National parks are a big destination for many. As summer approaches and pandemic restrictions fade, nearby towns are preparing to see a lot of visitors in the coming months.
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LANSING, West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito, the first woman U.S. senator from West Virginia and the daughter of the late Gov. Arch Moore, said she remains confident President Joe Biden is taking seriously the infrastructure outline she and several other Republicans submitted to the White House.
“I came up with a Republican plan, working with the other ranking members on committees to formulate a Republican response, ” Capito said in an interview with the
Washington Examiner.
She was referring to her work with fellow Republican Sens. Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, Mike Crapo, and John Barrasso of Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Wyoming, respectively. They are the ranking members, respectively, on the committees for transportation, banking, finance, and energy.
May 11, 2021
We’re deeply honored, thrilled, delighted and just plain happy that this day came,” said New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Superintendent Lizzie Watts this past Wednesday.
Can you tell she’s excited? All West Virginians should share her enthusiasm for the new, 7,021-acre park, for which new signage was dedicated last week. The change in designation as now a national park is an enormous boost for the state, and certainly the economy in surrounding Fayette County. Of course, we know what a treasure we have always had in our midst (and that it is one of many), but those from across the country and globe who might be looking for travel destinations such as national parks will now have a much easier time discovering it, too.
Park Designation Should Help W.Va.
May 10, 2021
“We’re deeply honored, thrilled, delighted and just plain happy that this day came,” said New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Superintendent Lizzie Watts this past Wednesday.
Can you tell she’s excited? All West Virginians should share her enthusiasm for the new, 7,021-acre park, for which new signage was dedicated last week. The change in designation as now a national park is an enormous boost for the state, and certainly the economy in surrounding Fayette County. Of course, we know what a treasure we have always had in our midst (and that it is one of many), but those from across the country and globe who might be looking for travel destinations such as national parks will now have a much easier time discovering it, too.