Solar panels installed on a grassy lawn.
Solar panels at Jouett Elementary School in Louisa County. Photo by Matt Busse.

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

Economy:

Solar sites, expansion up before Halifax County planners. — The Gazette-Virginian.

Town of Bedford’s EDA supports local businesses with new child care incentive. — The (Lynchburg) News & Advance (paywall).

Education:

New Franklin County review policy provides guidance on challenged books. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).

Buchanan County asking for input on new consolidated high school. — WJHL-TV.

Public safety:

“How do you get hypothermia in a prison?” Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates. — Associated Press.

Breaching begins at Lynchburg’s College Lake Dam. — WDBJ-TV.

Politics:

Measure expanding localities’ speed-limiting authority takes effect July 1. — Virginia Mercury.

Weather:

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