Publications

Here are the articles published by members of RRGU over the last few years

• Oct 17 2019 – RRED holds first public meeting at Natural Bridge State Park , see also the Herald Leader’s article.
  

• Oct 18, 2019, Louisville Courier publishes article 
  

• Oct 2019 – RRED interview 4 finalists RRED awarded $500,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant (coal severance funding) and a $500,000 matching grant from KY for the resort master plan
  

• Jan 10, 2020 LHL publishes Heather Warman’s pro-resort Op-ed
  

• Jan 17 2020 – RRED holds 2nd public mtg, votes to hire Stantec  for Masterplan, and announces Local Advisory Board (video on RRGU Facebook)
  

• January 29, 2020 – Stantec met with RRED Local Advisory Board 
  

• March 25, 2020 – CANCELED due to COVID19: Stantec meeting with RRED Local Advisory Board 
  

• June 26, 2020, Beattyville Enterprise on upcoming town hall meeting. 

• August 13th, 2020, LHL article on the Proposed Resort, converses with Ian Teal. 
  

• Sept 25, 2020, WTVQ (Lex) Gorge Planning session seeks input
  

• Sept. 29, 2020, Article published in Lex Herald leader. 
  

• Sept 30, 2020, The Lane Report The Bottom Line, Destination Resort Proposed For the Red River Gorge. 

• September 30th, 2020, Wymt News: Plans released for Tourism in Red River Gorge area
  

• Nov 9, 2020, Richmond Register, Rush of visitors at Red River Gorge sparks calls for changes
  

• Nov 12, 2020, Louisville Courier “Does Kentucky’s Breathtaking RRG need a $350/night ‘destination resort’?”
  

• Nov 12, 2020, LC Proposed 180 resort concept in RRG gives many locals take with photos
  

• March 3, 2021, City Beat (cincinnati) Here’s how to help the flooded communities near the Red River Gorge. 
  

• March 10, 2021, Op-ed on developments published in LHL by RRGU member
  

• March 31, 2021 Private investors who happen to be on the RRED board purchase the 891 acres for the non-profit RRED.

• April 1, 2021, Louisville Courier publishes on the purchase of the 891 acres 
  

• April 1, 2021, Kentucky Today publishes on the purchase of 891 acres

• April 2, 2021 Cincinnati Enquirer publishes on the purchase of the 891 acres 
  

• April 2, 2021 Wave3 News  (Louisville) publishes on purchase of property
  

• April 8th, 2021, Beach, Adkinson, and Elmer Whitaker, who invested in the land for roughly 2.25 million resign from RRED to avoid a “to avoid any appearance of conflict of interests.”

• May 25, 2021, Nat’Geo Travel publication on the area. 
  

• June 9th, 2021 Leo Weekly Publication “Red River Gorge is Already Growing, Will a Resort Push it over the edge?