The Blue Ridge Independent Living Center and Roanoke officials are set to come together to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Monday morning.

History is in the making in Roanoke City. A diverse community is now expected to be represented in Roanoke City Hall.

Joe Cobb, Vivian Sanchez-Jones and Peter Volosin are the three democratic candidates running for Roanoke City Council.

One by one, Latinos in the Roanoke Valley stood up to voice the troubles they face to the Virginia Latino Advisory Board Thursday night at Casa Latina.

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The 6th District for the US House is holding a primary to determine the Republican nominee.

After trying to run for city council in 2007, Vivian Sanchez-Jones was honored to finally take the seat 13 years later, making her the first Latina ever to become a councilwoman for the city of Roanoke.

ROANOKE, Va. – The City of Roanoke is relying on international connections to help Latinos locally during the coronavirus pandemic. One of the biggest issues Latinos face when trying to get vaccinated is asking themselves where should they go. Country consuls will be able to target specific zip codes in the Roanoke area and reach out to their clients to help explain vaccination information to Latino families. “I do want people to know you don’t need to have a driver’s license,” Bradbury said. “You don’t need to give your papers.

ROANOKE, Va. – For the first time in the Star City, minorities will hold the majority on Roanoke City Council with four African Americans, one Latina and two white members. Democrat Robert Jeffrey Jr. and independent Stephanie Moon Reynolds will join incumbent democrats Mayor Sherman Lea and Councilwoman Trish White-Boyd. “It speaks well to the equity and empowerment that we’re trying to project in our city," said Lea. Council members Michelle Davis and Anita Price did not run for re-election in 2020. Lea said council is going to hold a public hearing on the bus station and council members are going in with open minds.

ROANOKE, Va. – On Wednesday, the newest member of Roanoke City Council was sworn in before family and friends. Vivian Sanchez-Jones stood proudly in the Roanoke courthouse Wednesday afternoon, raising her hand and repeating an oath before a judge. Council announced earlier this week they selected her to fill Djuna Osborne’s unexpired term. “I have gotten a lot of feedback from everyone in town that they’re very happy that I was nominated and chosen to be on the city council so I’m excited to get ready and go to work," Sanchez-Jones said. Sanchez-Jones is the first Latina to be on council.

ROANOKE, Va. – There’s no longer a vacant seat on the Roanoke City Council. Roanoke City Council appointed Vivian Sanchez-Jones on Monday to fill the seat left by Djuna Osborne, who left council last month before her term expired. “They brought different things to the possibility of being on city council, and we chose Vivian Sanchez-Jones as bringing something that the council has never had," Councilman Bell Bestpitch said about the final five nominees. City leaders said Sanchez-Jones has helped Latino families navigate the school system and community services. Sanchez-Jones is also President of Avancemos Roanoke, which is a community organization that helps Latinos in the Roanoke Valley.