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...
Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Rolls Over for Passenger Rail
Mayor Bowers' fiscal cliff for Roanoke City Public Schools comes to fruition
In January of this year Mayor Bowers and Vice Mayor Court Rosen...
Old/New Roanoke City Seal Wins Approval
Of the 531 who responded to the online survey 90 percent liked the old 1884 seal over Roanoke City's current 1906 version. City Council's...
Ferris: “Restore Funding For Judges”
Councilman Ray Ferris offered a resolution at Monday's city council meeting requesting that Governor Bob McDonnell restore funding for three retiring judge positions in the...
City Nervous About Debt Ceiling in 2014 Budget
Since last month's first look at the 2014 budget a 2,000 increase in revenue provided some budget relief, said Amelia Merchant and Ann...
Downtown Sidewalks To Be Free of Trash
Unsightly smelly bags of trash, waiting for pickup downtown by city trucks, may be a thing of the past soon. Skip Decker, manager of...
Roanoke’s New Old Seal
Until Monday citizens might have had trouble identifying any of the characteristics of the Roanoke City seal. "I think there is a woman in...
