Gene Marrano
The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have a home game tonight against Fayetteville before hitting the road for three games. The Dawgs won two in a row, then lost two straight recently; head coach Dan Bremner is looking for more consistency. Click below for our latest in-depth conversation:
Several local non-profits that deal with immigrants and refugees on a regular basis are also working with Roanoke City to draw that population closer to the rest of the community. More on the “Gateways for Growth Award” we told you about last week from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Roanoke City Council has just filled the seat vacated by John Garland recently with Trish White-Boyd, who finished 47 votes behind Garland for the third seat on Council in 2016. State law required that seat to be filled within 30 days of Garland’s January 2nd resignation. Retired city worker Bob Clement, 2018 Democratic primary candidate for Congress Peter Volosin and previous council candidates Robert Jeffrey Jr., Grover Price and Trish White-Boyd had also applied for the seat. The vote to confirm the business owner and Democratic party activist was unanimous, although councilwoman Michelle Davis objected to the selection process before the vote.