News Articles for "Roanoke, Virginia"
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Buffett's firm buys Roanoke, Va., Times newspaper
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is adding The Roanoke, Va., Times to its growing group of small and medium-sized newspapers. Berkshire announced Thurs...
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Advance Auto Parts names George Sherman president
Advance Auto Parts has named George Sherman as president and eliminated two positions at the company. CEO Darren Jackson had served as president and will ...
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Search Results for "Roanoke, Virginia"
| Roanoke, Virginia | |||
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| Nickname(s): The Star City of The South or Magic City | |||
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| Coordinates: 37°16′15″N 79°56′30″W / 37.27083°N 79.94167°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Virginia | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-Manager | ||
| • Mayor | David A. Bowers | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 43 sq mi (111.1 km2) | ||
| • Land | 42.9 sq mi (111.1 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) | ||
| Elevation[1][2] | 883–1,740 ft (269–530 m) | ||
| Population (2010[3]) | |||
| • City | 98,641 | ||
| • Density | 2,261.8/sq mi (873.1/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 312,331 | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP Codes | 24001–24020, 24022–24038, 24040, 24042–24045, 24048, 24050, 24155, 24157 | ||
| Area code(s) | 540 | ||
| FIPS code | 51-68000[4] | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1499971[5] | ||
| Website | www.roanokeva.gov | ||
