West Virginia golf course street renamed in honor of longtime worker

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For Johnny Kincaid, Beckley’s Historic Black Knight municipal park isn’t just a place he’s worked for the past 50 years.

To him, it’s also been a home and a place that he knows better than anyone.

"I started here when I was 18, and I’ve been here ever since," said Kincaid, the head groundskeeper at Black Knight.

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In recognition of the 50 years he’s worked at Black Knight, a new street sign was unveiled Monday on the back road leading to the property’s maintenance shed which houses all the tools and vehicles Kincaid uses to maintain the grounds.

The street sign reads, "Johnny Kincaid Way."

Now every day on his way to work, Kincaid will be able to drive down a street named in his honor in recognition of his dedicated work to the golf course.

Even after 50 years, Kincaid said the thought of retirement has not crossed his mind. "I may take a vacation, but I ain’t gunna retire," he said.

Johnny Kincaid, the head groundskeeper of West Virginia’s Black Knight, was honored with a street sign naming after 50 years of working at the park.

Kincaid has watched the property change hands a few times over the years, so Beckley Parks and Recreation Director Leslie Gray Baker said Kincaid was a huge asset when the city purchased the property five years ago.

"I just knew that when we purchased the place, that the golf course was in good hands because he agreed to stay on," Baker said. "He knew more about that golf course than anybody else could possibly know ... He knows everything. He knows how to operate every piece of equipment. He knows how to fix every piece of equipment. I’m