by Laurence Hammack | Aug 24, 2008 | Politics/government
HAYSI — Deep in Appalachia, a mountaintop Ferris wheel circles as high as the surrounding ridges while daylight fades to dusk. The county fair is in full swing here, on one of the few stretches of flat land to be found in Dickenson County: a former strip mine....
by Laurence Hammack | Feb 25, 2008 | Politics/government
The city-issued MasterCard that was in — and often out of — Alfred Dowe’s wallet made it ever so easy for him to bill taxpayers nearly $15,000 for his meals and travel last year. Every month, his credit card statement went straight to city hall and...
by Laurence Hammack | Feb 24, 2008 | Investigative reporting
Confronted with evidence that he billed taxpayers twice for some of the nearly $15,000 he spent last year on meals and travel, Roanoke Councilman Alfred Dowe has resigned. “I humbly offer my resignation from Roanoke City Council effective today,” Dowe...
by Laurence Hammack | Feb 22, 2008 | Investigative reporting
Roanoke Mayor Nelson Harris is calling for an audit of the city council’s expenses for meals and travel after learning that one member spent nearly as much last year as the rest of the body combined. Councilman Alfred Dowe went through $14,604 on restaurant...
by Laurence Hammack | Feb 21, 2008 | Investigative reporting
After running up a tab of nearly $15,000 on his city-issued credit card for meals and travel expenses last year, Roanoke Councilman Alfred Dowe has been asked to curb his spending. Mayor Nelson Harris said Wednesday he recently asked Dowe “to refrain from making...