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City Council

CASEY: 3 questions, 3 answers from Roanoke City Council candidates | Govt and Politics | #citycouncil

Normally it serves little purpose to pose national-level political questions to candidates for the Roanoke City Council. Understandably. they’re focused on schools, potholes in Roanoke streets and other local bread-and-butter issues. But in case you haven’t noticed, things are hardly normal in America’s body politic. That’s become distorted by any number of twisted realities. One […]

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Editorial: Roanoke City Council candidates on the road to a November election like no other | Editorial | #citycouncil

With the conclusion of Tuesday’s Democratic primary, the 2022 Roanoke City Council races have perhaps assumed their ultimate form — and what a strange shape it is. Though it’s improbable, it’s not impossible that, given an unanticipated twist or two, the November election could see more than half of city council exchanged for new faces […]

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Cobb, Sanchez-Jones, Volosin win Roanoke City Council Democratic primary | Govt and Politics | #citycouncil

Incumbents Joe Cobb and Vivian Sanchez-Jones along with Peter Volosin won Democratic nominations for Roanoke City Council Tuesday as the result of a city-wide primary.  First-time candidate Terry McGuire did not receive enough votes to advance to the regular election in November. Cobb got the most votes – 3,111 – based on the uncertified tally on […]

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