The spring pavilion was renovated at Barger Springs
Girls' state high school basketball tournament revived after dying off in the 1920s
Beckley Newspapers Corporation was sold to Clay Communications
J. Wade Gilley became president of Bluefield State College (now University)
Jennings Boyd named West Virginia Coach of the Year
Cabell Huntington Hospital expanded for the second time
Gaston Caperton was elected president of the McDonough-Caperton-Shepherd insurance company
Shelley Moore Capito earned M.A. from University of Virginia
Lou Austin died
French Carpenter record Elzic's Farewell is released
Shenandoah Downs closed
Buildings of McMillan Hospital were demolished in Charleston
Picnic shelters, restrooms, restaurant and amphitheater were added at Chief Logan State Park
Bernard Coffindaffer married June Woodrum
Cogar Arden set the world record for standing chopping a 10-inch yellow poplar in 16.2 seconds
Merger of Bluefield State College and Concord College ended
The Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) was created
Phyllis Curtin was invited to White House to sing for West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt
Julius DeGruyter wrote a second volume of the Kanawha Spectator
George Snyder received a MFA from University of North Carolina
