Portsmouth’s new city manager, Lydia Pettis Patton, is a former employee who has returned home. Patton, who is the Portsmouth’s first female city manager, started her job on Sept. 1. Patton held ...

Weeks after the announcement of the resignation of Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell, the City of Roanoke has announced a new interim city manager. Dr. Lydia Patton, described as a civic leader and ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Roanoke City Council has chosen an interim city manager after former City Manager Bob Cowell resigned. During a news conference June 11, Dr. Lydia Pettis Patton clarified she ...