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Damascus Mayor Katie Lamb (center), flanked by other area leaders, is all smiles after cutting the ribbon for the new town trailhead for the Virginia Creeper Trail on Tuesday.

Emily Ball

Damascus Town Manager Chris Bell made remarks during the press conference Tuesday where officials highlighted post-Helene milestones.

Emily Ball

David McGee

DAMASCUS, Va. – A handful of bicyclists rode across trestle 16 in Damascus Tuesday, past the park where town and area officials discussed their progress since flood waters raged through downtown last Sept. 27.

In Septembers past, that trestle might be overflowing with cyclists, runners and others as part of the Virginia Creeper Trail which historically brings 200,000 visitors to the region annually and winds through the town.

But thanks

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