Roanoke City Council candidates meet at forums Gene Marrano April 17, 2014 1 minute read A lunchtime forum for Roanoke’s ten City Council candidates at the Sheraton Hotel today marks the third time they will get together this week. Three seats are being contested in the May 6th election. WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Man pleads guilty to NRV Mall shootingsNext: VDOT dips into highway construction funds to help pay winter snow removal bill Related Stories Billy Strings surgery casts doubt on July performance in Roanoke Ian Price April 20, 2026 Delta Dental of Virginia awards $825,000 in grants to bolster Virginia’s safety net clinics Web Staff April 20, 2026 “Brady” hails new gun violence prevention laws in Virginia Gene Marrano April 20, 2026