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Joe Cobb succeeds Sherman Lea as mayor of Roanoke

Joe Cobb succeeds Sherman Lea as mayor of Roanoke 2025
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Joe Cobb became Roanoke's 47th mayor on January 1, 2025, following Sherman Lea.
Joe Cobb became Roanoke's 47th mayor on January 1, 2025, following Sherman Lea. Lea had served as mayor since July 1, 2016. Before him David A. Bowers held the office from 1992 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2016, with Ralph K. Smith and Nelson Harris in between.

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