Here are some of the top headlines around Southwest and Southside:

$10.3 million grant from Harvest Foundation will allow students to attend Patrick & Henry Community College for free. — Martinsville Bulletin and Henry County Enterprise.

Monacan Indian Nation buys more than 1,000 acres in Amherst County with development in mind. — Lynchburg News & Advance.

Bedford County Fair postponed due to covid. — Lynchburg News & Advance.

Carroll County broadband study underway. — The Galax Gazette

Linwood Wright, former Danville mayor and key economic development figure, dies. — Danville Register & Bee.

Warner and Kaine re-introduce black lung legislation. – Norton Coalfield Progress.

14-year-old pool prodigy from Bristol will play in world in competition in Austria. — Bristol Herald-Courier.