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1957
A group from West Virginia and Ohio purchased land to establish a college with an independent board of trustees, now Ohio Valley University Other events that happened on or around 1957 Emile Hodel became editor of the Beckley Post-Herald Michael Benedum built the Bridgeport Civic Center Reorganization transferred state mental health and penal institutions to Department of Mental Health and the Commissioner of Public Institutions Weirton Steel purchased Browns Island for $40,000 S. Maude Kaemmerling willed 3,135 acres of land in Canaan Valley to West Virginia for recreational use FMC developed new source of brine at Bens Run City National Bank opened its doors under President Donald Shonk Bishop mine explodes again Jim Comstock founded the weekly West Virginia Hillbilly Deer restocking program ended Roy Bird Cook received the Award of Merit from the West Virginia Library Association Little Jimmy Dickens left the Grand Ole Opry Irvin Dugan retired as newspaper artist Donald Duncan's sons took over the Duncan Yo-Yo Company Fairfax Stone dedicated as state historic monument and became state park Gunner Gatski played football one year for Detroit The Knights of the South Branch was organized to revive medieval jousting Roy Lee Harmon wrote Unto the Hills Logan High School and its field house and athletic fields were constructed on Hatfield Island Ken Hechler moved to West Virginia to teach at Marshall College (now University) The first interstate highway construction contract in the state was awarded on I-64 for a bridge across a road in Cabell County Jean Lee Latham was awarded the Boys' Clubs of America Junior Book Award for Trail Blazer of the Seas The McClains were approached by WVU professors who feared that early West Virginia histories would be lost if not reprinted Kyle McCormick wrote The Story of Mercer County John Norman served on the aircraft carrier Saratoga Marbon Chemical is built The announcement of plans to merge the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central System was made Filippo Colasessano's son began selling pepperoni rolls in his Fairmont lunch spot The Division of Disease Control began a statewide polio vaccination program The Kanawha River bridge was opened in Winfield Red Ribble stopped photographing southern West Virginia Otis Rice began teaching at West Virginia Institute of Technology The Wm. M. Ritter Lumber Company company stores were sold The Wm. M. Ritter Lumber Company coal reserves were leased to the Island Creek Coal Company Jay Rockefeller went to the International Christian University in Tokyo Shenandoah Downs purchased land north of Charles Town Race Track for night harness racing WVU Rod Hundley became All-American in basketball Jim Sprouse began practicing law Beckley radio station WAJR increased to 5,000 watts Ernest T. Weir died The last high school basketball was played under the African-American West Virginia Athletic Union Benjamin Starks founded the Beacon Journal in Charleston The Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council agreed to combine as the West Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO West Virginia State College lost its federal land-grant status Stanley H. Martin became president of West Virginia Wesleyan College The Whipple mine shut down and the company store closed The Winfield bridge was completed WSAZ radio switched affiliation to NBC
Feb 28, 1958
Ohio Valley College (now University) was chartered
1959
Don Gardner became the first president of Ohio Valley College (now University) Other events that happened on or around 1959 Alderson-Broaddus College (now University) achieved accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Three-class format based on school size, each class having eight teams was created for the state high school basketball tournament Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area began J. G. Bradley sold the Widen Mine to Clinchfield Coal Company Owners of Maryland's Pimlico Race Course bought Charles Town Race Track Name changed from Barber Sanatorium to Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital Goodyear plant built near Apple Grove There were 47 covered bridges still in existence in West Virginia Donald Duncan sold the Duncan Parking Meter Corporation Ellis Dungan Productions produced Wheels to Progress Medium green was introduced for fiestaware Hal Greer advanced to the National Basketball Association after graduation from Marshall Perry Gresham wrote Sage of Bethany Four Boone County businessmen opened the first Heck's department store in Charleston Dixie Kilham bought the Hilltop House William Hoffman wrote Days in the Yellow Leaf Homer Laughlin China Company began producing restaurant china John Knowles wrote his first novel, A Separate Peace John Knowles wrote his first novel, A Separate Peace Catherine Marshall married Leonard E. LeSourd Kyle McCormick wrote The New-Kanawha River and the Mine War of West Virginia Charlie McCoy moved to Nashville New Mennonite congregation started in Pocahontas County The Mill Point Prison Camp closed Moncove Lake was created by the damming of Devil Creek Size of the Moundsville prison doubled John Forbes Nash was hospitalized for schizophrenia The first radio telescopes were in operation at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank The historic Reber Radio Telescope moved to Green Bank Warden M. Lane outline a proposal for reorganization of the Conservation Commission to correct an overlapping of duties Lewis Keller, Sr. purchased the Oakhurst Links property from Cary Montague Rex and Eleanor Parker had a conversion experience and thereafter performed only sacred music Rebel Records was founded in Maryland Nat Reese returned to West Virginia to work for the State Road Commission ABC-TV first aired Lunch with Soupy Sales WVU basketball team lost 71-70 to California in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament final Reported 2,843 schools in West Virginia Shenandoah Downs opened in Charles Town Agnes Smith published An Edge of the Forest Hulett Smith left the state Aeronautics Commission Blaze Starr met Louisiana Gov. Earl Long while performing in New Orleans Jerry West was named most valuable player of the NCAA tournament Jerry West was unanimous All American first-team choice Patrick Gainer became president of the West Virginia Folklore Society The Mountaineers went to the national basketball championships Water ski shows failed to draw a crowd William F. Troy, S.J. became president of Wheeling College (now Wheeling University) Katherine Johnson married Lt. Colonel James A. Johnson Tunney Hunsaker fought Ernie Terrell The Special Forces (Green Berets) were created in the Army National Guard
Sep 12, 1960
Classes officially began at Ohio Valley College (now University) Other events that happened on or around September 12, 1960 Evan Jenkins was born in Huntington
1963
New buildings of the Ohio Valley College (now University) were occupied on a permanent campus Other events that happened on or around 1963 The Centennial year closed and virtually all elements of the program had been successfully completed Patch Adams spent two weeks in a psychiatric facility for depression President's Appalachian Regional Commission (PARC) recommendations sent to President Johnson Appalachian Hospital network saved by the Board of National Missions of the United Presbyterian Church Appalachian Volunteers organized Only 417 nesting pairs of bald eagles could be found in the U.S. W. E. Blackhurst published Sawdust in Your Eyes W. E. Blackhurst was the first commentator for the Cass Scenic Railroad Florence Blanchfield received the West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal A new student union building was built at Bluefield State College (now University) Tony Boyle was elected president of the UMWA Ruby Bradley retired from the army Elk River Coal & Lumber Company sold its sawmill at Swandale to Georgia-Pacific Expansion of Cabell Huntington Hospital increased the size to 280 beds and 48 bassinets Centennial Golden Trout received first widespread stocking Mower Lumber Company purchased Cheat Mountain Club Jim Comstock ran for unsuccessfully for Congress Phyllis Curtin sang at the meeting of the Music Educators National Conference in Charleston Julius DeGruyter wrote A Brief History of Kanawha County and the Kanawha Region Dolores Dowling became secretary and administrative assistant of the Veterans Administration regional office in Huntington Thomson Newspapers of Canada purchased all three Fairmont papers Ann Flagg returned to teaching at Evanston Consolidated School District and Southern Illinois University The department led the effort to organize a crafts fair at Cedar Lakes The book, Mountain Heritage was published Patrick Gainer published The West Virginia Centennial Song Book of 100 Songs Patrick Gainer recorded Folk Songs of the Allegheny Mountains for Folk Heritage Recordings Earl Andrews became president of the Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation at Berkeley Springs Legislature authorized counties to cooperate with local governments and the federal government Land on Maryland Heights was added to the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park The widows of Edward and Walker Long and William D. Brike took charge of Huntington Newspaper Publishing Charles Hodel was named to the West Virginia Press Association's Hall of Fame The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals who ruled in State ex rel. Slatton v. Boles that the state policy is to "protect and reclaim juveniles" and will be treated as delinquents rather than criminals Kanawha Records began to record authentic indigenous mountain music as performed by contemporary West Virginia musicians Reynolds Memorial Hospital opened a new facility in Glen Dale The National Youth Science Camp was founded in Pocahontas County The West Virginia Chapter of Nature Conservancy was founded by volunteers The Greenbrier Historical society re-formed after disbanding during the Civil War The Libbey-Owens-Ford glass bottle plant closed in Charleston Jim Comstock found a preserved baby and the two female mummies in a barn in Philippi. The West Virginia Centennial showboat, Rhododendron, plied the Kanawha, Ohio and Monongahela Rivers Spanky Roberts was assigned to Griffis Air Force base The St. Albans Archeological Site was first identified by Samuel D. Kessel Salem College received full accreditation by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges Devid Selby married Claudeis "Chip" Newman WVU Rod Thorn became All-American in basketball Boyd Stutler published West Virginia in the Civil War Legislation to protect the environment from surface mining was enacted Rod Thorn became the second pick in the first round of the NBA draft and went to Baltimore Bullets The Unitarian Universalist church in Morgantown was built The VISTAs (Volunteers in Service to America) began Geoffrey Hobday left the Charleston Symphony Orchestra The Charleston Symphony Orchestra was led by a season of guest conductors The first Water Festival was held at Hinton Billy Edd Wheeler recorded "Coal Tattoo" Wheeling Hospital set up the first intensive care unit in West Virginia The Shott brothers revived their WHAJ-FM The Widen mine and railroad ceased operation WVU at Parkersburg became the first of WVU's Appalachian Centers A naval radio station was established at Sugar Grove Ellie Schaul helped decorate the Centennial Showboat Rhododendron
1965
E. Lewis Case became president of Ohio Valley College (now Ohio Valley University) Other events that happened on or around 1965 Development of West Virginia's Appalachian Corridor highways began Appalachian Regional Commission established by Congress President Johnson's War on Poverty began Charleston joins Morgantown and Huntington as alternating site of state high school basketball tournament George Hodel became president of Beckley Newspapers Bens Run Earthworks officially recorded by the Archeology Section of the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey W. E. Blackhurst published Of Men and A Mighty Mountain E. J. Scrafford became interim president of Bluefield State College (now University) Weldon Boone wrote A History of Botany in West Virginia Maurice Brooks published The Appalachians Harry F. Byrd retired from the Senate Governor Smith signed bill to end death penalty in West Virginia Franklin Cleckley earned a J.D. from Indiana University Arden Cogar exhibited his wood chopping at New York World's Fair Diamond Department Store built a $1 million addition to its Charleston building Pete Everest became brigadier general African-American State Farm and Homemakers Council voted to join the West Virginia Homemakers Council Gertrude Humphrey left WVU Extension work One-volume edition of Flora of West Virginia was published Ruth Ann Musick published The Telltale Lilac Bush Ruel Foster wrote Jesse Stuart Per capita personal income in West Virginia was 76% of national average The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation made its first discretionary grant, to Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) State Route 150, the Highland Scenic Highway, began construction The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) was established Hope Natural Gas Company and New York State Natural Gas Corporation merged to form Consolidated Gas Supply Corporation Hopemont Sanitarium became a personal care center Blasingame Report recommending improved library service was completed The West Virginia Library Commission launched an ambitious library construction project A joint committee was created to study and survey matters of government, finance, and claims against the state and make recommendations to the full legislature The Logan Banner was sold to a Tennessee publishing company Marco mascot first began showing up at Marshall University events Dan Maroney was elected a vice president in the Amalgamated Transit Union Paul Marshall stopped working at Libbey-Owens-Ford in Kanawha City Morgantown Glassware Guild was purchased by Fostoria Glass Mount Storm Lake was built to supply water for steam generation at coal-fired power plant Mylan Pharmaceuticals moved to Morgantown The last coke-making operation in the New River Gorge closed at Sewell Delf Norona became the first recipient of the Sigfus Olafson Award for his outstanding contributions to the West Virginia archeology Ohio Valley College (now University) was accredited by the state of West Virginia Congress created the 100,000 acre Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area. Jack Rollins moved to Cincinnati The Soupy Sales Show first debuted nationally Burl Sawyers resigned as state roads commissioner under indictment Charles Town Race Track installed lighting Smoke Hole became part of the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area Red Sovine wrote "Giddyup Go" Miles Stanley was selected as personal assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany Fred Torrey made a bust of John F. Kennedy U.S. combat troops first deployed in the Vietnam War The War on Poverty was scaled back due to the escalation of the Vietnam War Don West came to West Virginia and established the Appalachian South Folklife Center Charles Schiff became conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra
1966
James Marvin Powell became president of Ohio Valley College (now University) Other events that happened on or around 1966 Davis Grubb published Shadow of My Brother Questions were raised on the authenticity of the birthplace of Nancy Hanks William Hoffman wrote Yancey's War Walt Shupe became superintendent of the Holly River State Park The West Virginia Human Rights Commission reported that "blatant racial discrimination" was over Reported that Kanawha State Forest holds 574 species from 292 genera representing 93 families of fauna Clark Kessinger was a guest artist on the Grand Ole Opry radio program John Knowles wrote Indian Summer The Library Commission adopted a plan for implementing the Blasingame Report proposals Curly Ray Cline joined the Stanley Brothers Bill Hart retired as editor of the Dominion News Breece D'J Pancake argued that Mothman was a California condor in a letter in the Huntington Herald Dispatch Mylan Pharmaceuticals began manufacturing its generic version of penicillin G Radio station WVBC, licensed to Bethany College, began broadcasting. James Rexrode's wife died Mary Lee Settle wrote All the Brave Promises A controversy involving State Road Commission purchasing practices arose. Congressman Harley Staggers became chairman of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee Buddy Starcher recorded "History Repeats itself" for Boone Records Eleanor Steber quit singing with the Metropolitan Opera The Carr China Factory building burned Three more dormitories were built at Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) A student union building was built at Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) The Stonewall Jackson Lake was authorized Gary District became the first black high school to win the WVSSAC state basketball championship Williamson Liberty lost the WVSSAC A separate organization began representing the interests of West Virginia's surface mining operators Harrison Ferrell left as dean of West Virginia State College (now University) Edwin D. Hoffman was appointed dean as the first white administrator at West Virginia State College (now University) Victorine Louistall returned to WVU to teach library science Wesley Chapel opened at West Virginia Wesleyan Wheeling Hospital set up the first coronary care unit in West Virginia Frank R. Haig, S.J. became president of Wheeling College (now Wheeling University) The Mingo County Courthouse was built in Williamson
1970
Justin B. Roberts became president of Ohio Valley College (now University) Other events that happened on or around 1970 Muriel Dressler published "Appalachia" Easton Roller Mill was willed to the Monongalia Historical Society Ann Flagg died in Illinois Jack Fleming became sports director of WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh Jack Fleming became announcer for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association Ruth Ann Musick published Green Hills of Magic Fort Ashby was listed on the National Register of Historic Places Population of Grant County was at 8,607 Alberta Pierson Hannum's book Spin a Silver Dollar radio play was published as The Blue House by U.S. Information Agency The National Park Service opened the Harpers Ferry Center, to serve National Park units nationwide Frank Haymond received the American Bar Association's ABA Medal Henry Clay Furnace was added to the National Register of Historic Places James Dickey's novel, Deliverance, made the term "hillbilly" sinister Every Ohio River county except Jackson had at least one chemical plant Sam Huff ran unsuccessfully for Congress Alice Moore was elected to the Kanawha County Board of Education as an opponent of sex education Kanawha Records stopped recording Kenova population peaked at 5,000 Maryat Lee moved to Powley Creek Everett Lilly moved back to Raleigh County following son's death Alex Mahood died Joe Manchin graduated from WVU with a bachelor's in business administration The tannery in Marlinton closed Paul Marshall became a registered architect Irene McKinney received her master's from WVU The Meadow River Lumber Company was sold to Georgia-Pacific Arnold Miller was forced to retire from mining by black lung disease and arthritis Alan Mollohan began a Fairmont law firm Ona presented four NASCAR Grand National races Mylan Pharmaceuticals incorporated in Pennsylvania as Mylan Laboratories Squire Parsons graduated from West Virginia Institute of Technology The Penn Central Railroad corporation entered bankruptcy Frank Beyer purchased the Philippi mummies The first VHF non-commercial station in the state, WSWP-TV, started in Grandview Rock Springs Park shut down and was purchased by the Department of Highways. The first indication of Jay Rockefeller's intention to run for governor came when he spoke out against strip mining The Ruffner Hotel closed and was demolished for a parking lot David Selby earned a doctorate in drama from Southern Illinois University The Meadow River Lumber Company closed Jim Comstock republished Hubert Skidmore's Hawks Nest Ada "Bricktop" Smith recorded her only recording, "So Long, Baby," with Cy Colemen The South Charleston Mound was placed on the National Register of Historic Places State Police department headquarters relocated to new facilities Jerry West led the NBA in scoring The Folklore Society met at WVU The Highlands Conservancy worked to make cranberry backcountry a federal wilderness area Federal Highway Act passed allowing tolls to be retained Bob Wise received a B.A. from Duke University Bill Withers moved to Los Angeles WSAZ changed to WGNT An addition was added to the Kanawha (now Yeager) Airport
1977
E. Keith Stotts became president of Ohio Valley University Other events that happened on or around 1977 UMWA president Arnold Miller was reelected Governor Rockefeller decided to build Mountaineer Field Don Nehlen became assistant coach at Michigan The WOAY-TV Saturday Night Wrestling show stopped being aired North Fork area acquired modern dial telephone service Joe Powell was elected president of Wet Virginia Labor Federation. Nick Rahall entered Congress as its youngest member Cecil Roberts was elected vice president of UMWA District 17 The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston purchased the St. John's Chapel property adjacent to Sweet Springs resort in Monroe County Remodeling and expansion of St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg was completed Leon Sullivan initiated the original Sullivan Principles Live-in caretakers began living at the Twin Falls pioneer farm The University of California Press issued The Complete Uncle Abner Uncle Homer Walker was the subject of the film, Banjo Man Donald Dishinger became conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra
1978
Ohio Valley College was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Other events that happened on or around 1978 The Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy was placed on the National Register of Historic Places The Mountain Artisans dissolved Auburn School one-room school closed Owens-Illinois Glass Company began phasing out operation at the Fairmont plant Jayne Anne Phillips received a masters degree William Pierce published The Turner Diaries under a pseudonym. The legislature commissioned an independent study of the PSC's structure and operations
1981
A baccalaureate degree in Bible was added at Ohio Valley College (now University) Other events that happened on or around 1981 State legislature passed and county residents endorsed Sunday racing at Mountaineer Race Track William Price McNeel became editor of the Pocahontas Times Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel began construction of continuous caster State ex rel. Board of Education v. Rockefeller changed the financing of public schools Union Carbide headquarters moved to Danbury, Connecticut The elecro-metallurgical plant at Alloy was sold to the Elkem Company Legislature gave the governor the authority to appoint the director of the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey Jim Comstock sold the West Virginia Hillbilly to South Charleston Publishing Company Mike Shott became general manager of WHIS radio Meredith Sue Willis wrote Higher Ground Margaret Workman was appointed to an unexpired term on the Kanawha Circuit Court by Governor Rockefeller WVMR began broadcasting on 1370 AM
1992
The North Central Association approved baccalaureate degrees in business administration, elementary education, liberal studies, and psychology at Ohio Valley University Other events that happened on or around 1992 Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was Awarded the Newbery Medal for Shiloh Eldora Nuzum retired from the Elkins Inter-Mountain Henry Payne was runner-up for the Mencken Award Charlotte Pritt left the state Senate Dyke Raese was inducted into the WVU Hall of Fame The National Labor Relations Board ruled on unfair labor practices in the Ravenswood Strike Richard Freeland re-entered the recording business when he started Freeland Records Otis Rice became vice president of the West Virginia Historical Education Foundation Jay Rockefeller successfully backed the Coal Act to ensure continued funding of the UMWA health insurance Cynthia Rylant was awarded the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for children's fiction for Missing May Fred Schaus was named to the WVU Hall of Fame
1993
Ohio Valley College absorbed Northeastern Christian Junior College Other events that happened on or around 1993 The Middlebourne Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places Arch A. Moore Jr. was released from prison Commerce Bank was bought by Huntington Bancshares becoming Huntington Banks The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project lost congressional support The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake was published in Great Britain West Virginia Lottery director Elton "Butch" Bryan and Ed Rebrook, counsel for the Lottery, were convicted of insider trading and sent to prison Walton High School and Spencer High School were consolidated into Roane County High School
1994
Ohio Valley College expanded Other events that happened on or around 1994 The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake was published in Brazilian Portuguese Jayne Anne Phillips published Shelter Jayne Anne Phillips published Shelter The Rural Electrification Administration was abolished Chris Sarandon married Joanna Hall Gleason Michael Smith founded Rocketown Ministries West Virginia became the third state to file suit against the tobacco industry to recover costs for smoking-related illnesses The Tri-State Racetrack installed 400 video lottery slot machines Hinchcliff Lumber Company added a scragg mill Union Carbide's silicones products plant at Sistersville was sold The present Unitarian Universalists building in Charleston was dedicated The United Carbon Building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places Melvin Lentz became wood chopping champion Ginny Hawker began serving as president of West Virginia State Folk Festival The West Virginia Lottery Commission approved the first 400 video slot machines at Wheeling Downs The first open heart surgery in the area was performed at Wheeling Hospital The Howard Long Wellness Center opened at Wheeling Hospital Jesco White was featured in a brief cameo on Roseanne Meredith Sue Willis wrote The Secret Super Powers of Marco Meredith Sue Willis wrote In The Mountains of America Tommy Thompson left the Red Clay Ramblers A bridge on U.S. 19 south of Summerville was renamed the Ralph Eugene Pomeroy Memory Bridge.
1998
Additional business degrees in accounting, management, human resource management and marketing were approved at Ohio Valley College (now University) Other events that happened on or around 1998 Randy Moss led the NFL in touchdown catches 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
1998
Robert W. Stephens Jr. became president of Ohio Valley College (now University) Other events that happened on or around 1998 Blind Alfred Reed's complete recordings appeared on compact disc on the Document label. Chris Sarandon cited the influence of WVU Professor Patrick Ward Gainer David Selby received the first Life Achievement Award from WVU's Creative Arts College Michael Smith's song "Friends" was named the number-one song of all time by Christian music magazine, CCM Management of Spring Hill Cemetery was placed in the hands of a board of commissioners "Troop" designations replaced former companies in reorganization of State Police Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Weirton Steel and steel unions lobbied to curb imports Stone & Thomas was sold to the Elder-Beerman Company The Huntington Tobacco Warehouse closed its doors Tobacco lawsuit was settled with $1.8 billion in 25 years The Universalist Meeting House in Marshall County congregation disbanded WesBanco acquired the Hunter Insurance Agency The name was changed from the Charleston Symphony Orchestra to the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra The Doc Williams Country Store in Wheeling closed The modern courthouse at Winfield was completed Basketball player Vicky Bullett helped a Brazilian team win a league championship in 1998. Fayette Station Bridge was renamed the Tunney Hunsaker Bridge
2000
Ohio Valley College (now University) began offering secondary education in English math, natural sciences, physical ed, and social studies and special education Other events that happened on or around 2000 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 led the NFL in touchdown catches 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 Brad Paisley was named "Top New Male Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music Vicky Bullett joined the Charlotte Mystics WNBA team.
2005
Ohio Valley College changed its name to Ohio Valley University Other events that happened on or around 2005 Frank Jezioro was the director of the Division of Natural Resources Don Nehlen entered the College Football Hall of Fame James A. Johnson became president of Ohio Valley University Time Well Wasted album released by Brad Paisley Congressman Nick Rahall was the top Democrat on the Committee on Resources and second most-senior Democrat on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Jay Rockefeller was vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Michael J. Bransfield became Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston The Harrison Rural Electrification Association served 5,500 customers St. Francis Hospital was bought by LifePoint Hospitals of Tennessee R. John Reynolds became president of Salem International University Salem Education LLC assumed control of Salem International University Marshal University joined Conference USA View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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