Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Southwest and Southside:
Politics:
Virginia gets $220 million in federal funding for rural broadband. — Richmond Times-Dispatch and WSET-TV.
Economy:
New brewery opens in Rocky Mount. — WSLS-TV.
Bagel business expands in Forest. — WSET-TV.
Education:
Lynchburg school bus drivers want to unionize. — WSET-TV.
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Covid:
Roanoke Valley covid cases decline. — The Roanoke Times and WDBJ-TV.
Covid cases rise statewide. — Virginia Mercury.
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Culture:
National D-Day Memorial in Bedford gets $1 million donation. — WSET-TV.