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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sandy Wells, Mayor Danny Jones looks back on his eclectic life, Charleston Gazette-Mail (July 8, 2012).
- ↑ "Jones leaving Kanawha sheriff's job," Bluefield Daily Telegraph (August 21, 1988), A-3.
- 1 2 Andy Wessels, W. Va. sheriff's distinctive style arresting Charleston, Pittsburgh Press (August 10, 1986).
- ↑ Charleston Mayor Danny Jones returns to the kitchen for his barbecue ribs Archived 2016-10-06 at the Wayback Machine , WOWK-TV (October 10, 2013).
- 1 2 3 4 Matt Murphy, Danny Jones wins historic fourth term as Charleston mayor Archived 2017-01-14 at the Wayback Machine , Charleston Gazette-Mail (May 16, 2015).
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- ↑ Editorial: Mayor Danny Jones for another term Archived 2017-01-14 at the Wayback Machine , Charleston Gazette-Mail (February 23, 2015).
- ↑ Elaina Sauber, Amy Goodwin announces run for Charleston mayor, Charleston Gazette-Mail (February 23, 2017).
- 1 2 3 Lori Kersey, Municipal League gives Charleston Mayor Jones lifetime achievement award, West Virginia Gazette Mail (August 16, 2018).
- 1 2 Eyder Peralta, Charleston Mayor: Company Behind Chemical Leak Run By 'Renegades' All Things Considered, NPR (January 14, 2014).
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- 1 2 Marina Fang, GOP Mayor Leaves Republican Party, In Part Because Of Donald Trump, Huffington Post (June 19, 2016).