AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 minutes agoTourism & Culture: West Virginia’s Department of Tourism won a U.S. Travel ESTO Award for Excellence in Print Marketing for its 2026 Vacation Guide, highlighting the state’s seasons, food, history, and lore, with free print and digital copies available. Local Pride: Princeton City Council officially named Sept. 19 “The Pride of West Virginia Day,” celebrating the WVU marching band with a free noon performance at Hunnicutt Stadium. Conservation & Outdoors: The WV DNR opened ticketing for 2026 elk management tours in Logan County, offering a close look at the elk restoration program that has introduced 119 elk since 2016. State Politics & Spending: New details show invoices piling up for Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s America 250 Capitol City Celebration, with costs already reaching nearly $2.2 million. Community Events: Elkins and Buckhannon re-joined a tourism advertising co-op aimed at promoting both cities to travelers near Washington, D.C. Pageantry: Miss West Virginia 2026 Elizabeth Romanek and Miss West Virginia’s Teen Zoe Little are set to represent the Mountain State at Miss America in Florida. Sports: WVU men’s soccer played No. 21 UNC Greensboro to a 1-1 draw, with Pablo Pozos scoring his first goal of the season.
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