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

Education:

Platform to help Smyth County’s vulnerable children and their families launches. — Bristol Herald Courier.

Politics:

With hemp regulations passed, future legal cannabis market still to be determined. — Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Economy:

Alpacas provide basis for agritourism business in Gretna. — (Chatham) Star Tribune.

Education:

Worner tapped to lead Mecklenburg County schools. — Mecklenburg Sun.

Norton schools to get internet upgrade. — The Coalfield Progress.

Weather:

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