Council member hears about downtown issues Gene Marrano July 9, 2021 1 minute read If there’s a public event in the City of Roanoke its often not unusual to see Councilman and recent former Vice-Mayor Joe Cobb in attendance. What he heard about at a recent meeting he sat in on, from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: Share: Post navigation Previous: Nats dominate in win over San DiegoNext: Helping to fill the construction worker pipeline Related Stories Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association rolls out Restaurant Week Gene Marrano March 17, 2026 0 Roanoke under tornado watch as severe storms, 40-degree temperature drop loom Ian Price March 16, 2026 0 Roanoke College and Korean Embassy to unveil new Kim Kyusik Center for Korean Studies Clark Palmer March 13, 2026 0