Iaeger News

Eleven people plus an attacker were killed and 31 were wounded after a gunman opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, a Fort Hood spokesman said.

The storied history of McDowell County's Big Creek Owls is approaching a tearful end.

The 11th Annual October Sky Festival will take over the McDowell County town of Coalwood this weekend.

Southern West Virginians certainly weren't shy about unloading ideas on Gov. Joe Manchin last week in Beckley for ways to make this state better.

Gilbert- The Iaeger Cubs move to 4-1 as they defeated the Gilbert Lions 28-20. The Cubs were ranked #11 in the state and will probably stay #11 this coming week.

Tamarack's future, steep natural gas prices, health care for seniors, education problems, drug tests for those on the dole and foraging deer - southern West Virginians shared that and much more Tuesday night with Gov.

Sheriff's deputies say they found 35-year-old Thomas Dwaye Roberts shot to death in a driveway on Coon Branch Road.

Another school year, another new school for McDowell County. The addition of Bradshaw Elementary, a new multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art facility, is a big plus for youngsters in the region.

The final school year begins Wednesday for two high schools in McDowell County. Both Big Creek High School and Iaeger High School will be closing following the conclusion of 2009-2010 school year.

The final school year begins Wednesday for two high schools in McDowell County. Both Big Creek High School and Iaeger High School will be closing following the conclusion of 2009-2010 school year.

Resurfacing work currently underway on U.S. Route 52 is among several projects in Mercer and McDowell counties being fueled by federal stimulus fund money.

A proposed third audit of the McDowell County school system could lead to a long-awaited return to local control.

Mayor Robert M. Richardson Jr., of Athens was unopposed for re-election Tuesday, and as a result will retain the seat he has held for 26 years.

A police chief in a small McDowell County town has unseated an incumbent mayor, according to unofficial election returns.

Election results from a number of additional towns across southern West Virginia were released Wednesday morning.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management announced a change in Disaster Recovery Center operations.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it's approved almost $8 million in disaster aid for West Virginians affected by severe storms, flooding and landslides in May.

CHARLESTON a ' Close to $8 million in disaster aid has been approved in Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency grants for West Virginia residents suffering damage from the severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides that began on May 3, 2009.

The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the opening of a Disaster Recovery Center in McDowell County.

The name of the mayor of a small McDowell County town who passed away last week will remain on the June 9 ballot, according to election officials.