Chesapeake City News

Chesapeake City Council will vote tonight on a resolution allowing the city to purchase or condemn a South Military Highway property to build a new animal control facility and shelter.

Chesapeake City Manager William Harrell, in seeking help from Dominion Virginia Power and others because of problems at a local golf course, might not have a legal leg to stand on, but he sure has a moral one.

Quaint buildings in Chesapeake City with the suspension bridge that crosses the C&D Canal in the background.

The city's police force is understaffed, has a low clearance rate of serious crimes and spends less per capita on police services than cities across several Southeastern states, an independent review has found.

Facing costly legal and stormwater bills, the Chesapeake Airport Authority is asking the Chesapeake City Council to restructure its debt to the city.

The work session of the Chesapeake City Council that was scheduled for Tuesday, September 21, 1999, at 5:00 p.m. has been cancelled.

The Virginia General Assembly House Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 26, at 10:00 a.m., in the Chesapeake City Council Chamber.

The Chesapeake City Council is seeking residents who may be interested in serving on various boards and commissions.

Chesapeake City government offices, court system, and all public libraries will be closed in observance of Presidents' Day on Monday, February 18.

The 2nd Annual Native American Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 29 - 30, at the Chesapeake City Park.

The City of Chesapeake is announcing the hiring of its new Economic Development Director.

The Chesapeake City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the budget on Thursday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m., at Greenbrier Intermediate School, 1701 North River Birch Run.

So when I heard that eating okra was an optional part of the Maryland Buy Local Challenge, I was a willing player.

So many ideas, so few agreements. Lawmakers in Annapolis have introduced an average of 30 bills a year since 2003 to expand legalized gambling in Maryland.

A 23-year-old man was killed Saturday when his car ran off the road in Cecil County and struck a tree.

Favorites Get Jazzed and Vertigo Hanover breezed to victories in the $60,000 Niatross for 2-year-old pacers on Thursday night at the Meadowlands.

For 15 years, Securus Technologies Inc. has provided telephone service for inmates in the Chesapeake City Jail, pumping $4 million in commissions back to the city.

The Chesapeake City Council will vote tonight on the possible condemnation of five railroad crossings needed for the Belharbour Station at SoNo project.

Authorities are looking into two separate reports of sexual assaults during the Canal Day festival Saturday in Chesapeake City.

On the same night Chesapeake City Council's members were sworn into office and took their seats, council had its first close vote.