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News Update Updated: 12:44 PM
Martinsville jobless rate rises to 14.9 percent; state hits 4.6 percent - Montgomery County School Board hit with religious harassment lawsuit
- Debate over Roanoke City Market Building creates two camps
- The next link of Roanoke's greenway begins to take shape
- Shanna Flowers: Governor must still play for our team
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Eric Brady | The Roanoke Times
Once again, in Jesus' name
After controversy in December, Roanoke's first city council meeting of 2009 begins with another overtly Christian prayer.
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