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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