 2021 will soon pass. On December 21st, the sun will stop on its southward journey, momentarily hover over the Tropic of[Read More…]
Basic Bible: A Mission from Birth
Luke 2:25-35; John 12:23-26 We are introduced to Simeon in the opening verse before us. He is described as just and devout. The Greek word[Read More…]
Hurricane Council Honors MVAC Champs
Members of the Hurricane Middle School Boys Cross Country team were presented certificates of recognition at the December 6 Hurricane City Council meeting. The team[Read More…]