By Tonia Moxley
The Roanoke (Va.) Times
Dec. 5, 2008
Summary: The town council is set to sign off on a resolution Tuesday.
BLACKSBURG — Town council is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution to approve one of the most aggressive greenhouse gas emissions targets to be set by any government agency in the United States.
“We adopt [...]

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 Times
Jan. 9, 2008
Summary: The town is the 17th locality in the state to switch elections from May to November.
BLACKSBURG — Beginning next year, Blacksburg residents will choose their town council members in November instead of May.
Supporters say the change, passed on a 6-0 vote by the council at its Tuesday meeting, [...]