Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall:
Local:
Battery storage facility pitched for Chase City area. — The Mecklenburg Sun.
Franklin County official resigns abruptly two days after disclosing data center’s demise. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).
Appeals court preserves rezoning of HopeTree site in Salem. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).
$8.3 million federal grant flows to Hurt to build new water treatment plant. — Danville Register & Bee (paywall).
Amherst County board votes to require special-use permits for future data centers. — WSET-TV.
Economy:
SCC commissioner, former NextEra attorney declines to recuse herself from merger case. — Virginia Mercury.
Could a Dominion-NextEra marriage be bad news for rooftop solar? — WHRO.
Politics:
Spanberger signs executive order to boost Virginia’s emergency preparedness. — Virginia Mercury.
Courts:
Assistant state medical examiner fired over false certification letter; murder cases she testified in being questioned. — The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot (paywall).
Weather:
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