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Taxes · RoanokeA judge ruled in favor of Friendship Retirement after Roanoke County stripped its tax exemption when the company purchased Richfield. PHOTO BY TODD JACKSON FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLERA judge sided with a nonprofit retirement home company over an attempt by Roanoke County to strip its tax exemption.And the county promptly took the uncommon step of asking Judge Charles Dorsey to reconsider his decision, with a hearing set for Aug. 21.Friendship Retire…Read Article
Roanoke County Tried to Axe Retirement Home's Tax Exemption. A Judge Said No.

Republican Party · RoanokeSheriff Antonio Hash, left, and James Creasy CAMPAIGN WEBSITE IMAGESRunning in a city that’s elected just a couple Republicans to a municipal office in decades, Roanoke sheriff candidate James Creasy said he needed to take a gamble.So the GOP candidate retired from the sheriff’s office in the middle of the race so he can campaign full time. Creasy’s last day as a student resource officer was Aug. 4. He was stationed at Highland Park as sergeant …Read Article