People wait to go into the Bristol City Council meeting. Photo by Megan Schnabel.

Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Southwest and Southside:

Politics:

Danville cuts ribbon on battery-storage system. — Danville Register and Bee and WDBJ-TV and WSET-TV.

5th District candidates will debate Wednesday night. — The Farmville Herald.

6th District candidates discuss issues in Lexington. — The Roanoke Times.

Roanoke Peacemakers to open branch in Lynchburg. — WSET-TV.

Bristol City Council takes first steps toward ordinance that would ban abortion clinics. — Bristol Herald Courier and WCYB-TV and WJHL-TV.

Education:

Central Virginia Community College awarded National Science Foundation grant of $464,846 for advanced manufacturing — WSET-TV.

Roanoke schools begin looking at redistricting. — WSLS-TV.

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Health care:

LewisGale Medical Center breaks ground on Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Salem. — WSET-TV.

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Culture:

Earthquake rattles Grayson County; schools closed as precaution. — WDBJ-TV and WSLS-TV.

Weather:

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