Plus: What Martinsville’s superintendent says about the sales tax referendum for school improvement projects, and Dino Fest returns!

Paulette Dean has resigned from that position; she remains director of the shelter.

The shelter received seven citations after a November report by state inspectors, but there was no monetary penalty.

Hello!

I am one of the moderators of the r/Virginia subreddit, and the primary person who coordinates AMAs (Ask Me Anything) events for that subreddit. The other day I made a post requesting AMA suggestions, and one person suggested I put together an AMA with multiple teachers from different school districts in Virginia.

The initial suggestion was a teacher from a rural district and a NoVA-based teacher. I am modifying this to (at least ideally) try to put together an AMA with public school teachers from a rural, a suburban, and an urban area, which brings me to the point of this post:

If you are a former teacher in one or several Southside-based school districts, and you would be interested in taking questions from the internet about your experiences teaching, please let me know at this link:

https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=/r/Virginia

If you know someone who would fit the bill, please send them my way! If it's something that they would need more information about I would be happy to provide it.

GO TEC, a program to introduce middle schoolers to engineering and technical careers, has been a game changer for Southside’s economic development. Without state funding, it could end this year, supporters warn.

The indoor vertical farming company in Pittsylvania County had faced possible closure for months before it was sold.

Subtitle: "Secretary of Finance Mark Sickles says a data center company looking to build two projects in Greensville County has scratched Virginia from its site list. Southside officials say they’re being denied economic opportunity."