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Portsmouth Sound The Alarm Event

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 HRM Staff Emergency Services, Fire Safety, Hampton Roads, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Sound The Alarm Event, Portsmouth Virginia, Smoke Alarms, State of Virginia

By: City of Portsmouth Portsmouth Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services (PFRES) are partnering with the American Red Cross for a

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Street Sweeping Schedule September 18th through September 22nd

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 HRM Staff City of Portsmouth, Department of Public Works, information, Neighborhood Opportunities, Portsmouth Virginia, Portsmouth's Street Sweeping Program, Street Sweeping, Street Sweeping Schedule September 18th – September 22nd, trash collection, weather forecast

By: City of Portsmouth Monday, September 18th, through Friday, September 22nd, Street Sweeping is scheduled for the neighborhoods listed on

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Sprint to Success: Track and Field Clinic

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 HRM Staff beginners, Churchland High School, City of Portsmouth, goals, Gold Medalist, Lashawn Merritt, Leadership, Portsmouth Virginia, Sprint to Success, sprinting, Success, Track and Field, Track and Field Clinic

Track and Field Clinic hosted by: Three time-Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion, Lashawn Merritt For Youth Only! (Ages 8-17

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51st Annual Seawall Art Show

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 HRM Staff Annual Seawall Art Show, Event, free, fun, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Virginia, Professional, The Seawall Art Show, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

By: City of Portsmouth August 26th – August 27th10:00 am – 5:00 pm Location High Street Corridor 206 High Street Portsmouth, Virginia 23704 Description Saturday, August

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National Night Out & Youth Essay Contest

July 27, 2023July 27, 2023 HRM Staff events, Exciting, fun, National Night Out, National Night Out 2023, Portsmouth Virginia, Youth Essay Contest

By: City of Portsmouth National Night Out 2023 will be celebrating 40 years of police and community partnerships. It’s our

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Portsmouth City Attorney Graham-Williams – Public Practitioner of The Year

June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 HRM Staff African American, amazing, Centennial, City of Portsmouth, Community, Community Support, Congratulations, Government, Hampton Roads and Central Virginia Regions, honor, Lavonda Graham Williams, Portsmouth City Attorney, Portsmouth Virginia, public, Public Practitioner, Respect, Road Bar Association, South Hampton Roads Bar Association, State of Virginia

By: The City of Portsmouth Portsmouth City Attorney, Mrs. Lavonda Graham-Williams, has been selected as the Public Practitioner of the Year

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Portsmouth’s Sherri Neil Appointed to NLC Committee

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 HRM Staff America, Appointed, Appointment, City Council Members, City of Portsmouth, Commitment, Committee, Council, Diversity, elected, Funding, helping, Intergovernmental Affairs Manager, Leadership, National League of Cities, NLC, NLC President, Portsmouth Sherri Neil, Portsmouth Virginia, Sherri Neil, Tacoma Washington, Victoria Woodards

By: The City of Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA — Sherri Neil, Intergovernmental Affairs Manager for the City of Portsmouth, has been appointed

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Governor Youngkin Announces $1.5 Million in Grants Through the Port Host Community Revitalization Fund

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 HRM Staff Announcement, Community, Fairwinds Landing, Government Funding Bills, host, Newport News Virginia, Norfolk Virginia, Portsmouth Virginia, projects, Rehabilitation, Revitalization Grant, The State of Virginia, Virginia, Virginia grants

Funding will support redevelopment projects in port host communities of Newport News, Norfolk and Portsmouth RICHMOND, VA –  Governor Glenn Youngkin

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Portsmouth Announces New Fire Battalion Chiefs

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 HRM Staff African American, announcing, Battalion Cheifs, Battalion Chief Joseph Teartt, Battalion Chief Justin Wylie, career, Department of Emergency Services, Emergency, Fire Department, Graduate, Joesph Teartt, Justin Wylie, New Fire Lieutenants, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Virginia, training career, Virginia

The City of Portsmouth announces the selection of two new Battalion Chiefs for the Portsmouth Department of Fire, Rescue, and

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Virginia International Terminals COO Named to Virginia Wesleyan Board of Trustees

November 2, 2022November 1, 2022 HRM Staff Board of Trustees, hampton virginia, Joseph P. Ruddy, local news, Newport News Virginia, Norfolk Virginia, Portsmouth Virginia, Richmond Virginia, Virginia, Virginia International Terminal, Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, Va.—Joseph P. Ruddy, chief operations officer for Virginia International Terminals (VIT), has been elected to the Virginia Wesleyan University Board

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