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Portsmouth's new city manager started his first day on the job Monday. Steven Carter was appointed in March 2024 in a 4-3 vote. He was sworn into the position in April 2024.

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.

PORTSMOUTH — City leaders are moving forward with plans to purchase the Hampton Roads Regional Jail facility later this month, and might be able to move in by July. The jail, on Elmhurst Lane in Portsmouth, opened to fanfare in 1998 with a capacity of 1,300. The publicly owned facility housed overflow inmates from Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Hampton and Newport News. But in October, the ...

PORTSMOUTH — City leaders are exploring whether the basement of Portsmouth City Jail can support overnight stays for juvenile inmates to reduce the burden of officers and deputies transporting them to court from housing facilities hours away. Until last year, the city had an agreement to house youth charged with crimes with Chesapeake Juvenile Services, which had been holding minors for other ...

Interim City Manager Mimi Terry said the move was prompted by a recent city event where individuals from Smithfield and as far as Winchester rode their horses on city streets and left behind a mess.