Iaeger News

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.

Heavy rainfall late Friday and early Saturday turned streams into raging waterways that swept into homes, knocked out power, damaged roadways and ripped out small bridges. A preliminary count shows least 300 buildings in Mingo County were destroyed and hundreds were damaged in Wyoming and McDowell counties. Division of Highways spokesman Brent Walker says early estimates show damage to roadways and bridges is between $10 million to $12 million.

A state of emergency remained in effect Monday for McDowell County and other communities drenched by torrential weekend storms, but waters were receding while road clearance and other repairs were underway.

Fire departments in McDowell County and Buchanan County, Va. worked Tuesday to contain forest fires that continued burning along the state line.

Brush fires are still a concern Tuesday morning in the region. Emergency Services in McDowell County reports several fires in the Iaeger and Bradshaw areas.

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The $8.5 million in federal flood-proofing funding included in the 2009 Omnibus Appropriation Bill is long-overdue. The funding included in the appropriations bill will allow for a continuation of ...

In Wyoming County, nearly one-fourth of the population lives in poverty and the county has an 8.4 percent unemployment rate.

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