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Arden Cogar Jr. cut a 13-inch vertical white pine log in 15.01 seconds

Joe Manchin first decided to run for governorship

A floodwall was built at Matewan to protect the town from the Tug River

Governor Gaston Caperton's family bought Seely Pine Furniture

The boarding-house prison that held Mother Jones was demolished by its owners

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was awarded the West Virginia Children's book Award for Boys Start the War

Bhaktipada (Keith Gordon Ham) was imprisoned

Bishop T. D. Jakes relocated to Texas to head a church and national media ministry

The Sisters of Saint Joseph entered into a joint venture with Columbia HCA

Marshall University defeated Montana for the NCAA 1-AA football championship

Jim Sprouse served as state chairman of Charlotte Pritt's campaign

The Sweet Springs resort was sold to private hands

Construction on an expansion on the Tolsia Highway began

Extensive renovations of the Kimball WWI Memorial began

New Mennonite Congregation started in Greenbrier County

The Metropolitan Theater opened after being closed for renovation in the 90s

WVU announced that the Mountaineer Field would be renamed Milan Puskar Stadium home of Mountaineer Field

Brad Paisley released his third album

Ashby Berkley reclaimed the Pence Springs Resort property

Soupy Sales published his memoir Soupy Sez

Michael Smith became a Distinguished West Virginian