The first order of business at the October 17 Putnam County Commission meeting was the testing of vote tabulating equipment to be used in the[Read More…]

The Hurricane City Council held the first reading of ordinances that will bring three separate parcels into city limits at its October 7th meeting. Two[Read More…]

The bulk of the Putnam County Commission meeting of Tuesday, September 24, was devoted to a public hearing concerning a HUD Community Development Block Grant[Read More…]

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…]

The September 3 Hurricane City Council meeting was recognition time for State Fair Fruitcake winner Bob Anderson. Bob Anderson, 96, began making fruitcakes more than[Read More…]

Putnam County Commission meetings are venues at which the commission conducts official business and hears from the public. The Tuesday, August 27 meeting was mostly[Read More…]

The present drought has been described as the worst since 1999 and slightly less severe than the drought of 1987. Rain fall recorded at the[Read More…]

The Putnam Public Service District’s current water and sewer service rates are not generating sufficient revenue to meet ongoing costs of operation, debt service, and[Read More…]

The agenda for the August 13 meeting of the Putnam County Commission included updates concerning ongoing and proposed water projects throughout the county and program[Read More…]

An agenda item listed under New Business for the August 5, Hurricane City Council meeting reads, “Authorization of City Manager to sign closing documents to[Read More…]