Hurricane city council chambers were filled on Monday, April 4, as the Calvary Baptist Academy boys basketball team and Hurricane High’s Show Choirs were honored[Read More…]
Government
County Commission Approves $21,406,000 Budget for 2022-2023
The Putnam County Commission approved expenditures of $21,406,008 for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2022 at it March 24th meeting. County Manager Jeremy[Read More…]
Putnam Grand Jury Indicts 45 Individuals
Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney, Mark A. Sorsaia, reports that indictments were returned by the March 2022 Term Putnam County Grand Jury alleging forty-five persons committed[Read More…]
Two from Putnam Apply for State Supreme Court Vacancy
The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission (JVAC) has released the names of the applicants seeking to fill the seat on the West Virginia Supreme Court of[Read More…]
County Commission Issues Resolution in Support of Ukraine
At its March 8 meeting, the Putnam County Commission read a resolution in support of Ukraine. A resolution is a firm decision to do or[Read More…]
City of Hurricane Faces Loss of $200,000 in Tax Revenue
The Hurricane City Council met on Monday, March 7, to conduct regular business and to receive updates from City Manager Andy Skidmore, Marketing and Development[Read More…]
County Commission Approves Pay Raises for EMS Employees
One of the first orders of business at regular meetings of the Putnam County Commission is a request that attendees address the Commission upon any[Read More…]
County Commission Conditionally Approves Bid for Software
At its January 27 meeting, the Commission approved a Komax bid of $22,550.00 for software for the Planning Commission providing the bid met all requirements.[Read More…]
WV DOH Releases I-64 Pothole Update
The WVDOH Transportation Management Center got its first of many calls concerning severe potholes that had developed on Interstate 64 West between the US 35[Read More…]
Hurricane City Council News
No two Hurricane City Council meetings are the same. The February 7 meeting was different in a different way in that it provided a forum[Read More…]