Annual event celebrating record economic impact and state tourism successes CHARLESTON, WV –– The West Virginia Capitol was filled with enthusiastic travel and tourism industry partners from across the state today as they gathered together to celebrate the industry’s continued success in West Virginia. Tourism’s economic impact is the highest in the state’s history with total Read More…
AGENCY’S OUTREACH EFFORTS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOUTH HUNTING AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) today announced that police officers from its Law Enforcement Section trained and assisted 43 young hunters during the state’s antlerless deer season for youth as part of the agency’s ongoing initiative to recruit Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s tourism industry is up 3.8 percent over pre-pandemic levels as of 2021. While nationally tourism is still down 27 percent from 2019, West Virginia continues to trend upward. The finding comes from yearly economic impact research, released by Gov. Justice yesterday at the industry’s annual Governor’s Conference Read More…