Bank of Botetourt announced that Tommy L. Moore who serves as the Circuit Court Clerk for Botetourt County has retired from its Board after serving 41 years from 1982-2023, including the past two years as Chairman of the Board. Moore's relationship with the bank began several years before becoming a director, when the late Honorable George E. Honts, III loaned him money to purchase his first Bank of Botetourt (BORT now, then Bank of Buchanan) stock. He believed in the Bank and its leaders back when it was $16 million in assets and one branch (Buchanan).

Moore served four years active duty as a JAG Officer in the United States Marine Corps and 32 years in the Marine Corps Reserve. He is an alumnus of Hampden Sydney College (1972) and the University of Virginia School of Law (1975). Following active duty, he practiced law in Botetourt from 1979-1991.

Tommy was elected in 1991 to be the Circuit Court Clerk for Botetourt County. He has been active in the Virginia Court Clerks Association and has for the past 30 years served on its Education Committee and Convention Committee. He has also served as President of the Association.

Each year, he dresses in a period costume as John May, the First Clerk for educational events that are held within the Historic Town of Fincastle. Tommy serves on the Board of Directors for the Botetourt Education Foundation, the Botetourt Resource Center Inc. and Limestone Park Ministries Inc. Since 1979 he has been actively involved with Mill Creek Baptist Church, serving as a teacher, trustee, and deacon and in various other leadership and mission positions. Moore has served on numerous boards throughout the region and continues to be a community advocate who champions giving back, exemplifying this role as a civic leader and bank director.

Moore resides in the Fincastle area of Botetourt County with his wife Sandy. The Board of Directors voted to elect Joyce R. Kessinger as Chair. Joyce R. Kessinger has been a Director of the Bank since 1986, and as Chair will continue to guide Bank of Botetourt into the future.

A retired director of human resources from Boxley Materials, her extensive history and experience brings a unique perspective to the Bank.