An iconic, nearly 240-year-old hotel reopened in West Virginia on Tuesday, about two weeks after the state was ravaged by deadly floods, according to AP. The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs reopened about noon to a steady stream of paying guests, said front door valet dispatcher Margaret Bennett. "We're really glad to see people coming back," she said. "It's been rough on White Sulphur and the surrounding areas." The flooding left 23 people dead in West Virginia, 15 of them in hard-hit Greenbrier County, where the resort is located. The hotel closed to outside guests on June 24 and temporarily accommodated more than 700 flooded-out residents. A shelter has since opened at a local high school. Resort owner Jim Justice said last week that as part of the recovery, he wanted hotel employees back on the job. More than 2,000 people work at the Greenbrier during its peak summer season.
