Kanawha County Prosecuting Atty

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney’s office and noticed something odd. ‘Why is there a giant fishbowl on the roof?’ he asked himself aloud. Curious, he walked around to the back of the building and found an old neighbor watering his garden below the bowl. Turns out, the guy had been trying to attract goldfish for weeks but kept mistaking the prosecutor's office for a pond. Everyone got a good laugh over coffee that morning.

2. Early one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney's office with an unusual package. As he approached the door, he heard a familiar voice from inside: 'Hold on just a minute—we're trying to reach a decision here!' Finally, the door opened, and an irritated prosecutor peered out. ‘What?’ she snapped. The delivery guy held up a small box, saying, ‘Just delivering some cookies for your staff meeting.’ Everyone burst into laughter, including the usually serious prosecutor. The legend of the cookie delivery lives on as a reminder that even in Kanawha County, justice can be sweetened with a treat.

3. In the early hours of a Monday morning, an envelope arrived at the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney's office with no return address. Curious staff opened it to find a single sheet of paper that read: 'Today is your lucky day—you won’t be prosecuted today!' The next day, another anonymous note appeared: ‘Your luck ran out yesterday.’ The prosecutor laughed and said, ‘Guess I’ll just have to work harder tomorrow!’

4. A delivery driver pulled up outside the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney's office one afternoon and exclaimed, 'I’ve never seen so many papers in my life!' The delivery driver shook his head, laughing. ‘I thought I had a lot of paperwork,’ he said, ‘but these guys must handle mountains of it every day!’ A nearby neighbor overheard him and smiled, remarking, “That’s because they’re lawyers—paperwork is their bread and butter!” And with that, everyone shared a good laugh, realizing sometimes even bureaucracy can be funny.