Features & Profiles
Mayor Sherman Lea delivers his final State of the City Address
Mayor Sherman Lea, Sr. By Shawn Nowlin Mayor Sherman Lea has guided Roanoke through various chapters since being sworn in...
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Vice Mayor Joe Cobb joins Hunt Institute’s Early Learning Nation Fellowship
Joe CobbVice Mayor Vice Mayor Rev. Dr. Joe Cobb, has been selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of The...
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Community celebrates expansion of Hope Center
HOPE– (l to r) Yolanda Gibbs, Wanda Wright, Darlene Lewis and Brad Stevens outside The Hope Center’s new location on...
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Effort to ‘magnetize’ Jefferson Center under consideration
Jefferson Center By Shawn Nowlin When Stacey Carter was a senior at William Fleming High School in the late ‘90s,...
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Hometown achiever Nicole Ross, blazes trail to Goldman Sachs
Nicole Pullen Ross by Shawn Nowlin One can be direct without being antagonistic. Holding yourself to a high standard doesn’t...
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