Cobb went into the recount with a 59-vote lead over Republican David Bowers. That margin was cut to 29 votes by the end of the two-day recount.
Samantha Verrelli
Sam graduated from Penn State with degrees in journalism and Spanish. She was an investigative reporter for The Daily Collegian at Penn State and a freelance reporter with PennLive. She’s from outside Philadelphia, and loves hiking, live music and finding new restaurants.
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Roanoke mayoral election recount to continue Friday
Counting more than 40,000 ballots is taking longer than expected, and the process will continue Friday morning.
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Roanoke, meet Sleetwood Mac and Clearopathra, your newly christened snowplows
The city solicited names for its fleet of snowplows. More than 300 submissions came in, and city employees picked a dozen winners.
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Agenda Roanoke: Council considering 2 more tax exemptions
In late November, the council approved two personal property tax exemptions for nonprofits.
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Chris Chittum talks zoning, the benefits of neighborhood centers and Roanoke’s growing interest in ‘urban living’
For more than 30 years, Chris Chittum helped guide Roanoke’s development. As he steps down from his city job, he reflects on just how much has changed.
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New Roanoke historical marker will tell the story of Edward Dudley, a legal and diplomatic pioneer
The marker will be unveiled Thursday near Dudley’s childhood home in Gainsboro.
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HopeTree rezoning gets final approval from Salem City Council
The council also approved, on a second and final vote, a plan to nearly double member salaries.
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They grew up in the Virginia Baptist Children’s Home. The old property has changed, but their memories remain.
Even as these five alumni were growing up there, the Salem orphanage was adapting to change. Now it faces yet another evolution.
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Agenda Salem: HopeTree rezoning, council salary increase on the table for second vote
Both items were approved on first reading at the council’s last meeting. Approval on both first and second votes is needed for both measures.
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Date set for Roanoke mayoral election recount
Republican candidate David Bowers requested the recount after the final vote tally put him behind Democrat Joe Cobb by 59 votes.