Stay connected to community stories, events, resources, opportunities, and conversations from across Southside Virginia — all in one place.
No app store required.
Southside Journal is available as a free web app. Add it directly to your phone’s Home Screen so it is easy to find and open whenever you want to stay connected to your community.
- Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad.
- Visit journal.svminc.org.
- Tap the Share button.
- Tap Add to Home Screen.
- Tap Add.
- Find the Southside Journal icon on your Home Screen.
- Open Chrome on your Android phone or tablet.
- Visit journal.svminc.org.
- Tap the ⋮ menu in the upper-right corner.
- Tap Install app or Add to Home screen.
- Confirm by tapping Install.
- Find the Southside Journal icon on your Home Screen.
Your starting point for featured stories, community highlights, upcoming events, resources, and quick access to what is happening across Southside Virginia.
Discover local stories, community perspectives, people, organizations, culture, and experiences from throughout the region.
Explore the Southside Journal Community Review and its collection of community stories, information, voices, and conversations.
Stay connected to community events, activities, opportunities, and important dates happening throughout the region.
Manage your Southside Journal profile, contribute to the community, and access available SVMINC features.
A Community Platform.
The Southside Journal Community Review is designed around community engagement and community-centered storytelling.
It creates an ongoing space for residents, organizations, businesses, young people, and community partners to share information, participate, and stay connected.
Through the Community Review, local voices and experiences gain greater visibility while residents gain another organized place to discover stories, events, announcements, opportunities, and information affecting their communities.
SVMINC provides the platform. The community helps shape what lives on it. Residents can contribute, connect, discover opportunities, and help strengthen the flow of information throughout Southside Virginia.
Residents can submit stories, announcements, events, photos, and community information that may benefit or inform their neighbors.
Community members, young people, organizations, and local leaders gain another platform for their experiences and perspectives to be seen.
Discover information and opportunities without relying entirely on scattered social-media posts and disconnected sources.
Connect with organizations, initiatives, events, resources, and conversations affecting communities throughout the region.
Your digital community hub
Information, storytelling, access, and engagement
Community-centered digital publication
Visibility, access, participation, and engagement
You’ve used Southside Journal — now tell us what you think. Your feedback helps SVMINC improve the experience and build features that are useful to the communities we serve.
Your community is already here. Stay connected to the stories, events, resources, opportunities, and voices shaping Southside Virginia.
OPEN SOUTHSIDE JOURNALAdd Southside Journal to your Home Screen for quick access.