Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Southwest and Southside:
Politics:
Roanoke City Council discusses gun-related violence. — WDBJ-TV.
Danville mayor and vice mayor re-elected — Danville Register and Bee and Chatham Star-Tribune.
Neal Osborne elected Bristol mayor. — WCYB-TV.
New Bristol mayor says stinky landfill will be top priority. — WJHL-TV.
Federal judge orders mediation over stinky Bristol landfill. — Bristol Now.
SCC Judge Judith Williams Jadgmann hopes her early departure will make it easier to fill seats on the regulatory body. — Richmond Times-Dispatch.
State Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin County, will seek re-election. — WSET-TV.
Bloomberg names U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, as one of “10 lawmakers you need to know about.” — WSET-TV.
Economy:
Property values rise in Roanoke reassessment. — WDBJ-TV.
Floyd County biochar start-up explains its process. — The Roanoke Times.
Education:
Timeline for reopening two Lynchburg schools with heating and plumbing problems is unclear, possibly in a week or two — Lynchburg News and Advance and WSET-TV.
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Health care:
Flu and RSV infections down in the Roanoke Valley but COVID is up. — The Roanoke Times.
COVID in rise in Roanoke and Alleghany health districts. — WSLS-TV.
COVID surge is back in Danville and Pittsylvania County. — Danville Register and Bee.
COVID cases on increase in Halifax County. — Halifax Gazette-Virginian.
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Culture:
Cardiac arrest suffered by Buffalo Bills player was similiar to that which killed a Pulaski County football player at Roanoke’s Victory Stadium in 1997. — The Roanoke Times.
Gretna Branch Library reopens following renovations. — WDBJ-TV.
Weather:
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