Valerie Garner

Veterans Gather at Lee Plaza In Memory of Fallen

It was 9:47 a.m. Monday as a bus full of veterans pulled up to Roanoke Valley War Memorial  at Lee Plaza across from the Municipal Building. Veterans, their families,...

Council Receives Citizen Input On 28% Pay Raise

Just a handful of people signed up for the first public hearing on city...

Republican Ticket Statewide “Fly Around” Lands in Roanoke

The Republican ticket of Ken Cuccinelli for governor, E. W. Jackson for lieutenant governor and...

Harrison Museum Cuts Ribbon On New Location

Dignitaries and volunteers were among the 75  or so guests at the ribbon cutting for...

Cuccinelli, Jackson and Obenshain Nominated at Republican Convention

Over 8500 attendees and credentialed delegates filled the Richmond coliseum at Saturday's Republican State Convention...

Virginia Big Brother/Big Sister of Year Announced

There is a long list of Little Brothers and Little Sisters waiting for a mentor and friend, said the CEO of Big Brothers Big...

The Luck Of The Draw Goes To Al Bedrosian

The build up to breaking the Roanoke County Republican Primary tie between Al Bedrosian and Mike Bailey for the nomination came and went quickly...

Fork in the City, Kissito Consider “Community Philanthropub”

A Philanthropub? Admittedly, it's not a term that most, if any of us has encountered but give me a minute and I’ll try to...

McNamara Wins Windsor – Drawing From Hat To Decide Hollins Race

In spite of on and off showers there was heavy voting in both the Roanoke County Windsor Magisterial District and the Hollins Magisterial District...

Roanoke City Council Seeking To Raises Own Pay by 28%

UPDATE: Roanoke City Council voted to put off its pay raise vote until the June 3 at 2:00 p.m. council meeting. Councilman Dave Trinkle proposed...

Terry McAuliffe Brings Campaign to Roanoke

Heavy rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm of 150 Terry McAuliffe supporters Tuesday morning as the gubernatorial hopeful made his first stump speech in Roanoke...