The future of a new hotel and convention center in Roanoke took a few more steps closer to reality.

The overview: During the April 28 meeting, Roanoke City Council approved contracts and other items related to the development of a project, which would be located east of City Hall, according to previous reporting.

The Roanoke Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan for the new hotel at the May 4 meeting and the Roanoke Convention Center Hotel Local Development Corporation, or RCCHLDC, awarded five contracts at the April 28 meeting.

Three of the contracts were given to Brasfield & Gorrie, a Dallas company that was hired earlier this year to bid out the hotel and convention center project during a Feb. 10 meeting.

The first contract was a design-build agreement that includes preconstruction activities for $50,000 that will go to the general contractor and $341,900 for design assist fees to onboard subcontractors to work with the design team in updating drawings, according to city documents.

Manny’s Barbershop confirmed to Community Impact it opened the first weekend of May in the Keller–Fort Worth area.

The overview: The barbershop offers men’s and children’s haircuts, head shaves, beard lineups, hair coloring and hot towel treatments, according to its website.

The new location is in the Shops at North Tarrant retail center, filling a space previously occupied by Tune-Up, The Manly Salon, according to prior signage at the center.

• 5621 N. Tarrant Parkway, Fort Worth

Local elections on May 2 included several mayoral races, while Trader Joe’s opened its second location in McKinney. Catch up on six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. Hill, Vilhauer head to June runoff election for Frisco mayor
2. Trader Joe’s debuts 2nd McKinney store
3. Chris Schulmeister wins Allen mayoral race, unofficial final results show
4. Cafe Brazil to bring 24-hour coffeehouse, eatery to McKinney
5. Developers seek zoning for affordable senior living project in north McKinney
6. City of Plano completes purchase process for 3 Plano ISD campuses

On May 26, Denton County Republican voters will choose their nominee for Denton County Commissioners Court, Precinct 4, between David Wylie and Valerie Roehrs.

The big picture: The Republican race for Denton County Commissioners Court, Precinct 4, advanced to a May runoff election after no candidate received at least 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary.

Wylie and Roehrs were the candidates who received the most votes out of the four candidates who initially ran, according to previous reporting.

Wylie earned  36.86% of the votes while Roehrs secured 23.17%. The pair advanced to the runoff over current Denton Mayor Gerard Hudspeth and incumbent Dianne Edmondson.

The winner of the May 26 runoff race will face Democratic nominee Stephanie Draper in the November midterm election. The winner of that race will earn the Precinct 4 seat, and their term will start in January 2027.

Preparing for the polls: Runoff election day is May 26. For more information about the state and local races on your runoff ballot, visit communityimpact.com/election.