In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the City of Biloxi is lighting the lighthouse in gold for the month of September.
There will be a lighting ceremony on Thursday at 8 p.m. across from the Biloxi Visitors Center, 1050 Beach Blvd., at the base of the historic Biloxi lighthouse. Worldwide, 300,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. The City of Biloxi has joined efforts with the St. Baldricks Foundation to bring awareness to the impact childhood cancer has on children and their families.
In addition, the City of Biloxi is asking citizens and merchants to display a gold ribbon on their homes and businesses to show support.
For more information on childhood cancer and how you can get involved, visit stbaldricks.org.
See the Lighthouse lighting flyer
See the Go Gold for September flyer
News & notes: Weekly report, Sports Hall of Fame, dog park, council
The week that was: Every wonder how busy certain city departments are? Check out the weekly reports from the Fire, Police, Community Development, Engineering, and Public Works departments posted each week on the city’s website. To see the reports, click here.
Sports Hall of Fame: The Biloxi Sports Hall of Fame ceremony was held at the Biloxi Civic Center on Sunday, August 27. Ten individuals were inducted into the Hall of Fame. To see a video of the event, click here. To see photos from the event, click here.
Dog Park: The City of Biloxi Dog Park, located at 2150 Popp’s Ferry Road, reopened today after repairs were made to the lighting. To see more about the dog park, click here.
Council: The Biloxi City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 1:30 p.m. at Biloxi City Hall, 140 Lameuse St. The topic of discussion was the city’s fiscal year 2023-2024 budget. To see the video of the meeting, click here. To visit the City Council webpage, click here.
