On Thursday, December 19, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia announced that Deputy Administrative Director Keith Hoover will become Administrative Director for the[Read More…]

Mayor Scott Edwards (right) presents a certificate of recognition to Matt Stevens. The monthly meeting of the Hurricane City Council on December 2nd was an[Read More…]

Pictured (l-r): Commissioner Brian Ellis, Chief John Smoot, and Commissioner Andy Skidmore. The November 26 meeting of the Putnam County Commission was a special day[Read More…]

Steve Deweese submitted a letter to Commissioners Andy Skidmore and Brian Ellis, County Manager Jeremy Young, and County Attorney Larry Frye on Monday, November 18,[Read More…]

(l-r): Judge Mark Sorsaia, Cynthia Sorsaia, Judge Stephanie Abraham, and Judge Phillip Stowers. Mark Sorsaia was sworn in as circuit court judge in the Twenty-Ninth[Read More…]

Jeremy Young will be leaving his post as county manager of Putnam County on December 1st to become county manager of Kanawha County. As Putnam[Read More…]

The 2024 General Election results in Putnam County went as expected in that the Republican Party was the big winner, sweeping every federal and state[Read More…]

Putnam is among the numerous counties which have received cash from settlements from pharmaceutical suppliers whose distribution practices contributed to opioid abuse in West Virginia.[Read More…]

Officer Matt Baumgardner poses with seized drugs and firearms. The agenda for the Hurricane City Council meeting of November 4 included the discussion and possible[Read More…]

Predicting an outcome is easy when making like comparisons. Predicting election turnout for the Tuesday, November 5 General Election in Putnam County is not easy[Read More…]