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5 days ago · Pressed against a deadline to act, the Roanoke City Council is holding another closed meeting Friday to discuss candidates for a vacant council seat. It’s the second closed-door meeting this week.

Feb 10, 2025 · Lacking timely consensus on who should become the seventh member of the Roanoke City Council, the six current members are deferring to a judge’s decision in what some say is an unprecedented move.

Feb 11, 2025 · Powered largely by an increase in real estate tax payments, city government revenue is projected to surpass $400 million this year in Roanoke, officials said Monday.

5 days ago · Wendell Antonio Johnson, 53, of Roanoke, who was released in 2020 from federal prison was arrested and charged federally with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine ...

After years plagued by tardy yellow buses, school board members in Roanoke cheered when they heard that buses are arriving on time at a 96% rate this year.

6 days ago · Five years since the 2020 census, recently released population estimates show both opportunity and challenges for localities in the Roanoke and New River Valley.

Feb 8, 2025 · Roanoke resident Joycelyn Kasey said she has a gripe with the city’s real estate valuation office. The tax value of her home on Welcome Valley Road went up by 17% this year.

Feb 11, 2025 · Roanoke College will be closed Wednesday. Rockbridge County Public Schools will be closed Wednesday but students will have a virtual learning day. Salem City Schools will be closed Wednesday.

Feb 10, 2025 · As Burlington Elementary School on Peters Creek Road approaches full capacity, Roanoke County Public Schools are considering an attendance boundary rezoning.