Tom Gates reflects on first year with Roanoke County Gene Marrano January 14, 2016 1 min read Just over a year ago Tom Gates came to Roanoke County as its Administrator -succeeding Clay Goodman. Now he is looking forward as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Click below to hear more from Tom Gates (speaking with WFIR’s Gene Marrano) About the Author Gene Marrano Editor View All Posts Share: Continue Reading Previous: Hunters for the Hungry hopes for improved year in providing venison to food banks, other feeding agenciesNext: Roanoke area Powerball winning tickets: $1 million and $50,000 Related Stories 1 min read Blue Ridge Land Conservancy to host 2025 Conservation Celebration on September 21 Web Staff September 12, 2025 1 min read The need for more housing … and the preservation of structures that have historical value. Can those two viewpoints co-exist? Gene Marrano September 11, 2025 1 min read Food Lion, Feeding Southwest Virginia team up to support Manna Ministries pantry Gene Marrano September 11, 2025