Politics Roanoke City Councilman Priddy To Resign Next Month, Move to Northern Virginia Priddy made the announcement 18 months into a Council term left vacant by disgraced former councilman Robert Jeffrey Jr.
Education Roanoke Changes School Funding Policy, Which District Fears Could Cost It Millions City Council said the change will allow for flexibility in spending taxpayer money, while school officials decried it as harmful.
City Hall Roanoke City Council Decides To Keep Property Taxes Steady After Vice Mayor Floats Rate Cut City Council members on Monday rebuffed any effort to reduce property taxes this year, but expressed sympathy with exploring that option in the future.
Investigation Roanoke City Council Told That Assistant City Manager Verbally Attacked, Physically Threatened Employee, Emails Show After the employee quit, a senior official urged Council to fire Assistant City Manager Brent Robertson and City Manager Bob Cowell.
Housing Roanoke Homeowners Sue City Over Policy Ending Exclusively Single-Family Zoning A mayoral candidate and a former city attorney are among the dozen plaintiffs asking a Roanoke judge to invalidate the law.
Education Roanoke School Board Appears Receptive To Restricting Student Cell Phone Use Superintendent Verletta White said she would convene a working group that will come up with more concrete recommendations.
Environment Roanoke Valley Municipalities Have Room To Grow Tree Canopies, Study Finds While the city has a goal of a 40 percent tree canopy coverage, a new study estimated Roanoke's tree canopy at 33 percent.
City Hall Roanoke Treasurer Postpones Retirement To Avoid Potential Special Election This Year Tasha Burkett, who became chief deputy in March, says she intends to run for the office next year as an independent.
City Hall Roanoke Demotes Assistant City Manager. Officials Won't Say Why. Brent Robertson, who also served as finance director, was stripped of his titles just as city leaders are finalizing a $379-million budget.