This is the gravel road that Wintergreen has built as an emergency exit. It stops where National Park Service property begins. Courtesy of Curtis Sheets.
This is the gravel road that Wintergreen has built as an emergency exit. It stops where National Park Service property begins. Courtesy of Curtis Sheets.

Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall:

Public safety:

Lawmakers introduce legislation for emergency road into Wintergreen community. — The (Lynchburg) News & Advance (paywall). [Read more about this story: At Wintergreen, a gravel road to nowhere prompts a bill in Congress.]

Salem names Matt Rickman interim fire and EMS chief. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).

Education:

Bedford commission backs approval of two auditorium additions at two high schools. — The (Lynchburg) News & Advance (paywall).

Lynchburg City School Board hires firm to find “outside the box” superintendent candidates. — The (Lynchburg) News & Advance (paywall).

Politics:

Watson seeks dismissal of fraud charges in Blacksburg Town Council election. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).

Weather:

For more weather news, follow weather journalist Kevin Myatt on Twitter / X at @kevinmyattwx and sign up for his free weather email newsletter. His weekly column appears in Cardinal News each Wednesday afternoon.