CONWAY — U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas packed a little fun into his day of touring Carroll County and meeting with local business leaders Wednesday, making stops to hike Black Cap and to take his first-ever downhill mountain bike run, joining Cranmore Mountain Resort General Manager and President Ben Wilcox on the beginner trail of the resort’s new mountain biking park.
The first-term Democratic 1st District congressman has routinely returned to the valley since he took office to meet with constituents, hear their concerns and learn what’s new in the area.
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