History of West Virginia West Virginia continued well into the 20th century. In 1991, both state legislatures appropriated money for a boundary commission to look into of the border area. In recent years, there has been serious talk about the possibility of certain counties in the Eastern Panhandle rejoining the Commonwealth of Virginia. Frustrated by bad economic conditions and what they perceive to be neglect from the Charleston government, this movement has gained at least some momentum. In 2011, West Virginia state delegate Larry Kump sponsored legislation to allow Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson counties to rejoin Virginia by popular vote. The new state benefited
Potomac State College of West Virginia University In 2013, the baseball team finished the season ranked 19th in Division I. In March 2014, Catamounts Men's Basketball won their regional championship, which qualified them for the 16-team NJCAA Division II National Championship Tournament. The "Cats" won a game before being eliminated. Former Major League Baseball pitcher Dave Roberts was assistant baseball coach at Potomac State in the 1990s. Potomac State College of West Virginia University Potomac State College of West Virginia University is a two-year junior college affiliated as a division of West Virginia University. West Virginia's only residential junior college, it is located in Keyser, approximately away