Valerie Garner
Veterans Gather at Lee Plaza In Memory of Fallen
It was 9:47 a.m. Monday as a bus full of veterans pulled up to Roanoke Valley War Memorial at Lee Plaza across from the Municipal Building. Veterans, their families,...
Council Receives Citizen Input On 28% Pay Raise
Just a handful of people signed up for the first public hearing on city...
Republican Ticket Statewide “Fly Around” Lands in Roanoke
The Republican ticket of Ken Cuccinelli for governor, E. W. Jackson for lieutenant governor and...
Harrison Museum Cuts Ribbon On New Location
Dignitaries and volunteers were among the 75 or so guests at the ribbon cutting for...
Cuccinelli, Jackson and Obenshain Nominated at Republican Convention
Over 8500 attendees and credentialed delegates filled the Richmond coliseum at Saturday's Republican State Convention...
Griffith Kicks Off Reelection Campaign
by Valerie Garner
Lake Spring Park is 9th district Republican Congressman Morgan Griffith’s favorite place. “This is where I started working,” he said. With...
Roanoke City Revenues Trending Up
by Valerie Garner
Roanoke City finances are looking up this year though it has not yet equaled its peak performance which came in fiscal...
Colonel Robert Craig Remembered
by Valerie Garner
Marine Colonel Robert Craig passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012. He is survived by two sons Michael and Richard. He was...
Warner Frustrated With House Stalling “Must Do” Federal Transportation Bill
by Valerie Garner
The already strained transportation funding in Virginia is “going to be exacerbated by the federal government,” said Virginia’s U.S. Senator Mark...
Legislative Breakfast Mood Mirrors Richmond
by Valerie Garner
The tension in Richmond for the most part did not openly carry over to Friday’s 2012 legislative breakfast, though one could...
Eminent Domain Amendment to Go Before Voters
by Valerie Garner
The eminent domain amendment that will go before voters in November is a hot button issue for the Virginia Municipal League...