The sessions will be hosted by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Policy and Governance.
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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They saw the Flood of ’85
Area residents share glimpses of the flood, in their own words.
Posted inPolitics
Hash reelected as Roanoke sheriff
In other regional sheriff’s races, Randy Hamilton Jr. was reelected in Buena Vista and Tony McFaddin Jr. was reelected in Lexington/Rockbridge County.
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Forty years after the Flood of ’85, Roanoke is still doing what it can to reduce future flood risk. Mitigation efforts have proven effective thus far.
Mayor Joe Cobb says the biomedical industry the city has grown wouldn’t be possible without the Roanoke River Flood Reduction Project.
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Roanoke City Council to consider appropriation requests from the school board, including for technical education, teacher quality
The funding awards support multiple initiatives, including increasing the number of qualified school mental health professionals in local education agencies, providing funding for adults who have not completed high school and others.
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Roanoke County Board of Supervisors to consider rezonings allowing for 100-unit apartment complex, short-term rental and construction yard
The proposed apartment complex would sit on 3.35 acres of land on Thirlane Road, in the Catawba District.
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Roanoke health department: Average Roanoke resident’s health worse than state average
The Roanoke City Health Department will present data showing that the average Roanoker isn’t as healthy as an average Virginian, on multiple measures.
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Roanoke to explore casino; city councilors, state legislators not all on board
The project requires a state legislator who will sponsor the bill. As of Tuesday afternoon, no state legislators have said they’d be on board to do so.
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Roanoke Planning Commission to consider rezoning to allow for 195-unit townhome complex, treatment center
The proposed townhome community would be built on about 28 acres of land that is currently undeveloped. A proposed substance-abuse and disorder treatment center would be housed at what was most recently a New Horizons Healthcare location.
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Roanoke City Council to receive update on parks and recreation plan
Midway through the 10-year timeline, the report reflects on progress made and changes in the needs of residents.