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...
Perriello Energizes Volunteers At Obama/Biden Campaign Headquarters
by Valerie GarnerTom Perriello, the former Democratic congressman from Virginia's 5th district, was swept into office in 2008 by defeating Franklin County's Virgil...
Republican VP Candidate Paul Ryan “We Did Build It”
- By Valerie Garner
Political analyst Dr. Bob Denton was impressed by Republican VP candidate Paul Ryan’s performance at Roanoke’s Northwest Hardware store Wednesday...
More Details About Downtown “Garage Hotel” Emerge
This photo courtesy of Windsor/Aughtry Company, Inc. of the Riverplace Hampton Inn in Greenville South Carolina provides a sneak peek of the work the...
Precinct Realignment Meetings Receive Little Interest
- By Valerie Garner
At William Fleming High School Tuesday about 10 people filtered in to review the proposed plan that would reduce the...
Griffith Allows Time For Politics at “Greater Griffith Open”
The coveted plastic golf clubs were the grand prize at the Greater Griffith Open Thursday at Putt Putt on Peters Creek Road. Water squirt...
Habeeb Takes Time to Weigh In on Issues
Delegate Greg Habeeb has not made up his mind on whether the ban on uranium mining in Virginia should be lifted to allow for...