AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHealth & Community: WVU Medicine’s mobile lung cancer screening unit, LUCAS, is heading to Summers, Greenbrier, and Ritchie counties in October, offering low-dose CT scans with appointments required 14+ days ahead (Summers Oct. 13; Rainelle Oct. 14; Harrisville Oct. 16). Education & Local Pride: Hope Scholarship participation is nearly doubling in Upshur and Randolph counties, with the statewide program fully funded for FY 2027. Arts & Entertainment: The Keith-Albee in Huntington will screen the classic comedy “9 to 5” Sept. 25 as a fundraiser for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Sports (WV ties): Big 12 hoops schedules are out, with Kansas opening conference play Jan. 2 vs. West Virginia and BYU hosting WVU Jan. 23. Public Service: West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports stable finances heading into the new fiscal year, despite a prior-year operating loss. Local Events: Parkersburg’s second annual West Virginia Food Truck Festival runs Saturday at Bicentennial Park with live music and family-friendly fun.
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