Poca News

Charlotte Murphy, a registered nurse with the Poca Family Practice and wife of the clinic's former doctor, stands in the hallway outside one of the clinic's patient rooms.

After receiving two perfectly matched lungs from the grandson of a high school classmate in August, 58-year-old Rick Holston of Culloden will celebrate a special Thanksgiving.

Some Putnam County residents got an early jump on their Thanksgiving Dinner. The 15th Annual Putnam County Thanksgiving Dinner was held in Poca today.

Dozens of people who might be more accustomed to getting together to talk business instead shared some tables Tuesday to eat turkey and stuffing.

The 15th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for all of Putnam County has been scheduled for Tuesday, Nov.

A possible hazmat situation has been reported in Putnam County. Emergency crews were called to the banks of the Kanawha River in Poca Sunday afternoon after a barrel containing a suspicious substance was discovered.

A Red House man was indicted this week in the shooting death of a woman in her home and the attempted murder of her fianc.

A Putnam County man was sentenced Monday in federal court to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

This property on Harmons Branch Road in Poca is at the center of a criminal case against Winfield attorney Patrick Anderson.

The Putnam County bookmobile came to town only a couple times a month when Leah Higginbotham was a child in Buffalo.

The annual Thanksgiving Benefit Dinner to Aid the Homeless is from noon to 3 p.m. Nov.

Kanawha Trail Club: will sponsor a hike at noon Sunday at New River National River -- endless wall trail.

Putnam County Rotary members will be tying knots on fleece blankets for children whose parents are serving in Iraq.

Kanawha County Sheriff's deputies say a female suspect allegedly stole a credit card from an Oak Hill business and charged over $7,000 to it prior to its cancellation.

Actor and comedian Anthony Griffith will be the featured entertainer at the 16th annual Jim Dent Dinner, which begins at 6 p.m. Oct.

Local pharmacies are running out of the liquid form of Tamiflu and are working to mix compound forms from the antiviral's pill version.

Oct. 9, 2009 Taniflu Liquid Shortage in Charleston By Tony Rutherford Huntingtonnews.net Reporter Charleston, WV - Confirming earlier broadcast reports, a Charleston newspaper has confirmed a shortage of Tamiflu liquid, which is commonly given to children.

Putnam County Schools is moving forward with projects that will be funded by the $57 million school bond voters passed in August.

Police have arrested a South Charleston man in connection with the stabbing of two men Saturday in Putnam County, said Putnam Sheriff Mark Smith.

A stabbing is reported in the Putnam County area Saturday evening. Investigators tell 13 news it happened at the car was beside the Exxon in Rock Branch around 10:30 p.m. The suspect reportedly hid in the Exxon and that's when the clerk called 911.