Weekly column for 5/21 focusing on the Roanoke Valley.
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Cardinal News covers the local stories impacting the communities in Southwest and Southside Virginia.
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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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Danville council to hold public hearing on real estate tax rate
The city is reassessing property values, which are expected to rise on average.
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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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Small nuclear power projects will be subject of 2 public meetings in Wise County
Public information sessions scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday are part of the county’s microreactor feasibility study.
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Judge dismisses case to remove Martinsville mayor from office
The civil recall petition was filed in January.
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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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First reading of Lynchburg’s proposed budget, with reduced resident fees, set for Tuesday
Four public hearings are also scheduled for Tuesday, one for the sale of a city-owned downtown property.
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Danville IDA to approve additional work at the developing Coleman industrial site
An ongoing grading project at the Coleman site will ready the industrial park for development.
