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Roanoke City Council Candidate Joe Cobb on Reducing Gun Violence, Improving Public Transit, and Healing Our Community

Councilman Joe Cobb is one of four candidates running as Democrats in the June 21, 2022 primary.

Terry McGuire is one of four candidates running as Democrats in the June 21, 2022 primary.

Roanoke City Council is mulling a sale of the house after an effort to sell the property five years ago fell through.

The effort marks a shift in city thinking from a focus on downtown to revitalizing neighborhood centers across Roanoke.

“Virginian women should be glad that the Democrats are still in charge of the General Assembly,” Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke, said.

Southwest Roanoke residents have rallied around fears that developer Robert Fralin will pitch again before City Council a twice-rejected proposal.

Libraries across the Roanoke Valley are preparing to eliminate late fines, making permanent a policy put in place during the pandemic.

Her appointment has prompted jockeying for the special election that will determine Price’s successor.

Roanoke City Council on Monday will interview four finalists for the positions.