The Portsmouth City Council unanimously voted this week to raise the mayor and council member pay beginning next July. The move was prompted by legislation passed earlier this year granting localities the ability to raise elected officials' pay for the first time in more than two decades.
Portsmouth aims to relocate city jail by January dailypress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailypress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Portsmouth city leaders want to formally transition into the Hampton Roads Regional Jail by January. But Sheriff Michael Moore said he's aiming to move the process along even quicker to try and secure the facility and relocate before the start of the holiday season.
Two Portsmouth leaders fired before new permanent manager is set to take the reins yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two city officials say they were fired by outgoing Interim City Manager Lydia Pettis-Patton, who was hired to serve the position for a month before the city's new permanent manager takes over.