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...
Former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld Speaks at Jefferson Center
by Valerie Garner
Chris Walters, chair of the Roanoke City Republican Committee, along with the committees from Salem, Botetourt and Roanoke County jointly organized...
Redistricting Lines Uncertain, Primaries May Move to August
by Valerie Garner
Brian Gottstein, communications director for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, in response to a Star-Sentinel inquiry this week said, “Ultimately, if it’s...
New Library Plan Invests In Neighborhood Branches
by Valerie Garner
Say good-bye to the 30,000 square foot “super branch” and say hello to your new and improved neighborhood library branch. The...
Noise Abatement Will Be Added To I-581 Valley View Interchange Corridor
by Valerie Garner
The Valley View interchange will include a noise barrier that stretches the length from the south ramps of Valley View Boulevard...
Helping Someone Halfway Around The World Rewarding For Roanoker
by Valerie Garner
Roanoke resident Barbara Rousis found out about the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA), one of the largest child sponsorship...
Progress At Countryside Coming Slowly
by Valerie Garner
Roanoke City Planning Administrator Chris Chittum was pleased by the response he received to the initial sketches of the new park,...