B-Alert is back and ready to keep residents and visitors informed while on the go.
The City of Biloxi’s text messaging notification system provides timely updates about weather, traffic, road closures, flooding, and other emergency advisories directly to mobile phones. The city has offered the B-Alert system since 2018 and is now launching a new and improved platform with a new text number.
To sign up, text BILOXI to 77295.
The city transitioned to a new provider earlier this year after its previous notification company experienced a cybersecurity breach and worked to rebuild its system. During the past six months, the city continued monitoring the situation before moving to the new RAVE Alert platform, where staff have trained and developed a new alert database.
The upgraded system will help provide faster emergency notifications to the public while also assisting dispatch operations by reducing call volume during major events and emergencies. Traffic and roadway alerts can also help motorists avoid hazardous areas, stay clear of emergency responders, and reach their destinations with fewer delays.
For more information about B-Alert, click here.
News & notes: Weekly report, parking garage, council meeting
The week that was: The latest information on city projects, permits, service calls, and more from the departments of Police, Fire, Engineering, Community Development, and Public Works is posted on the city’s Weekly Reports page. To see the weekly department reports, click here.
Park to pay at the stadium: A new paid parking system is now in effect at the Keesler Federal Park parking garage. Visitors will be prompted to pay upon entry using the Premium Parking system, which was implemented in March. Signs at the entrance of the garage provide instructions for payment through the mobile app or by text message. Parking rates start at $10.
Council meetings: The Biloxi City Council will hold two city council meetings on Tuesday. There will be a special-called meeting at 11 a.m. to discuss the amended text within the Land Development Ordinance and to update a section of the ordinance regarding non-residential and planned development districts, followed by a regularly scheduled meeting at 1:30 p.m. During that meeting, the city council will face an agenda of more than three dozen issues. To see the meeting agendas, click here.
