Annette S. Perkins passed away on July 26, 2024. To honor her and show respect for her nearly 20 years of service on the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, flags on Montgomery County buildings will be flown at half-staff on July 31, 2024.

After joining the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors in 1998, she served as chair in 2008, 2009, and 2010, and vice chair in 2003 and 2004. She retired from the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors in 2017. 

During her tenure with the Board of Supervisors, she served on several committees and boards in the Montgomery County community. She oversaw a variety of capital projects throughout Montgomery County to include a new courthouse and public safety building, Price's Fork Elementary School, Eastern Montgomery Elementary School, Auburn Middle School, Auburn High School, Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg Middle School, Christiansburg Middle School, Meadowbrook Public Library, and the Animal Care and Adoption Center. She was also instrumental in having a 9.25-acre portion of undeveloped property located adjacent to Nellies Cave Park donated to the Town of Blacksburg for a public park known as the Meadow.