Mirta Martin.
Mirta Martin. Courtesy of Ferrum College.

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

Education:

Ferrum College board backs president following faculty vote of no confidence — Roanoke Times (paywall).

Education:

Virginia avoids a $121 million budget hit as Trump administration releases school funds that had been frozen — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Economy:

Tri-Cities airport near Bristol to announce new airline and flights to two cities on Tuesday — WJHL-TV.

Environment:

Spills of nitric and sulphuric acid reported at Radford arsenal — Roanoke Times (paywall).

Sports:

Tazewell’s Billy Wagner inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame. —ESPN (See our previous coverage: Tazewell plans to erect a statue of Wagner.)

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Virginia Tech assistant coach accused of recruitment tampering — WDBJ-TV

Weather:

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