Randy Moss

Legislature changed the name of Huntington State Hospital to Huntington Hospital

Ravenswood Aluminum Corporation became part of Century Aluminum

June Kilgore was honored with the Distinguished West Virginian award by Governor Gaston Caperton

Keith Mailard wrote Hazard Zones

Melvin Lentz chopped a 13-inch horizontal yellow poplar in 18.85 seconds and a 12-inch yellow poplar vertical block in 15.97 seconds

Andy Davis began working in antique style with solid core, diachronic, and mica-flake designs glass marbles

The Moundsville State Penitentiary closed

The Woodlands Institute changed its name to Mountain Institute

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence was revived in Project Phoenix

State Parks administration was returned to Natural Resources from the Division of Tourism

Donald Rasmussen was named "Civil Libertarian of the Year" by the West Virginia Civil Liberties Union.

S. L. Jones died

A second structure was added to West Virginia Graduate College at its new location in South Charleston

The West Virginia Graduate College became Marshall University College of Graduate Studies

Kenneth E. Smith became the third generation to run the McClain Printing Company when George Smith retired

Attorney General Darrell McGraw was involved in a suit against the tobacco industry that settled the state to $41.5 billion over 25 years

An additional 626 acres was added to Moncove Lake State Park to provide more hunting lands

The Robert C. Byrd Learning Resource Center was built at the College of West Virginia (now Mountain State University)

Walter Dean Myers received the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Book Award for Harlem

The National Conservation Training Center was completed

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's book Shiloh was adopted for film

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was awarded the Appalachian Medallion by the University of Charleston

Joe Powell retired as president of the West Virginia Labor Federation.

The Pride of West Virginia received the Sudler Trophy as the nation's No. 1 college marching band

The Shavers Fork Coalition was formed

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown

Marshall moved from Division 1 AA to Division 1 A

Meriluco was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

The first female trooper resigned from the State Police

Stone & Thomas closed the Charleston store

Anna Marsh caught a 50.37-inch 49.75 lb muskellunge in Stonecoal Lake, setting state record for weight

Toyota built an engine plant at Buffalo

Robert C. Byrd was awarded the West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal

The West Virginia National Guard was activated in support of the peacekeeping mission to Bosnia

Major renovations took place at Yeager Airport

The Catholic Knights of America purchased Mount St. George

College of West Virginia (now Mountain State University) purchased the former Beckley Junior High School campus

The Caperton Indoor Facility was completed at Mountaineer Field

Joe Lovett filed a case in federal district court charging state and federal laws prohibited dumping the tops of mountains into streams

Walter Dean Myers received the Caldecott Honor Book Award for Harlem

Walter Dean Myers received the Coretta Scott King Award for Harlem

John Nash's biography was published, A Beautiful Mind

An historic iron truss bridge was rebuilt over the New River

Additional business degrees in accounting, management, human resource management and marketing were approved at Ohio Valley College (now University)

Only four ferries still operating on Ohio River

The liturgies at St. George were still being chanted in Arabic

Barbara Smith and Kirk Judd edited Wild Sweet Notes: Fifty Years of West Virginia Poetry, 1950-1999

Louie Glass was sold to Glassworks West Virginia

Ellie Mannette founded Mannette Steel Drums, Ltd

Ellie Mannette received the Trinidad and Tobago Chaconia Silver Medal from the minister of culture

Darrell McGraw won an important settlement against Ohio direct mail operator Benjamin Suarez

New Mennonite congregation started in Hampshire County

Reported 13 Mennonite congregations in West Virginia with total of 568 adherents

Randy Moss signed a $75 million contract extension with an $18 million signing bonus making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL

The Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia received a national award from the National Endowment for the Arts

West Virginia experienced high losses of native mussels in the Ohio River due to competition of zebra mussels

Walter Dean Myers received the first ever Printz Award for Monster

First Market Bank locations in West Virginia adopted the name National Bank of Commerce

Leonard "Lynn" Davis died

Ohio Valley College (now University) began offering secondary education in English math, natural sciences, physical ed, and social studies and special education

Brad Paisley was named "Top New Male Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music

Vicky Bullett joined the Charlotte Mystics WNBA team.

Joe Manchin defeated John Raese in the Senate race to fill Robert Byrd’s unexpired term.

Congressman Rahall defeated former justice Spike Maynard to claim his 18th term.

Shelley Moore Capito was reelected to Congress

David McKinley elected to Congress

McHugh defeated John Yoder in the general election to serve the remainder of Albright’s term