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By Wednesday afternoon, Bowers’ lead shrunk to 11 votes ahead of Democrat Joe Cobb, with as many as 1,600 votes still to be counted after a long Election Day in Roanoke, according to city election officials.

Virginia Museum of Transportation President Tom Cox stands in front of an exhibit under construction. He said the new water-themed exhibit should be open by the end of the year.

Changes to school attendance zones might be needed in Roanoke.

In total, 42,586 ballots were cast in Roanoke this year, and they were all needed to determine who won the mayor's office.

“We have been without a full-service grocery store in this neighborhood for decades, but that all changes today,” said Donna Davis, Goodwill’s Director of Community Engagement. “We now have a grocery store that is ours.”

Crystal Spring Tower is a $500 million, 500,000 square-foot addition to the clinical offerings at Carilion’s campus in southeast Roanoke.

Crystal Spring Tower is a $500 million, 500,000 square-foot addition to the clinical offerings at Carilion’s campus in southeast Roanoke.