When Joe Cobb was elected mayor, he left behind a council seat that must be filled. While the city charter doesn’t call for a special election, a separate state law might.
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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Agenda Roanoke: Planning commission gets tweaked request from Homes for America, residents can weigh in on greenway routes
Homes for America submitted an amended application to rezone property in hopes of building 155 affordable housing units. Roanoke County is seeking community feedback on potential East Roanoke River greenway expansions.
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Joe Cobb talks about Roanoke’s diverse city council, his stance on the citywide rezoning and his first priorities in his new role
“I already sense a very collegial spirit” on the new city council, said Joe Cobb, who was elected mayor in November.
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Agenda Roanoke County: Residents invited to Monday meeting about intersection improvements
VDOT and its partners will hold a public meeting to discuss several intersection improvements.
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Sherman Lea talks about working with kids, serving as mayor — and how close he came to being a Dallas Cowboy
Sherman Lea retired recently after spending 20 years on the Roanoke City Council, eight of them as mayor.
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Roanoke City Council to choose among 3 candidates for open seat
The council will interview Kathy Cohen, Evelyn Powers and Trish White-Boyd on Feb. 3.
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Roanoke seeks historic marker for pioneering educator Lucy Addison
Addison started the first Black high school in Roanoke, which became the largest school in the state led by a woman.
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Northeast Roanoke fire station, built 75 years ago, is next in line for an upgrade
The new Station 2 will provide more room for modern firefighting and medical equipment, as well as accommodations for female firefighters.
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Agenda Roanoke: Presentation on real estate reassessments, two development rezonings before council
The Roanoke City Council will receive a presentation on real estate value reassessments and vote on two development rezonings during Tuesday’s meeting.
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Agenda Roanoke: Rezonings at Riverdale and The Foundry to be considered
Applicants from both the Riverdale and Foundry developments are looking to rezone multiple plots of land to Urban Center Districts to allow for more flexible usage.
