Radford City Mayor

Mr. Thomas L. Starnes

99 Seventh Street
Radford Virginia 24141
540-639-0448 (H)
 		 starnestl@radford.va.us

Biography

Mayor of the City of Radford for
30 years. Served on council for an additional 4 years. Past president of the Virginia Municipal league, Member for 30 years and former chairman of New River Valley Planning District Commission, Charter member and former chairman of the New River Resource Authority.

 Married and the father of two adult children. Currently semi retired, having held numerous managerial positions in a large industrial complex.

Awards:

 
Outstanding young man in City of Radford 1975
Business person of the year in the City of Radford
Recipient of the Hugo Unruh Award in recognition
of outstanding community service 1991-1992
Recipient of The Southwest Times Civic Honors
Award 2004

Message From The Mayor

On behalf of the City of Radford, I am pleased that you have taken the opportunity to view our webpage.
We have a beautiful small city surrounded by the mountains of South West Virginia. Although we strive to retain our small city heritage we also have many of the recreational, educational and cultural
amenities you would expect to find in a much larger city.
 
I encourage you to visit our city and explore the many opportunities available for tourist or explore the possibility of becoming a resident of our city.
 
 
TOM STARNES
Mayor of the City of Radford, Virginia 

Previous Mayors

George A. Sullivan

Hugh C. Preston

Mr. Gilbert – 1924

Mr. Harris 1924 – 1926

Mr. Roberts 1926 – 1928

W. H. Painter 1928 – 1930

Mr. Hopkins 1930 – 1932

Mr. Giesen 1932 – 1934

Mr. Graham 1934 – 1936

Mr. Gilbert 1936 – 1938

Mr. Turner 1938 – 1940

Mr. Jones 1940 – 1942

R. S. Dower 1942 -1946

A. R. Giesen 1946-1948

C. K. Howe, Jr. 1948-1950

John L. Whitehead 1950-1952

Frank J. Smyth 1952- 1954

William P. Bullard 1954 – 1958

W. E. Gilbert 1958 – 1960

Sam P. Price 1960 – 1962

Sam C. Mattox 1960 – 1966

John L. Whitehead 1966 – 1970

Allen O. Kinzer 1970 – 1972

Margaret T. Duncan 1972 – 1974

Charles Charlton 1974 – 1976

Thomas L. Starnes 1976 – 1978

Ted Bess 1978 – 1980

Thomas L. Starnes 1980 – Present