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Bristol City Manager Randall Eads to step down; assistant Tamara Spradlin named interim

City of Bristol (Virginia) City Council · January 13, 2026
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City Manager Randall Eads thanked the council as he prepares to leave; Assistant City Manager Tamara Spradlin will become interim city manager Wednesday at 5 p.m. under the city charter and the permanent job will be posted soon.

Randall Eads, Bristol's city manager and former city attorney, told the City Council on Jan. 12 that he is leaving for a new opportunity and thanked council members and staff for years of service. "I don't have any major announcements tonight other than ... I do want to thank the city council for allowing me to serve as a city manager and city attorney," Eads said.

After a closed session on personnel, the council…

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