By Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke (Va.) Times
April 24, 2008
Summary: Town council approved four new officers and a dispatcher, but a study shows the town needs 11 new officers and four dispatchers.
BLACKSBURG — When Montgomery County sheriff’s Cpl. Eric Sutphin was killed by a fugitive on the Huckleberry Trail in 2006, there was one dispatcher on [...]

By Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke (Va.) Times
May 29, 2008
Climate protection initiatives in Southwest Virginia got a boost Wednesday as Virginia Tech announced it would begin work on a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
The announcement followed international recognition earlier this month of climate change initiatives in Blacksburg and Roanoke.
Student environmental groups have twice called for [...]

By Greg Esposito and Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke (Va.) Times
Feb. 10, 2008
Summary: Former President Bill Clinton arrived at Virginia Tech on Saturday in the first of a parade of presidential campaigns through the Roanoke region.
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BLACKSBURG — Campaigning for his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton gave a thoughtful, [...]

By Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke Times
November 8, 2007 
Summary: When people began recognizing her, Erica Williams said she started to think: “I may have penetrated.”
It was back to normal Wednesday for newly elected Montgomery County Circuit Court Clerk Erica Williams, who spent some of the morning after her surprise victory over incumbent Allan Burke in the doctor’s [...]

By Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke Times
November 7, 2007
Summary: Two GOP incumbents in the county lost their seats to political newcomers Bill Brown and Erica Williams.
CHRISTIANSBURG — Two influential Republican incumbents were voted out of office as Montgomery County Democrats swept local contested races Tuesday night.
Board of Supervisors Chairman Steve Spradlin lost his District E seat by [...]