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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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The Roanoke Valley is experiencing a drought, but it’s far from raising red flags, water authority says
The Roanoke Valley’s reservoirs are still holding about five times what the state considers to be “normal” — meaning the region is far from any kind of emergency measures.
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Roanoke Valley Field Notes: Roanoke council amends Evans Spring plan
Weekly column for 5/21 focusing on the Roanoke Valley.
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City council names 2 to Roanoke school board
The terms of Derek Kaknes and Donna Littlepage will start July 1.
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In the Roanoke Valley: Roanoke City Council to vote on rezoning and Evans Spring; Roanoke County to hold greenway ribbon-cutting and final housing study webinar
The Roanoke City Council, during its Monday meeting, will consider recommendations made by the planning commission in April on two items.
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Roanoke permit delays are holding up builders, with about a third of planning department jobs still open
The city is working with a consultant to identify issues within the department.
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Roanoke budget approved by 5-2 vote — the second consecutive year of significant cuts
Mayor Joe Cobb said a third year of cuts is not out of the question.
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During a tight budget year, millions in pandemic relief and former school money available in Roanoke budget
The city has at least $18 million — and maybe millions more — to decide how to spend.
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Roanoke Valley budgets: Warning in Roanoke County, cuts in Roanoke, possible Salem tax decrease
The three localities have different budget issues as they move toward approvals.
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250 Roanoke elementary students could be attending a different school this fall, division says
School division officials shared plans for shifting the city’s attendance zones at two town hall meetings this week.
