Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse

Mountain Stage began airing world-wide on Voice of America

Sandy and Will Morrison bought the Mystery Hole and reopened it

The National Commerce Bancorp of Memphis entered West Virginia

The Division of Natural Resources was administered under the Bureau of Commerce

Conrail was split between the Norfolk Southern and the CSX

Brad Paisley recorded his debut album Who Needs Pictures

Henry Payne joined the Detroit News

The Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse won the government-public construction award from Buildings magazine

St. Mary's Hospital opened a radiation oncology center

The entrance to Schoolhouse Cave was gated to conserve colonies of Virginia big-eared bats

David Selby received the Shakespeare Theatre's Millennium Recognition Award

The West Virginia Northern Railroad ceased as a tourist line

Parkersburg post office was named Simmons Station in honor of Robert Simmons

Construction of a hydropower project began at Summersville Dam.

The Navy christened a ship the USNS Charlton in honor of Cornelius Charlton