Spanberger Adds Local Mayors as Roanoke Debates Casino & Blacksburg Sets Recount Date
On this Friday, November 28, 2025, WFIR News Express brings you the top stories across Southwest and Central Virginia:• Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger adds Roanoke Mayor Joe Cobb and Christiansburg Mayor David Horton to her transition team, elevating regional voices on housing, economic development, and homelessness.• Roanoke keeps a proposed casino at the Berglund Center on its General Assembly wish list, despite firm opposition from Del. Sam Rasoul, Del. Joe McNamara, and Sen. David Suetterlein.• A recount is officially set for December 12 in the extremely tight Blacksburg mayoral race —…
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