Hurricane News

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Mountaineer Post 9097 in Hurricane will hold a flagpole dedication at the Braley Care Home Saturday at 11 a.m. The VFW constructed the flagpole for the care home in honor of its veterans.

HURRICANE, W.Va. -- One person was killed in a vehicle accident on W.Va. 34 in Hurricane late Monday morning.

Jerl D. "Jerry" Slaughter, loving husband, father and grandfather, 84, of Shinnston, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg.

A mother and daughter from the reality show "Dance Moms" will be at Dancing Unlimited in Hurricane on June 29 along with a choreographer who will teach workshops.

Darrell Taylor, plant supervisor for West Virginia Recycling Services, shows the pile of glass pellets produced from glass dropped off at the recycling center on Monday afternoon.

The oldest gravestone in Mount Vernon Cemetery lies on its side next to the stump of a tree damaged during the microburst on May 23. HURRICANE, W.Va.

A luncheon to recognize the graduates of Leadership Putnam County is planned for 11:30 a.m. Friday at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club in Hurricane.

Knowledge is power and the Pocahontas Memorial Hospital board of directors gained a lot of knowledge during its meeting on Thursday even-ing.

Tiersa Davis Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Jun. 6, 2013 10:18 AM EDT Updated: Jun. 6, 2013 10:35 AM EDT Hurricane , Putnam County , West Virginia Putnam County deputies said three people were arrested after a meth bust in Putnam County.

Drivers and big rigs lined up to be inspected Tuesday morning at an Interstate 64 weigh station in Putnam County.

Kids play in one of the nine water-spraying features at the "sprayground" at Hurricane City Park.

Civil War reenactors, a Civil War Ball, a Victorian Ladies Tea and historians portraying several famous Civil War generals as well as President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, along with West Virginia Gov.

They are 10 a.m. Saturday at the Cross of Grace Church in Hurricane and at 3 p.m. Sunday at the University of Charleston's Keenan Hall.

As our county paused for Memorial Day last weekend, staff at The Lincoln Journal reflected on the holiday at hand, and in particular on the service of two of those who have gone before us.

The Elk Valley Public Service District commissioners will have a board meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday at 100 Bream Drive, Elkview.

Jenifer McAndrews Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: May. 23, 2013 3:49 PM EDT Updated: May.

HURRICANE, W.Va. -- The National Weather Service says a storm that destroyed two mobile homes and injured two people in Teays Valley was a microburst.

Bikers, most of them Vietnam War veterans, roar through Hurricane Wednesday on their way to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. CHARLESTON, W.Va. - For many Vietnam veterans, traveling across country via motorcycle is something they chose to do.

The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce's Network of Women group will host a social media workshop Tuesday, June 4, at the Hampton Inn in Hurricane.