Boomer News

Fayette County Commissioners unanimously approved extending two cable franchise agreements for six month with the condition the cable company enters into talks to give the county back its public television ...

Is no one a grandmother anymore? Seems like no woman with a grandchild, especially a woman in the forever-young Baby Boomer generation, wants to be called Grandmother Jones or Grandma Smith.

Fire damaged a Gauley Bridge house Monday night. According to Fayette County Sheriff Bill Laird, emergency officials received notification of a blaze at a two-story, wood frame house on Thomas Street at around ...

The nation's 232nd birthday will be embraced in the Upper Kanawha Valley, as area residents can choose from several activities to help them celebrate Independence Day.

More... Ga. group aims to coax more seminarians to pulpit By DORIE TURNER ATLANTA - They come from a host of mainly Christian denominations, but one thing unites them: they are part of a shrinking number of ...

Here's a dandy bit of news: May is "Older Americans Month." It's an entire month designated to honor "older Americans" -- that would be you and me -- who have made contributions to our country.

“This accident got a lot of looks from several mines”

A broken hinge on a bulldozer skid plate played a central role in the March death of a mechanic at a Fayette County coal processing site, state investigators have found. via Charleston Gazette

The Hagerstwon Suns finished of what they started Friday on Saturday. The Suns protected a 3-0 lead it held after two innings of a game suspended by rain a day earlier and poured it on with the help of a Aaron ... via Herald-Mail

“These are the kids who, every day after school, had ballet lessons, art classes or T-ball”

After the 1989 launch of Sports Illustrated for Kids , editors at Advertising Age challenged readers to come up with the next child-focused magazines likely to hit newsstands. via Knowledge@@W.P. Carey

A contract mechanic at a coal prep plant was fatally crushed when a metal plate under a bulldozer fell on him while he was working on the machine, authorities said Thursday. via NOLA.com

Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 ; 11:21 PM Updated Wednesday, March 12, 2008 ; 11:33 PM A man is killed at a mining location near Boomer. via WOWK

I caught a story the other day on the Today Show about how younger people today - basically those 30 and under - don't really have to memorize anything like we older folks did. via The Weekly Vista