FAYETTEVILLE — Despite pleas from several speakers detailing public health safety concerns, the Bridge Day Commission opted Wednesday to move forward with planning for Bridge Day on Oct. 16.
LANSING, W.Va. State and congressional officials were on hand Wednesday as the New River Gorge National River received a long-sought upgrade to New River Go
sadams@newsandsentinel.com U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, and Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair Gayle Manchin join park rangers to celebrate the official naming of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) The New River winds its way through the gorge, a view from the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, and Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair Gayle Manchin join park rangers to celebrate the official naming of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
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U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, and Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair Gayle Manchin join park rangers to celebrate the official naming of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
LANSING, W.Va. State and congressional officials were on hand Wednesday as the New River Gorge National River received a long-sought upgrade to New River National Park and Preserve, the nation’s 63rd and newest national park.
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined Chelsea Ruby, the secretary of the new Department of Tourism, and Park Superintendent Lizzie Watts in pulling down a curtain revealing new signage for the park.