The City of Biloxi and the Mardi Gras Museum invite children ages 12 and under to participate in the annual children’s Mardi Gras walking parade, which takes place Saturday, Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. in downtown Biloxi. This is a non motorized parade; bicycles, skates, skateboards, scooters and wagons are acceptable. Children are encouraged to […]

CSX has notified the City of Biloxi that on Monday at 7 a.m. it will close the rail crossings at DeBuys Road and Eisenhower Drive in west Biloxi for as long as 48 hours in order to make storm-related repairs. The work is part of the railway’s effort to restore sections of its Mississippi Gulf […]

The “Luna Sea,” a 48-foot green steel-hulled shrimp boat that survived the driving winds and pounding seas of Hurricane Katrina to become a backdrop for most national news shows broadcasting from Biloxi, has been moved from its spot on Lameuse Street and returned to the water. Crews hired by Harvey Shows, captain and owner of […]

The streets of Biloxi will host one instead of three Mardi Gras parades this year, but organizers with Gulf Coast Carnival Association say that the 1 p.m. parade on Tuesday, Feb. 28 will be just as large as those of past years. “We’ve had a very positive response,” said Captain of Carnival Jerry Munro. “Last […]

Following is a column that appeared under the headline “Good bet on Biloxi” on the Washington Post op-ed page on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2005. By Eugene Robinson Tuesday, January 17, 2006; A17 BILOXI, Miss. — An hour’s drive west of here, the City Formerly Known as New Orleans wasn’t destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. New Orleans […]

The world premiere of “Katrina & Biloxi: A story of resolve and resilience” will be Sunday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m. in the Saenger Theater in downtown Biloxi. The free event will be open to the public, with seating in the 1,000-seat theater on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets will be required. The premiere […]

The Biloxi branch of the NAACP will stage the city’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade on Monday beginning at 11 a.m. The parade, as usual, will begin on Howard Avenue in front of the Biloxi Community Center and will wind its way around MLK Boulevard through downtown. This year, however, the Battle […]

The Biloxi City Council will meet twice on Tuesday, with a 10 a.m. special-called meeting to discuss increasing the number of condominium units allowed in individual developments, followed by a 1:30 p.m. meeting to discuss, among other issues, a request to re-zone land on an eastern portion of Back Bay to allow casino resorts. Both […]

This is a column that Mayor A.J. Holloway was asked to write for The Bay Press newspaper. By A.J. Holloway Mayor of Biloxi For the past month or so, Biloxians have read and heard numerous reports about long-term rebuilding and recovery plans for our community. Since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we have promised that […]

Biloxi is closing out 2005 in historic fashion – with two resorts now offering shore-based gaming – but Mayor A.J. Holloway says one of his goals in 2006 is to spark more-focused public discussion on the city’s long-term recovery. In a front-page column published today in The Bay Press, Holloway says that while residents of […]

Biloxi has cleared nearly half of the storm debris from city streets and neighborhoods, and on Friday afternoon the city will hold a public hearing that will lead to the clearing of debris from as many as 2,000 properties stretching the length of the Biloxi peninsula. The public hearing, which will begin at 1:30 p.m. […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway will join Rick Webster of Key Constructors, members of the Biloxi City Council, and representatives of MDOT and the Federal Highway Administration Friday morning at 10 a.m. to cut a ribbon to formally re-open the Popp’s Ferry bridge to motorists. The bridge, which had been closed to vehicles since Aug. 29 when […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway said late this afternoon that he is troubled by news that a proposal to construct a new U.S. 90 bridge linking Biloxi and Ocean Springs is still being debated in some quarters. WLOX-TV told Holloway this afternoon that Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran had withdrawn her support for a proposed six-lane high-rise […]

All lanes of U.S. 90 in Biloxi – from the tip of the peninsula at Point Cadet to the city’s westernmost boundary at DeBuys Road – will re-open to traffic Wednesday morning at 10, marking a milestone in the city’s Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. Biloxi’s debris removal crews this morning were moving a 40-foot tall […]

The Biloxi City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday morning at 10 to hear a report on future development, primarily along U.S. 90 in west Biloxi, which is related to an issue the council will be discussing during its 1:30 meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Both meetings are open to the public and will be […]

The promoter of this weekend’s Christmas on the Water boat parade, announced today that the event has been pushed back one day – to Sunday at 6 p.m. off the waterfront between the Biloxi Lighthouse and Point Cadet Marina. Rusty David made the change because of forecasts for inclement weather on Saturday night. The parade, […]

All lanes of U.S. 90 in Biloxi – from Debuys Road to the tip of Point Cadet – will re-open to traffic on Wednesday, Dec. 21, Mayor A.J. Holloway announced this afternoon, after meeting with the city’s debris removal teams and public safety department heads. Holloway, who has been pushing since mid-September for the Biloxi […]

Biloxi residents should prepare for a cold and rainy evening this evening, with inclement weather expected through Thursday morning. The heaviest storm activity is expected to pass through the area between 6 tonight and 6 Thursday morning, with a cold front arriving around midnight. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain is expected, with winds […]

Hands-on, professional mold remediation training will be offered this week in Biloxi for leaders of volunteer groups now working on the Gulf coast. Sessions will take place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday beginning at 9 a.m. Travis Tassey, a mold specialist with 17 years of experience and owner of ADE Environmental in Los Angeles, will demonstrate […]

This week, the city will be publishing notices to inform owners of property from DeBuys Road in west Biloxi to Oak Street in east Biloxi that the city may need to remove storm debris from their property. The eight-page notice, which will be published Thursday in the Sun Herald and Friday in The Bay Press, […]

The Biloxi City Council, during its meeting on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., will face a host of resolutions involving condominium proposals that had been in the works before Hurricane Katrina, and council members also will consider voicing their support for a six-lane bridge to link Biloxi and Ocean Springs. The meeting is open to the […]

After meeting this afternoon with debris-removal contractors, MDOT and public safety leaders, Mayor A.J. Holloway has announced that the two southernmost lanes of U.S. 90 in Biloxi — from Debuys Road to Porter Avenue – will open to two-way traffic on Saturday morning at 10. The two northernmost lanes of the highway will be open […]

The Team Wal-mart caravan of bike-riding store managers and support vehicles is expected to roll into Biloxi via U.S. 90 this afternoon between 2 and 2:30, bringing down the curtain on a 300-mile trek that crisscrossed the Mississippi Gulf Coast to raise money for the Salvation Army to provide 100,000 bikes for Christmas. The group, […]

The city’s Community Development Department, which has saved Biloxi homeowners anywhere from $25 to $250 by waiving fees for storm-related building permits, will resume charging for building permits after the first of the year. Mayor A.J. Holloway, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, had ordered that fees be abolished for any city-issued permits for residential […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway said this afternoon that the Popp’s Ferry bridge in west Biloxi could re-open by the end of this month, more than a month ahead of its original schedule. And, Holloway said, the city has been assured by the Mississippi Department of Transportation that all lanes of U.S. 90 in Biloxi will be […]

Does Biloxi have a city hall back? City Hall re-opened a couple of weeks after the storm. Prior to that, mayor’s staff operated out of Public Safety Center, which became the defacto center of operations for city government while electricity was being restored at City Hall. City Hall sustained some water damage as a result […]

The City of Biloxi is in the process of preparing public notices to be published for the removal of storm debris from as many as 4,250 parcels of property in areas from the city’s western boundary at DeBuys Road to Lee Street in east Biloxi. However, while those legally required notices are being prepared, the […]

“Operation Win for Kids,” a project of a Louisville, Ky.-based children’s non-profit charitable group, has a toy-filled 18-wheeler en route to Biloxi for a Christmas party on Saturday, Dec. 10 in a neighborhood park on Benachi Avenue, just east of the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center. The party, which would move inside the public safety center […]

An 18-wheeler packed with more than $75,000 worth of children’s toys and treats from Louisville, Ky. is expected to arrive in Biloxi later this week, in time for a Saturday morning Christmas party at a city park near the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center. “Operation Win for Kids” is the project of The Winner’s Circle for […]

“ABC World News Tonight Sunday” is scheduled to air a segment on the ongoing recovery efforts in Biloxi and surrounding communities during its national newscast this evening. David Kerley, one of the network’s Washington, D.C.-based reporters, was in Biloxi last week conducting interviews for the story. Back Bay ‘condotel’ on council agenda Tuesday A proposal […]

The largest bicycle drive in U.S. history began its weeklong 300-mile trek in Biloxi this morning, with 10 Wal-mart managers and a host of corporate sponsors kicking off a route that will travel the Mississippi coastline from Alabama to Louisiana before retuning to Biloxi Friday afternoon. Retail giant Wal-mart is working with the Salvation Army […]

The Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum is offering the public a chance to sail aboard a Biloxi schooner for the Christmas on the Water Boat Parade on Saturday, Dec. 17. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children ages 3-12. The schooner will depart Point Cadet Marina at 4:30 p.m. to rendezvous with the […]

Jim Cantore of the Weather Channel, who interviewed Mayor A.J. Holloway hours before Hurricane Katrina made landfall Aug. 29, will revisit the issue with the Biloxi mayor during a live interview this afternoon at 3. The Weather Channel is in Biloxi to mark the close of the 2005 hurricane season, which is today.

Biloxi police are hoping to minimize traffic congestion on DeBuys Road as a result of Gulfport’s plan to open two lanes of U.S. 90 to traffic on Thursday. Police are advising eastbound motorists traveling U.S. 90 in Gulfport to turn north onto Cowan Road since U.S. 90 will remain closed in Biloxi. “Cowan offers four […]

Residents will be getting an update on the city’s continuing recovery efforts in an eight-page newsletter scheduled to begin arriving in mailboxes throughout the city within the next week. The December issue of “Storm Recovery News” will be the second citywide mailout since Hurricane Katrina, which decimated Biloxi and the Gulf Coast 13 weeks ago […]

A request for a zoning change on Irish Hill Drive at St. Jude Street to allow construction of a 12-unit condominium development is among the half-dozen zoning issues on the City Council agenda for its meeting Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall. Also on the agenda is a request to allow the Catholic Diocese […]

The Biloxi Police Department is asking motorists to help minimize the traffic congestion expected near Edgewater Mall Friday and throughout the Thanksgiving weekend, the traditional kickoff of the holiday shopping season. Police have posted signs on Pass Road asking that Gulfport motorists traveling to the mall use DeBuys Road and C.T. Switzer Sr. Drive, and […]

The City of Biloxi today is launching online and mail-order sales for a commemorative DVD and photo album chronicling the destruction of Hurricane Katrina and the city’s inspirational recovery efforts. The DVD and photo album, which can be purchased individually or as a package, will be available in January, but Christmas shoppers placing online or […]

Motorists may be able to resume traveling across the Popp’s Ferry bridge around the first of the year, a month ahead of schedule, Mayor A.J. Holloway announced this afternoon. Holloway said Key Constructors, a Madison firm that was awarded a $7.65 million repair contract barely a month ago, has had a 20-person crew working as […]

Events for the whole family, including a chance to make new holiday ornaments, will highlight the Saturday, Dec. 3 Christmas in the City celebration in downtown Biloxi. The event, sponsored by Biloxi Main Street, begins with a Children’s Christmas Walking Parade at 9 a.m., sponsored by the Christmas on the Water Committee. For information on […]

President Bush today made additional disaster assistance available to Mississippi by extending 100 percent federal funding for some debris removal and certain emergency protective measures. Debris removal and emergency protective measures, including those involving direct federal assistance, will be reimbursed at 100 percent of the costs incurred through the new deadline of Jan. 15. These […]

The Biloxi City Council starts a day of meetings Tuesday morning at 10 with a meeting that council members called to discuss amendments to master plans for the Isle of Capri Casino Resort and the Palace Casino Resort, two Point Cadet resorts that are aiming to re-open their doors to the public shortly after Christmas. […]

The Anaheim Kindness Care-A-Van will arrive on the Gulf Coast to deliver nearly 1,000 toys Nov. 21 and 22 to hundreds of children impacted by hurricanes since August. The toys — donated by Anaheim residents, businesses and city employees — will be distributed to children in Biloxi on Nov. 21 and at Audubon Zoo in […]

FEMA today released a series of high-resolution maps that detail Hurricane Katrina flooding and provide data intended to help local leaders enact building codes that will minimize the risk of flooding. The maps, which FEMA hopes local governments will eventually adopt, would be used to create the new Flood Insurance Rate Maps, which have not […]

Congressman Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), along with Grand Forks (N.D.) Mayor Mike Brown, will lead a group of Grand Forks’ community leaders to Biloxi Nov. 18. During the visit the group will share valuable experience, gained during the 1997 flood of Grand Forks, with Biloxi city leaders as the city continues to recover from Hurricane Katrina. […]

Developers and those who play a role in development can learn about a host of available federal programs and support during a briefing by representatives of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Friday (Nov. 18) from 9:30 a.m. to noon at City Hall in Biloxi. During the free session, HUD staffers will provide […]

Local developers, bankers and builders will have a chance Friday morning to get answers from a team of federal authorities led by HUD’s chief of field policy management and the agency’s southeastern director. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is hoping for a good turnout during a informational session Friday from 9:30 a.m. […]

Wal-Mart is teaming up with the Salvation Army for a history-making Christmas project that promises to provide 100,000 bicycles for children in the hurricane-ravaged communities along the Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana coastlines. “Merry Christmas, Gulf Coast: Bicycles or Bust,” which would be the largest bicycle drive in history, would take place Dec. 3-9, when 10 […]

The Biloxi Fire Department, which sees an increase in fire calls at the outset of winter each year, is reminding residents to take steps to minimize the risk of inadvertently igniting household fires. The fire department’s advice coincides with this afternoon’s announcement by the National Weather Service that a freeze warning is in effect from […]

Biloxi Main Street is hosting the second annual Christmas in the City celebration in downtown Biloxi on Saturday, Dec. 2 from 9:30 to 4:30 p.m. “We are looking forward to having a Christmas festival down the Vieux Marche featuring vendors from all over, says Kay Miller, director of Main Street. “There will be great entertainment, […]

Q: I’ve read where the city intends to remove debris from private residential property in the areas of Point Cadet, Eagle Point and Holly Hills. How is the process going to work? A: Initially, the city identified Point Cadet, Eagle Point and Holly Hills as areas where it intended to enter private residential property to […]

The Biloxi Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday (Nov. 17) to seek input on whether to revise the city’s ordinances governing standards for condominiums and waterfront development. The hearing, which begins at 2 p.m. at City Hall, was prompted by a request from the City Council several weeks ago for the Planning […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway has announced that key city departments will be open for business at their usual hours on Friday, even though Veterans Day is customarily a holiday. Residents will be able to apply for building or temporary trailer permits or obtain zoning information at the Community Development Department, which is on Dr. Martin Luther […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway next week will ask the Biloxi City Council to expand the Hurricane Katrina debris-removal efforts to include more private property in east Biloxi. The issue is one of several on the agenda for the City Council meeting on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall. The meeting is open to the public. […]

Next week, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department will re-open the Biloxi Natatorium, along with several programs at the Donal Snyder Sr. Community Center and will resume operation of the Biloxi Farmers Market at a new location. Here are details on each: Biloxi Natatorium re-opens Monday The Biloxi Natatorium, which received minor roof damage as […]

Biloxi’s debris-removal crews today reached a milestone: More than 1 million cubic yards of storm debris have now been removed from city streets and neighborhoods. The achievement comes on Day 60 of the city’s debris-removal efforts, but Mayor A.J. Holloway said that much work remains to be done. “Our debris-removal teams and the debris monitors […]

The Biloxi City Council, during its regularly scheduled meeting this afternoon, will consider the purchase of new and replacement radios and video systems for the Biloxi Police Department. Councilmembers also will be asked to continue the state of emergency declaration, which has been in place since preparations originally began for Hurricane Katrina. To read the […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway has announced that the city’s casino resort industry, which attracted millions of visitors and employed thousands of workers in Biloxi, will begin re-opening to the public in a matter of weeks. Holloway said he has been encouraged by discussions with representatives of the nine casino resorts in Biloxi. “It’s been about 60 […]

City to hold Eagle Point debris hearing Owners of residential property in the Eagle Point area will have a chance on Friday afternoon to appeal the city’s intent to remove hurricane debris that poses a threat to public safety or public health. The city will hold a hearing on Eagle Point properties Friday at 1:30 […]

FEMA representatives are scheduled to brief the Biloxi City Council on Tuesday about plans for new flood elevations in Biloxi. The briefing will be included in the council’s 1:30 p.m. meeting, which takes place at City Hall. Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency had notified the city’s Community Development Department weeks ago that new […]

Winter is just around the corner and for the Parks and Recreation Department this means time for winter sports. The city’s winter sports begin this year with soccer and basketball. “Hurricane Katrina caused some type of damage to every one of the city’s parks”, said Greg Eleuterius, Biloxi’s Parks and Recreation Athletic Specialist. “Most of […]

The City of Biloxi has begun removing debris from privately-owned residential properties on Point Cadet where owners have signed right-of-entry agreements, and notices advising Eagle Point property owners about pending debris-removal efforts in that north Biloxi community are in today’s editions of The Bay Press and Sun Herald. The efforts are part of the city’s […]

Residents can pick up free meals at the Biloxi Community Center on Howard Avenue next week, thanks to Overtime Sports, Game Time Concessions and Diamond Concessions. The three groups will provide as many as 700 meals a day, beginning with a 6 p.m. dinner on Monday, Oct. 24, and continuing with an 8 a.m. breakfast, […]

Q: I’ve read where the city intends to remove debris from private residential property in the areas of Point Cadet, Eagle Point and Holly Hills. How is the process going to work? A: At this point, the city has identified Point Cadet, Eagle Point and Holly Hills as areas where it intends to enter private […]

Popp’s Ferry bridge could re-open to traffic in about 100 days under the terms of a $7.65 million contract the City of Biloxi awarded this afternoon. Key LLC, a Madison, Miss. firm, had the lowest of three bids submitted for the project, which would see repairs to the two-lane bridge that carried as many as […]

The Biloxi City Council this morning cut about half of the budgeted $4.9 million in discretionary spending, eliminating funding for special events, museums, and social service and community groups. However, council members, who unanimously supported the measure, said groups could appeal the decision on a case-by-case basis in hearings to be scheduled in the future. […]

The Biloxi City Council has called a special meeting for Tuesday at 11 a.m. to discuss amending the FY ‘06 municipal budget, which had been approved days before Hurricane Katrina struck on Aug. 29. The council also will meet Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m., where council members will be asked to continue the state of […]

The City of Biloxi will be giving formal notice to Point Cadet property owners on Friday of plans to begin removing storm debris from privately owned residential property east of Oak Street and south of the CSX Railway. Full-page notices listing parcel numbers, addresses and owners of record of nearly 500 parcels are scheduled to […]

Motorists in Biloxi looking to cross the I-110 bridge may be able to avoid congestion on Division Street and Howard Avenue starting Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, when Biloxi Police will allow drivers to access U.S. 90 at Porter Avenue and travel eastward to the I-110 loop. The U.S. 90 access at Porter will allow motorists […]

(From WLOX and Associated Press reports) The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday that it’s putting out interim flood elevation maps to help hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast communities make early rebuilding decisions. Analysts have decided that the old flood elevation levels were 3 to 8 feet too low in the three coastal counties of Hancock, Harrison […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that that it’s putting out interim flood elevation maps to help hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast communities make early rebuilding decisions. The new flood maps propose to increase the flood elevation – the height at which there is a one percent chance of flooding annually – to help reduce the […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway says Biloxians should be encouraged by promising news on two important issues – the countdown to the re-opening of the Popp’s Ferry bridge in west Biloxi and news that the real-estate development community is apparently not letting Hurricane Katrina derail proposals for hundreds of millions of dollars in condominium development. On Friday, […]

Biloxi Police report that all northbound lanes of traffic are now open on the Interstate 110 bridge, but motorists exiting at Rodriguez Street in D’Iberville may face delays at peak times until traffic signals replace a four-way stop now at that ramp. Traffic on many downtown Biloxi streets was snarled Wednesday about 6 p.m. when […]

The Housing Authority of the City of Biloxi has released a report detailing more than $38.5 million in storm damage, and authority leaders say that more than 400 families have been relocated from the seven public housing sites throughout the city. The 23-page report also said that Hope VI, the much-heralded $35-million-plus affordable housing initiative […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway, who has been at the state capitol throughout the day today, issued the following statement after the legislature this afternoon sent to the governor a bill that would allow casinos to operate 800 feet onshore. “With the signing of this bill, we in Biloxi now have a major tool to RESURRECT the […]

Residents in east Biloxi now have more storm-recovery assistance just around the corner. The American Red Cross this morning set up a financial aid station at the Biloxi Community Center on Howard Avenue, where a host of volunteers also are continuing to provide free medical care, canned and dry food, prepared meals, infant supplies, bedding […]

Homeowners with significantly damaged property in a flood zone will be required to make sure their homes fully comply with flood regulations before the city can issue a building permit for repairs, according to FEMA regulations. Community Development Director Jerry Creel said some property owners may find that their homes had been constructed before standards […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway this afternoon lifted the 11 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew that had been in effect in Biloxi since Hurricane Katrina struck Aug. 29. Holloway made the decision after consulting Police Chief Bruce Dunagan and Assistant Chief Rodney McGilvary. “We’ve lifted the curfew,” Holloway said, “but motorists should continue to use caution since so many […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway and the Mississippi Department of Health announced this afternoon that the boil-water notice, which had been in effect for Biloxi residents south of the Bay since Aug. 29, has been lifted. All water supplied by the City of Biloxi is now safe for drinking. “This is a significant step in this city’s […]

You can get a first-hand report on the damage and restoration efforts at the Biloxi Public Library in downtown Biloxi through a video clip now posted on the city web site. Biloxi librarian Charlene Longino narrates the video. The library — which in 1976 won national recognition for its design – is prominently featured in […]

Biloxi Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Paul Tisdale said he was encouraged to see that more than half of the students enrolled before Hurricane Katrina were back in school today, the first day of class since the storm struck Aug. 29. A total of 3,167 students attended this morning, compared to 6,125 enrolled before the storm. […]

“It’s been going great,” Brian Fulton says of the ongoing task of removing storm debris from city rights of way. “The contractors are nearing completion of the first pass of the entire city, and the second pass will begin later this week.” Fulton is with Neel-Shaffer Inc., a firm the city hired to oversee its […]

The Biloxi City Council this afternoon voted unanimously to ask the state legislature to allow on-shore gaming in Biloxi, but limited to a proposal by Mayor A.J. Holloway that would base locations on existing casino-zoned areas in the city. Under the proposal, any on-shore casino would be no more than 800 feet from the water. […]

The Harrison County Emergency Management Agency, acting on behalf of county and city leaders, this afternoon recommended that residents evacuate low-lying areas to avoid possible rising tides and winds associated with Hurricane Rita. The storm, which is approaching the Texas-Louisiana coastling, could cause a five- to eight-foot storm surge, three to five inches of rain, […]

About two dozen firefighters are working this evening to extinguish remnants of an afternoon fire that construction workers sparked while working on the collapsed roof of the storm-ravaged Hard Rock casino barge. Fire Chief David Roberts, who expected firefighters to be on the scene through daybreak Thursday, said the fire was reported at 5:02 p.m. […]

Biloxi’s debris-removal workers could clear storm debris from private property on Point Cadet under a measure passed by the City Council this afternoon. The resolution, which was proposed by Mayor A.J. Holloway and approved unanimously by council members, sets up a FEMA-approved mechanism where city debris teams would enter private property to clear debris or […]

Biloxi’s debris-removal teams, who have been working 12-hour days since Sept. 11, had covered three fourths of their first sweep of the city and hauled more than 150,000 cubic yards of debris as of this afternoon, enough debris to cover a football field and stand seven stories high. More than 300 trucks are hauling debris […]

Vietnamese churches and business leaders are being asked this weekend to help distribute information about the Disaster Recovery Centers operating in Biloxi and in Ocean Springs. “It’s been quite difficult to find a way to get information to those in east Biloxi because of the total devastation,” Mayor A.J. Holloway said this afternoon. “There’s no […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway says he’s encouraged and optimistic after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and other senators in Biloxi this afternoon, and after listening to President Bush’s nationwide address Thursday night, which included a promise of federal funding for an unprecedented, long-term recovery effort for hurricane-stricken areas. “I feel very good,” Holloway said […]

With few east Biloxi buildings large enough to provide sufficient space to house a Disaster Recovery Center, FEMA has been forced to open its Biloxi office at the Donal Snyder Sr. Community Center on Pass Road, and the City of Biloxi and Coast Transit Authority have established free shuttle service for east Biloxi residents to […]

“Biloxi is on the way back,” Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway said this morning, noting that Mississippi Power had restored electricity over the weekend to all its eligible customers, city water service is available to Biloxi water customers, and hundreds of workers have been removing storm debris from rights-of-way throughout Biloxi. “The recovery began in the […]

To see a copy of a newsletter that was distributed by first responders and relief workers on Sept. 5, 2005, seven days after the storm, click here.

To see a copy of a newsletter that was distributed by first responders and relief workers on Sept. 4, 2005, six days after the storm, click here.

To see a copy of a newsletter that was distributed by first responders and relief workers on Sept. 3, 2005, five days after the storm, click here.

A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for Zones A and B, plus any mobile homes or buildings countywide that cannot withstand hurricane-force winds. A mandatory evacuation is a legal order to all people in impacted areas, directing them to leave those locales and seek shelter elsewhere. To see a map of the evacuation zones, visit […]

The City of Biloxi, facing a night of rising tides and winds that could reach 175 mph Monday morning, will be under a curfew beginning tonight at 9 and until further notice, Mayor A.J. Holloway has announced, joining the curfew plans announced by Harrison County. Biloxi police officers plan to stop and question any motorists […]

Here are comments from Mayor A.J. Holloway, as reported tonight at 10:45 CT. What is the status of things in Biloxi at the moment? We have a fire department of about 200 firefighters, and two-thirds of those people – two of our three shifts – are on duty now, and our police department has also […]

The following public hurricane shelters will open in Harrison County Sunday at 4 p.m. BILOXI: North Bay Elementary, 1825 Popps Ferry Rd., Biloxi; Biloxi Junior High School, 1424 Father Ryan Ave., Biloxi. GULFPORT: Gulfport Central Elementary School, 1043 Pass Road, Gulfport; West Elementary School, 4051 15th St., Gulfport; Good Deeds Community Center, 15101 Madison St., […]

The Mississippi Gaming Commission has ordered that Coast casinos close to the public Sunday at 2 a.m., and that casino personnel have all closing procedures — accounting, security and safety measures – completed by noon Sunday. Gaming Commission director Larry Gregory told the newspaper at 6:15 p.m. that he had directed his staff to notify […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway is joining county Emergency Management Agency officials in urging residents to begin making preparations for Hurricane Katrina. “This is a killer storm,” Holloway said this afternoon, “and people need to be working their personal storm plans – making sure their vehicles are fueled up, securing their property, and strongly consider evacuating to […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway said this afternoon he is pleased with the BRAC decision to not reduce the level of services at Keesler Medical Center. “I’m delighted with the news — for the city of Biloxi and for the tens of thousands of our veterans who are treated each year at Keesler Medical Center,” Holloway said. […]

Cable One will be airing “A Lady Called Camille” tonight at 7 and 11 for its 120,000-plus subscribers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The program will air on Cable 13 on all Cable One systems. Subscribers in Biloxi will see a two-minute introduction of the documentary that was filmed earlier this month at the Camille […]

Residents in Biloxi and along the Gulf Coast will have a chance to revisit the devastation wrought by Hurricane Camille during the cablecast of the documentary “A Lady Called Camille,” which Cable One will air Aug. 17, the 36th anniversary of the Category 5 storm making landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The 30-minute documentary, […]

“Drafting a city budget is not getting any easier these days,” Mayor A.J. Holloway told a Biloxi Chamber of Commerce audience this week, and the budget Holloway proposed to the Biloxi City Council earlier this week contained something that hadn’t been seen in Biloxi since before 1992: a slight tax increase. Councilmembers held their first […]

The City of Biloxi’s Aquatics Division will begin its fall swim lesson classes on Sept. 12. Registration for class enrollment begins at the Natatorium on Aug. 26 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. for Biloxi residents, and Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for non-city residents. Registration will continue weekdays from 8:30 a.m. […]

The City of Biloxi, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the Mississippi Clean Marina Program invite the public to two events celebrating the importance of Marinas in our Waterfront City Friday – August 12, 10 am until 11 am Designation of Point Cadet Marina as a Mississippi Clean Marina at Point Cadet Harbormaster’s building […]

The Biloxi Little League Major Division (12 year-old) All-Stars won the state championship Saturday, July 23, beating Natchez in Hattiesburg 13-0 and 11-0 in a best two out of 3 series. The team now advances to the Little League Southwest Regional beginning Aug. 7 in Waco, Texas. Radio station WXBD-AM 1490 will broadcast the Biloxi […]

Main Street Biloxi has been named the best of the nearly four dozen Main Street groups across the state, and the Biloxi group has also been recognized for a downtown investor fair it organized last year. The awards were presented recently during the Mississippi Main Street Association annual meeting in Jackson. With 46 Main Street […]

Biloxi Police Chief Bruce Dunagan is asking residents to check on elderly neighbors or family members to make sure they are not threatened by the effects of the sweltering temperatures that have enveloped Biloxi and surrounding areas the past several days. And, Dunagan says, if residents are unsure about the well-being of a neighbor or […]

Biloxi will celebrate its architectural heritage on Sunday with a historic home tour of seven of 30 historic properties the City Council recently added to the roster of Biloxi Landmarks. Sites on the tour include private homes and commercial structures representing some of the prominent architectural styles in Biloxi from the late 1890s through the […]

Residents should expect sustained winds of 40 mph with guests as high as 60 mph this evening and continuing for several hours, according to emergency management officials. Mayor A.J. Holloway this afternoon is advising residents to continue to monitor weather reports and to remember that a countywide curfew remains in effect. The National Weather Service […]

All City of Biloxi employees are expected to report to work at their usual time Monday morning, Mayor A.J. Holloway announced Sunday, and all city offices and facilities will be open at their normal time The city’s summer camp program, however, will not be open until Tuesday, when cafeteria workers are scheduled to return to […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway this morning reiterated his recommendation that residents evacuate low-lying areas of the city, particularly since forecasts are suggesting Hurricane Dennis may veer closer to Biloxi than originally predicted. The mayor ordered that two storm shelters – at Gorenflo Elementary School on Lameuse Street and at North Bay Elementary School off Popp’s Ferry […]

Harrison Council Emergency Management has announced that these public hurricane shelters are opening in Harrison County today. At noon: • Harrison Central Elementary School, 15451 Dedeaux Road, Gulfport; • Gulfport Central Elementary School, 1043 Pass Road, Gulfport; • North Woolmarket Elementary School, 16237 Old Woolmarket Road, Gulfport; • Gorenflo Elementary School, 364 Lameuse St., Biloxi. […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway, after continuing to view evolving forecasts of Hurricane Dennis, has called for a mandatory evacuation of residents in low-lying areas of Biloxi and those in high wind-vulnerable structures. Various forecast models have the hurricane making landfall anywhere from Gulfport to Pensacola and as early as 2 p.m. Sunday. At 4 p.m., […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway has asked members of the Biloxi City Council to meet Friday morning at 10:30 at City Hall to consider his request to declare a state of emergency as the city makes preparations for Hurricane Dennis, the second storm threat the city has faced in a week. The storm, which at 4 p.m. […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway is suggesting that residents in low-lying and flood-prone areas of Biloxi consider evacuating to higher ground now instead of waiting until Saturday, when mandatory evacuations in Alabama and Louisiana will likely slow traffic on northbound routes. A Hurricane Watch, meaning that hurricane conditions are possible within 36 hours, was issued for Harrison […]

Biloxi Police Chief Bruce Dunagan, in an effort to reduce non-emergency calls to the city’s police and fire dispatchers, has set up a storm info line at 228-435-6235. A brief taped message, which will be updated as needed, provides callers with answers to frequently asked questions about storm preparations in Biloxi. The city provides detailed […]

The Tchoutacabouffa and Biloxi rivers are expected to crest Wednesday evening at nearly double their flood stages, flooding nearby roadways and homes, emergency management officials said Tuesday. The National Weather Service reported Tuesday night that the center of Tropical Storm Cindy had made landfall at 10:30 p.m. about 14 miles southwest of Grand Isle, La., […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway plans to ask the Biloxi City Council at its 6 o’clock meeting this evening to declare that a state of emergency exists in Biloxi, with Tropical Storm Cindy expected to make landfall early Wednesday morning along the Louisiana-Mississippi coastline. The state of emergency declaration, part of the city’s storm preparation plan, gives […]

Harrison County Emergency Management officials have announced that three shelters, including one in Biloxi at Gorenflo Elementary, will be opening at 6 o’clock this evening. The three shelters: Gorenflo Elementary School, 364 Lameuse St., Biloxi; Harrison Central Elementary School, 15451 Dedeaux Road, Gulfport; and W.J. Quarles Elementary School, 111 Quarles Street, Long Beach. Residents planning […]

Musical selections from the group Ame’ and vocalist Cheryl Thompson are included on the program for this afternoon’s Inauguration Ceremony at the Saenger Theatre for the Performing Arts, where recently elected city leaders will be sworn in for their new terms of office. The 5:30 p.m. program, which will be emceed by Reed Guice, will […]

Biloxi has overcome adversity many times over the years, Mayor A.J. Holloway said as he began an historic fourth term as Biloxi’s mayor, "but our challenge now is to show that we can also capitalize on success." Holloway, who was re-elected without opposition in June, and the seven members of Biloxi’s City Council were sworn […]

The Cedar Lake Bridge, which had been scheduled to re-open to traffic today, will not re-open until about 10 a.m. Tuesday. Contractors were removing concrete barriers and other construction-related material this afternoon. The bridge, which is on Cedar Lake Road north of Interstate 10 in Biloxi, has been closed to vehicular traffic since May 16, […]

Biloxi Public Works Director Richard Sullivan reports that the air-conditioning issues at the city’s Water Department offices have been resolved, and the department has resumed its normal 8 a.m.-to-5 p.m. office schedule. On Wednesday, the department implemented an 8 a.m.-to-1 p.m. schedule because of a malfunctioning air-conditioning unit, and expected to work half days through […]

The City of Biloxi’s Water Department office, at the corner of Main Street and Esters Boulevard, is closing today at 1 p.m. and will close at 1 p.m. each day for the rest of the week because of a malfunctioning air-conditioning system. The office is scheduled to resume normal hours on Monday. Any city water […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway told a Biloxi Chamber audience this morning that he plans to approach the City Council with a handful of storm-preparation requests, including buying a $10 million business-interruption insurance policy to help the city recover from  major storms. Holloway, speaking to an audience of about 50 people at the Margaret Sherry Library, announced […]

Biloxians should use the threat from Tropical Storm Arlene as an opportunity to make sure they’re prepared the next time a storm enters the Gulf of Mexico, Mayor A.J. Holloway said this afternoon. Arlene made landfall west of Pensacola today around 2 p.m. with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, with some gusts higher. At […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway has called a special meeting of the Biloxi City Council this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall, where he will ask councilmembers to declare a state of emergency to help prepare for threatening weather from Tropical Storm Arlene. The state of emergency, which will be in effect for seven days, gives […]

City departments were taking prudent steps this afternoon – testing generators and other emergency equipment – but Mayor A.J. Holloway advises residents that there’s no need to be alarmed as Tropical Storm Arlene prepares to enter the Gulf of Mexico. “It’s business as usual here in Biloxi and on the Mississippi Gulf Coast,” Holloway said. […]

Here are the results — numbers of votes and percentages of vote — from today’s general election for Biloxi municipal offices. Totals include absentee ballots but not affidavit votes.. Totals also show votes cast for unopposed candidates, who also appeared on the ballot, along with party affiliations: Mayor A.J. Holloway (R) 2,342 (100 percent) Ward […]

The city’s Summer Playground and Enrichment Program – aka “summer camp” – begins its two-month run this morning, with hundreds of young campers expected to show up at 10 sites throughout the city. Recreation Superintendent Sherry Bell said nearly 700 campers are registered this year for the program, which runs each weekday through July 29. […]

The Boys are back in town – as in Beach Boys, Oak Ridge Boys and, yes, biker boys — and those are just a few of the entertainment offerings for the Memorial Day weekend. The Beach Boys are on stage tonight, Saturday and Sunday at Casino Magic in Bay St. Louis; the Oaks Saturday at […]

Here are the candidates who will appear on the ballot for the Biloxi Municipal General Election on Tueday, June 7, 2005: MAYOR A.J. Holloway (Republican) WARD 1 Arlene Canaan (Republican) George W. Lawrence (Democrat) WARD 2 Gary Toncrey Kennedy (Republican) William “Bill” Stallworth (Democrat) WARD 3 David Nelson Carver (Democrat) Charles T. Harrison, Jr. (Republican) […]

Businessmen Edward “Ed” Gemmill and William “Bill” Stallworth won the two contested City Council races in Tuesday’s party primary runoffs in Biloxi. Gemmill, who faces no opposition in the June general election, outpolled George A. Fassitt in the Republican runoff for the new Ward 6 seat, which represents the North Bay area, while in Ward […]

Northbound motorists on Beauvoir Road will be limited to one-lane traffic south of the CSX railway beginning Thursday at 6:30 a.m. while contractors sandblast a fence on the west side of the Beauvoir shrine. The work, which is being performed by Beauvoir, is expected to take about two weeks, but will be suspended for the […]

The Cedar Lake bridge north of Interstate 10 in Biloxi will be closed to all vehicular traffic from Monday, May 16 at 6 a.m. to June 17 to allow contractors to begin sandblasting and repairing the bridge’s steel support beams, part of a $684,000 project to upgrade the aging, two-lane bridge. Mayor A.J. Holloway, who […]

The Most Rev. Thomas J. Rodi, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi, will be among the participants in the National Day of Prayer observance today at noon on the steps of City Hall in Biloxi. The multi-denominational ceremony, which is part of a national observance, also will feature several other local religious leaders and […]

Here are the official totals from Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primaries in Biloxi. Figures include affidavit ballots.   Democratic ballot   Mayor No nominee   Ward 1 George W. Lawrence 134 (100 percent)   Ward 2 Eric E. Dickey 306 (45.95 percent) Johnis Ross 31 (4.65 percent) William “Bill” Stallworth 329 (49.40 percent)   Ward […]

Polling precincts throughout the city will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the municipal party primaries in Biloxi. You can find a host of election information — including a map showing the boundaries of the seven ward lines, locations of polling places, and a list of candidates – in the Voter […]

Personnel from the BIloxi Police and Fire departments will conduct a free personal safety seminar for seniors on Thursday, April 28 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Biloxi Community Center on Howard Avenue. Although the session is being coordinated by Councilmembers George Lawrence of Ward 1 and Eric Dickey of Ward 2, it is […]

City work crews Monday morning spent several hours clearing what appeared to be commercial debris dumped at the Bay Vista community dumpster off Pass Road, and the city has now closed the dumpster because of the continued misuse. Two other community dumpster sites – behind the Margaret Sherry library on Popp’s Ferry Road and behind […]

Washer visitation, service is this morning Services for longtime Biloxi Police officer Ray Washer will be conducted today, with a 10 a.m.-to-1 p.m. visitation at Bradford-O’Keefe’s Howard Avenue Chapel, followed by a graveside service, complete with Biloxi Police Honor Guard and a 21-gun salute, at Floral Hills, off Lorraine Road in Gulfport. Washer, who died […]

August “Augie” Taconi, a longtime volunteer with arts, civic and tourism groups in Biloxi, was named the city’s distinguished volunteer of the year during the annual Volunteer Recognition Awards Wednesday evening at the Biloxi Community Center More than 500 individuals, civic groups and businesses were recognized by Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway and Brig. Gen. Bill […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway recognized the following city employees with longevity awards during the April 19 City Council meeting: 25 years: William Kirk, Police Department: 20 years: Janet Dubaz, Parks and Recreation; Earl Grimes, Police. 15 years: Michele Moore, Administration; Gwen Johnson, Parks and Recreation; and Bryan Mount, John Jennings, Steve Scott, Roy Swetman and […]

 On April 22nd, 23rd and 24th  from 8 a.m. until, Tullis Manor, famous historic home and museum of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, will be the host of the Annual “Spring Show” Antiques and Collectibles Fair.  Tullis Manor is on Highway 90, which runs along the beautiful beaches of historic Biloxi. Vendors from the southeast will […]

Organizers of the 77th annual Shrimp Festival and Blessing of the Fleet believe visitors may see more involvement when this year’s celebration takes place the weekend of May 1. For the first time in 14 years, recreational boats are being allowed to take part in the Blessing parade on Sunday. Pleasure craft had not been […]

The Biloxi casino industry, which marks its 13th anniversary in August, reached a milestone with the most recent month’s state revenue report: a billion dollars has been paid in taxes on gross gaming revenue. The report was published on the city’s web site Tuesday, and shows the breakdown in gaming revenue since Day 1 of […]

Main Street Biloxi will hold its next Brown Bag Lunch Friday April 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park. Main Street’s entertainment will be Showboat, featuring Marsha Lyons and Mike Robertson. ”Please come out and enjoy yourself under the beautiful oak tree,” says Main Street’s Kay Miller. “Bring your lunch, […]

Little League games scheduled for this evening at the Biloxi Sports Complex have been postponed until a date to be determined as a result of this afternoon’s inclement weather. The complex, which opened its Little League fields Saturday with an opening day of 25 games, has hosted 10 games each weeknight since opening, and that […]

Biloxi Police, who were forced to close flooded sections of U.S. 90 and other thoroughfares before daybreak this morning, are advising motorists to use caution and avoid trying to navigate streets that are covered by standing water. At 8 this morning, Keesler’s weather office reported that 8.4 inches of rain had fallen at the air […]

Thousands of parents and grandparents are expected to be on hand Saturday morning when 680 Little Leaguers gather for opening day ceremonies at the new Little League fields at the Biloxi Sports Complex. City workers and contractors have been working between thundershowers this week to prepare the five Little League fields for the 9 a.m. […]

The City of Biloxi is seeking nominations for individuals, organizations and businesses for the “22nd Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony,” which takes place Wednesday, April 20, at 5:30 p.m. at the Biloxi Community Center on Howard Avenue. Special awards will be presented to individuals for outstanding volunteer of the year in five categories: health, community, education, […]

The City of Biloxi will host open houses at two new fire stations – one to serve East Biloxi and another to serve the Woolmarket area – on Thursday in what leaders are calling a milestone occasion. The East End station on Howard Avenue – known as Station 2 and named in honor of fallen […]

Dozens of contractors, developers and city staffers gathered at lunchtime today to honor retiring City of Biloxi Building Official Bill Prince, whom Mayor A.J. Holloway credited as helping oversee “the largest period of sustained growth in the long history of Biloxi, including billions of dollars worth of residential and commercial development throughout our city.” Prince, […]

The Biloxi Police Department, which for years has played a lead role in the annual Special Olympics State Games in Biloxi and the statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run, has been chosen to represent Biloxi and Mississippi in carrying the “Flame of Hope” on the last leg of its route to the Special Olympics World Games […]

Biloxi is turning its annual Arbor Day observance into an Arbor Day weekend this year, kicking off with a communitywide adopt-a-tree ceremony on Friday at 11 a.m. on U.S. 90 and continuing with the annual Arbor Day run through downtown on Saturday. The Adopt-A-Tree project, which is an initiative of Biloxi’s two chambers of commerce, […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway told Biloxians today that the city’s traffic improvement projects are helping diversify and grow all sectors of the local economy, and that the city needs to “keep doing the things we’re doing to continue our success.” Holloway, making his 11 th annual State of the City address to a luncheon crowd of […]

A parade of almost a dozen retired and active-duty generals, a host of classic and current military vehicles, and more than a dozen ROTC marching units will roll Saturday through downtown Biloxi to mark the dedication of the Military Order of the Purple Heart monument at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor. The parade is scheduled […]

The U.S. Postal Service on Monday should begin delivering Voter Information guides to all Biloxi residents, the first step in the city’s outreach effort to publicize the ’05 municipal government party primaries and general election. Voters may find themselves in new wards or voting at new polling places since these elections will reflect the east-to-west-to-north […]

The City of Biloxi will again provide special seating for disabled and frail, elderly residents to view the Gulf Coast Carnival Association morning parade and the Krewe of Neptune afternoon parade on Feb. 8, Mardi Gras Day. The City is celebrating its 21st year hosting the special protected seating area, which is on the east […]

The City of Biloxi, which has transmitted more than two million Storm Recovery News e-mails in the three years since Hurricane Katrina, today unveiled Bmail, its new e-news program. The new service, which replaces Storm Recovery News, which provides e-mails about city issues and special events to those who sign up for the free service […]

The Biloxi Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Municipal Building in downtown Biloxi for citizens to comment on a comprehensive zoning plan for a 1½-square-mile area in north Biloxi that became part of the city earlier this year. The area […]

“This has been a milestone day for Biloxi,” Mayor A.J. Holloway said this afternoon, after seeing almost $6 million in grants awarded to two local projects during a morning ceremony, followed by an afternoon ceremony where ground was broken for a new four-lane boulevard to replace the current Caillavet Street. During a convention in Biloxi […]

The City of Biloxi announced today that all Hurricane Ivan debris collection sites are now closed, and residents dumping hurricane debris could be subject to receiving a ticket for illegal dumping. The sites had been at Yankie Stadium, Bay Vista and Woolmarket fire stations, near the Margaret Sherry library and at the Biloxi Sports Complex. […]

The pedestrian-friendly streetscape along Popp’s Ferry Road south of the Popp’s Ferry Road bridge is turning greener these days, thanks to an enhancement project that is seeing the planting of 50 five- and six-foot tall Nellie R. Stevens Holly trees along a new sidewalk that stretches from Pass Road to Atkinson Road. The daylong task […]

Tullis Toledano Manor on Friday, Saturday and Sunday hosts what local antiques dealer Peter Webster says is the Coast’s permier antiques and collectibles show. Last year, almost 5,000 people visited Tullis for the inaugural Antiques and Collectibles Fair at Tullis-Toledano Manor, and Webster, who operates Vieux Marche Antiques in downtown Biloxi, says the success of […]

The Biloxi Firefighter’s Day Parade, which this year marks the 100th anniversary of the West End Hose Co. No. 3, is scheduled to roll through downtown Biloxi on Saturday, Oct. 23 at noon. The parade was originally scheduled for Sept. 18, but was re-scheduled because of Hurricane Ivan. Family-oriented events are planned at Point Cadet […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway will be among a local group of volunteers traveling to Pensacola, Fla., Thursday to serve hot lunches to as many as 4,000 workers helping clear Hurricane Ivan debris in that Gulf Coast community. The Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi and its Missouri-based parent company, Prime Trucking, are providing a 53-foot refrigerated tractor-trailer […]

Biloxi Public Works Director Richard Sullivan – whose crews have been cleaning up storm debris from city streets since the day after Hurricane Ivan — will meet with a private contractor Wednesday morning to work out a plan to rid city streets and neighborhoods of hurricane debris. This afternoon, the City Council unanimously approved Mayor […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway has announced that he will begin a search to replace Chief Administrative Officer Jim Borsig, who in mid-October is leaving his post for a position with South Mississippi Electric Power Association, a Hattiesburg-based electric consortium. Borsig, whom Holloway named chief administrative officer in September 2001, recently submitted his resignation to the mayor. […]

New dates have been announced for several events that were postponed because of Hurricane Ivan. Here’s the lineup and information: Brown bag lunch: Main Street’s brown bag lunch, featuring entertainment by Thomas Edwards, will be Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park in downtown Biloxi. Free soft drinks will be […]

Biloxi could become home to a $22 million privately-funded Salvation Army project that would house a performing arts center, an indoor swimming pool and several social-service programs at the current site of Yankie Stadium, under a plan Mayor A.J. Holloway is proposing Tuesday to the Biloxi City Council. As part of the plan, the city […]

Several dozen city crews worked all today and will be back on the job again Sunday, picking up Hurricane Ivan storm debris along major thoroughfares and neighborhood streets. And Mayor A.J. Holloway says it’s too early to say how much debris there is because many residents may have not yet begun cleaning their property. After […]

The City of Biloxi has opened six sites around the city for residents to bring debris left in the wake of Hurricane Ivan. The sites are limited to debris from Hurricane Ivan; no garbage, tires or appliances should be brought to the sites. The sites, which will be marked by signs, are: –Fire Station 8, […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway has announced that several dozen city crews have begun removing Hurricane Ivan debris from roadsides along major thoroughfares and in neighborhoods, and workers will continue working seven days a week to help remove “We’re getting to everything as quickly as we can, and we’re going to stay at it until we get […]

The City of Biloxi is home to many reputable, licensed building contractors who are qualified to make repairs for you. However, after each storm, a number of transient contractors sets up temporary shop in the community. Before signing any contract or paying any money for repair work, you should ask to see the person’s City […]

Here is scheduling information that was available Monday regarding city facilities: Schools: Superintendent Paul Tisdale reports that Biloxi public schools will re-open for classes Monday morning at their regular times. Municipal and Community Court: Those cases scheduled to appear in Community Court on Tuesday, Sept. 14 have been re-scheduled for Oct. 12. Those who were […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway said Biloxians should consider themselves fortunate that Hurricane Ivan’s punch was more of a jab to the city, and the billion-dollar casino resorts along the waterfront could be back in business as early as 6 this evening. Holloway, who this morning lifted a curfew that had been imposed Wednesday afternoon, said damage […]

Traffic signals on U.S. 90 are being switched to the flashing yellow mode along the beachfront in Harrison County. Workers began making the change this morning at 9:30. Motorists should exercise caution when approaching intersections on U.S. 90, and Mayor A.J. Holloway advises that motorists should avoid using U.S. 90, if possible. The traffic signsls […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway announced this afternoon that a curfew will be in effect in the City of Biloxi from 7 o’clock tonight until further notice, meaning residents are subject to being arrested if found on Biloxi city streets. Holloway issued the order as winds and seas increased as a result of Hurricane Ivan. “We’re asking […]

Harrison County Civil Defense Director Linda Rouse in coordination with the American Red Cross, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) have identified shelters open outside the state’s three coast counties. Citizens are encouraged to seek safe shelter as far north as possible. MDOT informs everyone that evacuation traffic […]

The City of Biloxi has opened a public hurricane shelter at Gorenflo Elementary School at 260 Howard Ave. Those who wish to use the shelter should bring • Ready-to-eat food for three days; • Bottled water (one gallon per person for three days); • Medications; • Baby food, diapers and other infant needs; • Pillows […]

The City of Biloxi has shut down most of its historic properties and museums in order to allow staff to begin preparing the buildings for high winds and rain with Hurricane Ivan. Among the properties closed are Tullis-Toledano Manor, the Mardi Gras Museum, and Old Brick House. Other municipal facilities, such as the Donal Snyder […]

Harrison County Civil Defense Director Linda Rouse has ordered a mandatory evacuation of all areas south of Interstate 10, plus low-lying areas near rivers and streams north of I-10. The order also applies to all residents of manufactured or mobile homes anywhere in Harrison County. Residents should complete evacuation by noon Wednesday, if at all […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway is advising motorists to be aware that the Popp’s Ferry bridge would be opening more frequently this afternoon and Tuesday as vessels begin to seek safer waters in anticipation of rough seas and high winds from Hurricane Ivan. The National Weather Service at 2 p.m. today reported that the storm was about […]

The Popp’s Ferry bridge will begin opening for marine traffic for 10 minutes every half hour beginning at 6 o’clock tonight and continue that schedule throughout the evening as marine traffic warrants. This schedule will allow for a larger number of vessels to pass through the span, without constantly interrupting vehicular traffic. Plans for Tuesday […]

Members of the Biloxi Fire Department will conduct a “Patriot Day Commemoration Service” Saturday shortly before 9 a.m. in front of the Fire Museum on Howard Avenue. The ceremony will include a tolling of the bell as part of the ceremony, with fire and police department members reciting the Policemen’s and Fireman’s prayers, and a […]

J.W. Ford gets his mayoral designation from Mayor Holloway William Yates speaks as Mayor Holloway prepares to present toy trucks to the firms who worked on the Popp’s Ferry project. Biloxi, or at least property owners on Popp’s Ferry Road, got a new mayor Wednesday morning, but the reign of J.W. Ford was a brief […]

Main Street Biloxi will launch its Fall Brown Bag Lunch series Friday Sept. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park in downtown Biloxi. Entertaining will be Thomas Edwards. Says Main Street Director Kay Miller: “Please come out and enjoy yourself under the beautiful oak tree, bring your lunch, and Main […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway has proposed a municipal budget for Fiscal Year ’05 that shows slight increases in gaming and sales tax revenue over ‘04, but those gains will be absorbed by increases in the cost of fuel, employee health insurance, and employee pay, as well as the additional costs of staffing a new fire station […]

Cable One, which provides cable TV service to more than 100,000 households in south Mississippi, is taking a City of Biloxi hurricane-education project and making it available to all of its local cable subscribers. For the past several years, the cable company has aired a Hurricane Camille documentary for Biloxi cable subscribers as part of […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway is sending postcards to more than 4,000 residents and business owners near the Popp’s Ferry Road widening project next week with news that the project is expected to be substantially complete in August. Said Holloway in the postcard, which contains aerial photos of the roadway: “I want to thank you for your […]

Organizers of the Biloxi Firefighters Day Parade are seeking parade entries. The Firefighters Day Parade, scheduled to roll through downtown Biloxi on Saturday, Sept. 18 at noon, will be marking the 100th anniversary of the West End Hose Co. No. 3, one of the city’s early firefighting companies. The West End Hose Co. was one […]

Arlene Canaan, who recently retired after a 40-year career in the banking industry, Tuesday night was declared the winner of a special election to fill the Ward 3 seat on the Biloxi City Council. Canaan received 414 votes or slightly more than 60 percent of the 686 votes cast Tuesday. Walter Blessey received 199 votes […]

Public Works crews on Monday will begin pumping smoke into sewer lines on DeBuys Road as part of a several weeks of checking sewer and drainage lines for leaks in west Biloxi. The testing is scheduled to begin Monday at 8 a.m. at DeBuys Road and U.S. 90, moving northward to the CSX railway before […]

The Popp’s Ferry Bridge remains operational for vehicular and marine traffic today, but engineers are continuing to work to repair a control panel that would allow a bridge tender to automatically “lock down” the span after each opening. The bridge failed to lock down mid-afternoon Wednesday and backed up vehicular and marine for almost 90 […]

The Popp’s Ferry Bridge has been temporarily re-opened to traffic after a malfunctioning locking device closed the bridge for more than a hour mid-afternoon. Technicians have made temporary repairs to the locking device, but will raise the draw shortly after 6 p.m. to allow marine traffic to pass. Motorists had been advised to use either […]

More than two dozen covered parking spaces have opened in the Hard Rock Hotel parking garage especially for customers of dockside shrimp sales. The new parking spaces are following up on a promise of more parking that Mayor A.J. Holloway made when construction began on the multi-million-dollar resort adjacent to the commercial docking facility. The […]

Motorists traveling Pass Road Wednesday, Thursday or Friday will notice intermittent lane closures near the Eisenhower Drive intersection in west Biloxi. Contractors will be relocating two overhead fiber optic lines Wednesday and Friday morning beginning at 9:30, causing intermittent lane closures on Pass near Eisenhower; and Thursday night at 9, police will help direct traffic […]

The Biloxi City Council today scheduled a special election for Tuesday, July 27 for Ward 3 residents to elect a new councilmember to fill the unexpired term of Ward 3 Councilman Jim Compton, whose resignation took effect this afternoon. Deadline to register to vote in the special election is Saturday, June 26 at 5 p.m. […]

Main Street Biloxi will hold its next Brown Bag Lunch Friday, June 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park. Entertaining will be a showcase of local talent featuring Jennifer Krohn, Lauren Broussard, Stephanie Williams, Jon Freeman and Joseph Williams. Main Street will hold drawings for door prizes and free soft […]

The City of Biloxi will be joining almost 10,000 communities across the country on Tuesday. Aug. 3 to mark the 21st Annual “National Night Out Against Crime.” The Biloxi Police Department is organizing a free Community Fair, which will be held in the park behind the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center. The event will be from […]

The Biloxi City Council meeting scheduled for tonight at 6 at City Hall will instead be in the auditorium of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Municipal Building on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The 6 p.m. meeting and a 5:30 p.m. meeting regarding the Beau View condominium project are being moved to the […]

Lt. Gen. Clark Griffith speaks at the Biloxi National Cemetery this morning. To hear the program, click here. The United States can’t afford to lose the war on terrorism, and politicians and citizens need to do their part to support the war effort, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Clark Griffith told hundreds on hand this […]

For the third consecutive year, Casino Row celebrates the arrival of summer with the Friday Fireworks Extravaganza. The weekly fireworks shows begin May 28 at 9 p.m. and will continue every Friday night through Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3. Each week’s show will be choreographed to themed music, such as Jimmy Buffett or disco. Casino […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway is asking motorists to expect busy roadways and use caution this Memorial Day weekend, as the city and others prepare for the traditional start of the summer season. Traffic is expected to be especially heavy with the increase in the popularity of a number of Memorial Day events, including the Friday night […]

Rockin’ Ray Fournier will be the featured entertainment today when Main Street Biloxi continue its Brown Bag Lunch series from 11:30 to 1:30 in Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park. Java Joe’s will be on hand with lunch specials of turkey, roast beef, or ham sandwiches with chips and a cookie for $5.35. Call ahead at 435-9900 […]

Organizers of the annual Antiques and Collectibles Fair at Tullis-Toledano Manor are seeking vendors for the second annual affair, which takes place Oct. 8-10 on the shade-filled grounds of the beachfront home. The event, billed as “one the permier shows on the Coast,” attracted several thousand people and 100 vendors last year and will again […]

The Olympics in Greece aren’t until August, but law enforcement officers in Biloxi and throughout the state are gearing up for the upcoming state Special Olympics in Biloxi. An annual fish fry to benefit athletes of Special Olympics of Mississippi will be Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center […]

Jack Griffith of the engineering division of Public Works, center, shows an engineering map to students Clarence Cotten, left, and Jeremy Hard. To see more photos, click here. By Jeremy Hard Public Affairs Manager designate Today, students from Biloxi, D’Iberville and Mercy Cross high schools were given a behind-the-scenes look at how city officials provide […]

A photo of the Biloxi Lighthouse after a hurricane in 1915. To see other images, click here. A free film festival featuring the premiere of a 10-minute documentary about the history of the Biloxi Lighthouse will be one of the events highlighting Biloxi’s celebration of National Historic Preservation Week, which is May 3-7. The new […]

Biloxi residents in the Woolmarket community will sign up Saturday for the city’s summer camp sites at Woolmarket and North Woolmarket Elementary schools. Registration for the nine-week camp, which is open to children ages 5 to 14, will be at the old Woolmarket gym from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration for Biloxi residents for other […]

Click Here for more information about the Golden Fisherman project. Mayor A.J. Holloway announced today that the city is counting on Biloxians to help make the new home of the Golden Fisherman at Point Cadet “a landmark that we can all be proud of” and “one for the ages.” Holloway, speaking to the Biloxi Businessmen’s […]

Part of Howard Avenue that runs through the Vieux Marche will be closed for the next several days, but don’t get the idea that nothing’s going on in downtown Biloxi. In fact, the Vieux Marche, the heart of Biloxi’s downtown district, is seeing a good bit of activity these days, with a major restoration project […]

The City of Biloxi began managing its entire water and sewer operations late this afternoon, after being notified by ECO Resources that it was ending its contract with the city. The change will not affect water rates or other operations, Mayor A.J. Holloway said. The mayor has been attempting to negotiate terms of a new […]

The City of Biloxi will grow by about 1.75 square miles and almost 150 residences tonight at midnight. The expansion is the result of a state Supreme Court ruling that, in part, was in response to petitions from residents of the Wells Ferry Landing area, who asked that their neighborhoods be made part of the […]

Motorists on Atkinson Road in west Biloxi will find it easier to turn north onto Popp’s Ferry Road once the city completes a $277,000 project that will upgrade the busy intersection a block south of the Popp’s Ferry bridge. City contractors this week have been preparing the site and plan to officially begin construction April […]

The Cedar Lake Bridge today was closed to 18-wheelers and other heavy commercial vehicles after an inspection showed support beams are deteriorating under the aging bridge, which is on Cedar Lake Road north of Interstate 10.. Automobiles and pickup trucks can continue to use the bridge; however, 18-wheelers and other trucks must detour around the […]

The City of Biloxi in a Capitol Hill ceremony today was designated by First Lady Laura Bush as one of 20 Preserve America communities in the country for the city’s ongoing preservation initiatives. Preserve America is a White House initiative to encourage and support community efforts for the preservation and enjoyment of cultural and natural […]

Before: Parts of First Street were submerged after TS Isidore in 2001. Today: First Street has been reconstructed with new drain lines and curbing. City workers today began drainage projects on Maple and Pine streets north of the Grand Casino parking garage at Point Cadet, but the good news is that work has been completed […]

The Biloxi City Council today voted unanimously to oppose legislation now being considered that would allow oil and gas drilling in state waters off the Mississippi Coast. The resolution, which was proposed by Mayor A.J. Holloway, said that offshore oil and gas drilling “may diminish the quality and appearance of coastal wetlands and horizon” and […]

Hundreds of people donate countless hours and weekends in support of dozens of community endeavors throughout the year in Biloxi, and the city is preparing to honor these efforts in the annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony, which takes place April 20 at the Biloxi Community Center. The city is now seeking nominations of individuals, organizations and […]

Click here to visit Mardi Gras Central and get parade information. Mayor A.J. Holloway, after witnessing a steady rainfall today and after speaking with Gulf Coast Carnival leaders and public safety officials, said that plans are for Biloxi’s three parades to roll on Fat Tuesday. “We all agree that the only thing that will keep […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway has recognized a group of elementary students that he said could be the Mardi Gras organizers and leaders in future years: the 2004 Mardi Gras Show Box Float Contest Winners. Holloway honored more than two dozen students from Biloxi elementary during the City Council meeting Tuesday. He presented students with Certificates […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway, City Councilmembers, and local builders broke ground on new fire stations to serve the Woolmarket and Point Cadet areas of Biloxi today, and the historical significance of the moment was not lost on the mayor. “You’d have to go back almost 70 years to 1936 – almost three quarters of a century […]

The Gulf Coast Carnival Association today donated $5,000 worth of pedestrian barricades to the City of Biloxi during a ceremony in front of The Guice Agency on Lameuse Street, typically a busy street on the Biloxi parade route on Mardi Gras Day. The donation means that Biloxi will now have barricades at all high traffic […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway was greeted by a record crowd today for his annual State of the City address – a sold-out audience of 620 people – and the three-term mayor offered a few records of his own: the current widening work on Popp’s Ferry Road will be completed by this summer, four months ahead of […]

Visitors to the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor and adjoining commercial harbor should enter at Main Street instead of the Lameuse Street entrance beginning Wednesday, as site work begins on the new Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Developers plan to break ground in February for the $250 million resort, which will be on U.S. 90 immediately […]

Traffic signals on Howard Avenue at Seal Avenue and at Lee Street will be taken down Thursday morning. Instead, motorists on Howard Avenue will have the right of way, while those on Seal and Lee will face Stop signs when they arrive at Howard Avenue. The changes are the result of recommendations from traffic engineers […]

The Biloxi Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. The theme of the 2004 parade is Journey through the Amazon. This is the seventh annual parade for Biloxi’s Children according to Emily Burke, Events Coordinator for the City of Biloxi, who said, “The success of this […]

Thousands of paradegoers lined the streets of downtown Biloxi Monday to witness the city’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, and a crowd of about 12,000 packed into Yankie Stadium afterward for the annual Battle of the Bands. The downtown Biloxi celebration capped an MLK weekend that included a Coastwide celebration on Sunday at […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway will join state and local library leaders and others Friday afternoon to formally dedicate the new-and-improved Margaret Sherry Library. The 3-to-6 p.m. ceremony, which is open to the public, will feature free refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, and a chance for the public to tour the facility, which re-openedx its doors after a […]

Biloxi will again be hosting the big three — Alcorn State University, Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University – for its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Parade, and you’ll also see the Biloxi High School band in the parade, along wth two other high school bands. Biloxi’s parade and battle of […]

Harrison County Circuit Court Judge Stephen B. Simpson has upheld the City of Biloxi’s bed-and-breakfast ordinances in the city’s new Land Development Ordinance, dismissing a challenge that had been filed by Green Oaks LLC. Managing member Jennifer Diaz claimed that the ordinance placed severe and harmful restrictions, and that the actions were arbitrary and not […]

The Biloxi Natatorium will be getting a new coat of paint and some minor tile work for the holidays. The city-operated facility, which offers recreational swimming and swimming lessons in an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool, will close Dec. 22 and is expected to re-open around Jan. 17. Parks and Recreation Director Nathan Sullivan said city […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway, third from right, joins housing leaders, builders and other partners in formally breaking ground at the site off Bayview Avenue. Construction has been underway for several weeks, but the Biloxi Housing Authority and local leaders made it official this morning: Ground was ceremoniously broken at the Bayview/Bayou Auguste Hope VI housing development […]

The City of Biloxi should begin construction on new fire stations in Woolmarket and east Biloxi shortly after the first of the year, Mayor A.J. Holloway announced Tuesday after members of the City Council voted to hire two local contractors for the work. KEL Construction Co. of Saucier will construct the Woolmarket station for $950,382, […]

Fourteen-year-old Keven Fogleman stands next to the decorations he and his family applied to a portolet at the site of the Popp’s Ferry Road widening work. A family in the midst of the Popp’s Ferry Road widening project has added a touch of Christmas to a part of the project in front of their home. […]

Keesler Air Force Base emergency response forces and the City of Biloxi are conducting a joint exercise on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The exercise will be isolated to a small area at the intersection of Irish Hill Drive and White Avenue in Biloxi. Traffic in this area will be re-routed […]

City worker John Purser prepares a drain line before installing the fountain at Mahoney park. Main Street Biloxi and the City of Biloxi on Monday at 9:30 a.m. will dedicate a new downtown park in memory of longtime restaurateur and civic leader Mary Mahoney. The ceremony will be open to the public. City workers this […]

Over the years, thousands have attended performances at the Saenger Theater in downtown Biloxi, but next week, Saenger fans will see dramatic changes at the 75-year-old showplace: The City of Biloxi on Tuesday night will raise the curtain on a theater that now features brand-new seating, newly restored walls and ceiling in the main auditorium, […]

Biloxi Schools celebrated Red Ribbon Week Oct. 21-27. Throughout the week, activities were conducted to make students aware of the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Students in grades K-12 participated in a poster contest titled “Unite for a Drug Free World.” Grades 7-10 also participated in an essay contest titled “What can […]

Main Street Biloxi will bring the holiday season to downtown Biloxi on Friday, Nov. 21, with “Christmas in the City,” an evening of free activities at various sites in downtown Biloxi. The event, which Main Street introduced last year, serves as a preface to the city’s Christmas on the Water celebration in December, and is […]

Wondering whether your latest yard sale find is a hidden treasure? Bring it to Antique ID V and find out! The annual event, now in its sixth year, will be held on the beautiful grounds of Tullis-Toledano Manor, 360 Beach Blvd. in Biloxi on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fifteen experts […]

The City of Biloxi has received commendations from national and state rating agencies in two key oversight areas: financial management and building code enforcement. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, which oversees 14,000 government financial professionals, has awarded the city a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for […]

Public Works sign team members Thomas Gazzo, left, and Joey Juanico install a sign this morning at Howard Avenue and Lee Street to notify motorists of the possible removal of the traffic signals at the intersection. If you’d like to comment — pro or con — about the planned removals on Pass Road or Howard […]

The federal government has announced that it will fund 75 percent of a $936,000 Biloxi program to help relocate residents whose homes have a history of flooding. Mayor A.J. Holloway was notified today that the Federal Emergency Management Administration has approved a Biloxi plan where FEMA would pay $702,000 in a program that involves purchase […]

City crews who spent Monday edging and trimming grass on U.S. 90 medians in Biloxi hope to have their work completed sometime Tuesday, according to Public Works Director Richard Sullivan. The three teams of about 60 workers will begin work Tuesday morning shortly after 7 and continue working throughout the day on the center and […]

As many as 60 City of Biloxi workers will be edging the medians of U.S. 90 from city line to city line beginning Monday morning in an effort to spruce up the medians in time for thousands of visitors expected for Cruisin’ the Coast. The work will require some temporary lane closures where work is […]

More than 70 antiques and collectibles dealers, some from as far away as Denver, will gather at Tullis Toledano Manor in Biloxi Oct. 11-12 for a free Antique and Collectibles Fair. The fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day at the city-owned home and museum, which is on U.S. 90 […]

Main Street Biloxi continues its highly successful “Drive-in Movie” series on the Town Green on Oct. 24 with the outdoor presentation of the family movie “Casper.” The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with a costume contest for ages 12 and under, door prizes, and other activities. The movie will be shown at dark. The presentation […]

Biloxi’s plan to reduce damage from floods and other disasters is one of only 10 in the country to receive approval from the federal government, meaning the city should receive favorable attention when applying for $150 million in matching federal grants for projects designed to lessen recurring damage from storms and flooding. The Mississippi Emergency […]

Dozens of firefighting vehicles and firefighters will parade from one end of the downtown to the other on Saturday for a revival of what used to be known as the Biloxi Fireman’s Day Parade. Now known as the Biloxi Firefighters Parade, the event will include a Saturday morning children’s fishing rodeo, a display of firefighting […]

Southbound motorists in construction areas of Popp’s Ferry Road will be using new temporary lanes of traffic Friday morning and shortly after lunchtime, all traffic will be using the newly paved and stripped lanes as widening begins on Phase 2B of Popp’s Ferry Road – from the Margaret Sherry library to Jam Lane. The Popp’s […]

A project that would have closed a lane of Pass Road near Eisenhower on Saturday has been pushed back until at least Monday because of a delay in the delivery of concrete. When the work begins, the city is planning to temporarily close the northernmost lane of Pass near Eisenhower to repair a 36-inch storm […]

Sammy Elliott, supply officer for the Biloxi Fire Department, prepares to toll the fire bell during Biloxi’s 9-11 remembrance ceremony this morning outside the fire museum on Howard Avenue. A couple hundred public safety workers and members of the public gathered for the ceremony, where a huge flag-colored mural displayed the names of public safety […]

Jordan Griffith of Ocean Springs prepares to polish one of the Fisherman’s legs. To see more photos in our online Photo Gallery, click here. A dozen members of Girl Scout Troop 426 of Ocean Springs on Wednesday afternoon used elbow grease, rags and a cleaning solution to try to remove parts of a green film […]

Future Mayor A.J. Holloway in the ’60s, while on the lam from the fashion police. A.J. Holloway’s penny-pinching ways have become well-known to those familiar with the three-term Biloxi mayor, but Biloxians may learn even more about Holloway when he is roasted Tuesday, Sept. 16 by Biloxi First, a non-profit organization that supports public education […]

The Biloxi Police and Fire departments will host a ceremony on Sept. 11 to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Untied States. Emergency service personnel and the public will begin gathering at 8:50 a..m. on Sept. 11 at the West End Hose Co. No. 3, the fire museum on Howard Avenue north […]

The Biloxi Police and Fire departments have two public ceremonies coming up — a fish fry on Friday (Aug. 29) for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and a ceremony to mark the observance of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The MDA fish fry takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lopez-Quave Public Safety […]

To see a 10-year detailed report on city finances, click here. Mayor A.J. Holloway had a revelation for members of two Biloxi civic groups this week: The city of Biloxi is now spending more money than in takes in on an annual basis. And, Holloway says, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “We have what […]

Biloxi’s new sports complex, a 70-acre site south of Popp’s Ferry and Cedar Lake roads, will host its first event this evening when Biloxi faces East Central in a 6 p.m. girls high school softball game. Three of the five phases of the planned $10 million complex have been completed: three softball fields, four soccer […]

Biloxi residents are finding the city’s annual Flood and Storm Preparation Guide in their mailboxes this week, and on Sunday cable subscribers in Biloxi will have a chance to see the destructive potential of hurricanes when Cable One airs the 30-minute documentary “A Lady Called Camille.” The flood and storm guide is part of the […]

Construction workers on the Popp’s Ferry Road widening project expect to begin laying asphalt on sections of a new temporary traffic lane next week, which will require temporary lane closures for sections of the roadway. The temporary lane to help move traffic during construction is expected to be in place from north of the causeway […]

To see Coast Transit Authority online maps and schedules, click here. Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway will use a bottle of Barq’s Root Beer Friday morning to christen one of the Coast Transit Authority’s new hybrid electric trolleys, a vehicle that CTA will eventually use in park-and-ride operations in downtown Biloxi and Gulfport. CTA, using more […]

Rail crossings at Iris, Caillavet and Beauvoir in Biloxi will be upgraded to include concrete supports and rubberized surfaces in a CSX project that begins Wednesday. The crossing at Iris will be closed to traffic Wednesday and Thursday to allow CSX crews to make the improvements. The crossing at Caillavet Street will be closed to […]

The planned two-day detour on Popp’s Ferry Road turned into a one-day job as workers were able to replace a deep sewer line and re-open the road to traffic Saturday evening. The two-block section of Popp’s Ferry between Sunkist Country Club Road and North Country Club Lane, which closed Saturday at daybreak, re-opened Saturday around […]

On Tuesday, August 5, 2003, neighborhoods throughout Biloxi are again being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “20th Annual National Night Out” (NNO) crime/drug prevention event. National Night Out, which is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) and co-sponsored locally by the City of Biloxi and the […]

Traffic will be detoured this weekend around a two-block section of Popp’s Ferry Road – between Sunkist Country Club Road and North Country Club Lane – so that workers can replace a sewer line. The detour, which will be clearly marked, will be implemented at daybreak Saturday and is expected to end Sunday afternoon. Motorists […]

The new Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the City of Biloxi, a report that provides detailed financial information on the city, is now available exclusively online at biloxi.ms.us. The 120-page full-color document uses graphics, bar charts and balance sheets to provide an accurate and complete financial position of the city, as of Sept. 30, 2002, […]

The Biloxi City Council on Thursday approved a resolution introduced by Mayor A.J. Holloway for the city to take over day-to-day management of the Biloxi Port Commission. The Council also approved a resolution that will ask the state Legislature to abolish the six-member board that oversees the operation of three harbors, wharves, boat launches and […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway has ordered that emergency measures be taken to make repairs to the air conditioning system at the Biloxi Public Library, where a malfunctioning blower damaged the system’s cooling tower Sunday night. The library and adjoining Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art will be closed until the air conditioner is repaired. The city’s Public […]

Installation of a major water line on the Popp’s Ferry Road widening project will close Sunkist Country Club Road for three days beginning Wednesday morning at 8, and nearby roadways will close as work on the water line progresses northward. Motorists on Popp’s Ferry Road will not be affected by the work, but Sunkist Country […]

Biloxi Public Works crews, who worked through the night to help keep roadways and storm drains clear, were on the streets again today picking up the minimal debris left in the wake of Tropical Storm Bill. Mayor A.J. Holloway termed the storm a “nuisance,” in that no lives were lost, no serious injuries were sustained […]

You’ll find huge fireworks displays, free outdoor patriotic musicals, the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, a sailboat race and big-name entertainment throughout the weekend in Biloxi and on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the Fourth of July weekend. “The Fourth has become the biggest weekend of the year,” said Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway. “It’s a […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway addressed a wide array of timely issues during this morning’s weekly “City Desk” webcast. Among the topics covered in the 28-minute program: construction on Keller Avenue, funding for the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, design work for Rue Petit Bois drainage improvements, the proposed Portofino project, and upcoming public works involving construction […]

Related Info To see a postcard the city recently sent Popp’s Ferry area property owners, click here To see the overall Popp’s Ferry phasing, click here Traffic on Popp’s Ferry Road between Pass Road and the Margaret Sherry library was slowed Wednesday afternoon because of four unrelated incidents, but Mayor A.J. Holloway says city contractors […]

Main Street Biloxi will continue its summer series of Brown Bag Lunches on Friday (June 14) with Coast entertainer Hank Berumen playing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park. Berumen, an acoustic guitarist, will play while downtown workers and visitors enjoy lunch under the sprawling oak tree at the park, which […]

The summer-long Casino Row weekly fireworks displays, which attracted thousands of visitors and locals to Point Cadet and the waterfront last year, kick off this weekend with a few revisions this year. They’ll be every Sunday night at 9 through Labor Day weekend, and they’ll have a different theme each week, according to executives of […]

As part of Biloxi’s celebration of Historic Preservation Month, 105 buildings and sites listed as Biloxi Landmarks will be presented with plaques this week, recognizing their status as important historic resources. The bronze plaques, designed by Main Street Biloxi President David Hardy, feature an emblem of the Biloxi Lighthouse, the name and street number of […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway speaks with Maj. Julian Allen of the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department during a demonstration of the new program this morning. Mayor Holloway looks at an image on the laptop computer as Municipal Court Judge Eugene Henry looks on. Arraignment of prisoners in Biloxi city court used to be a two to three-hour […]

Biloxi got a new mayor, along with a new fire chief and public works director Tuesday, and citizens will even find new council members when the City Council meets tonight. The new leaders were part of the Biloxi Elks Lodge 606’s “Youth in Government Day,” an annual project designed to acquaint future leaders with city […]

Brig. Gen. Michael Peterson of Keesler Air Force Base will be the guest speaker Thursday at Biloxi’s National Day of Prayer observance, an event that Mayor A.J. Holloway hopes will attract dozens of spectators to the front steps of City Hall. The ceremony, which will also honor local servicemen, begins at 1 p.m. in front […]

John Lowe, center, receives his award from Gen. Peterson, left, and Mayor Holloway. To see photos from the ceremony, click here. To see a complete list of the volunteers recognized, click here. John Lowe, a Keesler master sergeant who volunteers with the DARE program and has helped raise thousands of dollars for local charities, was […]

Barry Lyons, center, is jonied by League President L.J. Dupuy, left, and Tony Atchley of the league champion Pensacola Pelicans. Click on icons for more on the Pensacola Pelicans or Baton Rouge River Bats. Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway says he’s excited about the two-game minor league exhibition series coming to Biloxi in May, as well […]

The Biloxi Council of Garden Clubs will have a floral-design authority on hand for a “hands on” workshop Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m. at the Old Brick House. Guest speaker will be James M. DelPrince, an associate professor of Floral Design at Mississippi State University and published authority on floral design. Seating is limited […]

Parents are expected to begin lining up this afternoon outside the Donal Snyder Community Center in hopes of securing spots in Biloxi’s popular summer camp program, which has its registration for Biloxi residents Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Pass Road community center. “This is one of the most popular summer camps in […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway addresses a gathering of community leaders and contractors before cutting the ribbon on a new five-lane section of Popp’s Ferry Road. Holloway and a black-hatted Fred Fayard, one of the contactors for the project, join other leaders as they prepare to cut the ribbon. Mayor A.J. Holloway, noting the historic significance of […]

The Biloxi City Council has set a May 27 public hearing for the public to comment on the proposed new ward lines for the city. The hearing will be held at 3 p.m. at City Hall. The new lines, based on the 2000 Census, would be used for the 2005 municipal elections in Biloxi, if […]

The City of Biloxi will formally re-open Popp’s Ferry Road to two-way traffic after a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., almost five months ahead of schedule. The $3.8 million project widened Popp’s Ferry Road, a major artery connecting I-10 and Pass Road, from two lanes to five lanes in the mile-long segment between […]

Take your seats, ladies and gentlemen. The Friends of the Saenger Theater for the Performing Arts will host a Chair-ity auction,‰ featuring historic and hysteric chairs, on Friday, April 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Beau Rivage Camellia Room. Proceeds from the Beau Rivage-sponsored event will benefit the restoration of the Saenger Theater. […]

Biloxi has been selected along with eight other regions of the U.S. to participate in the Walkable Communities Initiative, which is designed to help develop realistic strategies to make the community a safer and more pleasant place to walk. The city’s Main Street program will conduct a free four-hour workshop on Wednesday, April 16 from […]

The Biloxi Planning Commission on Thursday unanimously recommended to the City Council a proposed Land Development Ordinance that will make sweeping changes to how the city regulates growth. The 400-plus-page document – the result of three years of public hearings and input – will now be passed to the City Council, which will review the […]

The City of Biloxi, as part of ongoing efforts to help reduce flood damage to property, is mailing a new flood-prevention brochure to about 2,500 property owners who live in or near the so-called 100-year flood plain. The information includes tips on how to modify your home to prevent or minimize damage from flooding, action […]

The City of Biloxi, which has won a state award for its former “City Desk” radio show, will be back on the airwaves with a new monthly radio show that makes its debut Friday morning on the new talk radio 1640, WTNI-AM. The show will air from 9 to 10 a.m. the first Friday of […]

Hundreds of people donate countless hours and weekends for dozens of activities throughout the year in Biloxi, and the city is asking for nominations for outstanding volunteers. The deadline is April 4. On April 30, Biloxi will recognize individuals, organizations and businesses for contributing time and energy to worthwhile causes in the areas of health, […]

The Biloxi City Council, at a special meeting called this afternoon by Mayor A.J. Holloway, approved a budget amendment authorizing the mayor to spend almost a million dollars to operate the city’s water and sewer department through the end of the fiscal year. A majority of councilmembers last week rejected a proposal for ECO Resources […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway said that he will work to ensure that Biloxi residents continue to receive quality water and sewer service at affordable rates, despite a decision by a majority of the City Council today to reject a proposal to have ECO Resources continue to manage the city’s water and sewer department. “This is a […]

The Biloxi Fire Department on Monday burned down a building that it had been using as a classroom for several months, and Fire Chief David Roberts said firefighters gained valuable experience from the exercise. Since January, firefighters have used the former clubhouse at the former Edgewater Bay Golf Course to practice techniques involving ventilation, search […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway told the Biloxi City Council Tuesday that he has asked for a new appraisal of land the city is proposing to lease to its former owner, Living Waters Ministries Inc. The City Council two weeks ago tabled a proposal to lease Caillavet Street property to Living Waters for $1,400 a month, which […]

A section of the new Bayview Avenue is scheduled to open Saturday, and visitors to an annual outdoor concert at the Old Brick House will be among the first to see the new boulevard. Construction workers this week have been busily pouring curbing and laying asphalt on the stretch of new roadway between Braun Street […]

More than 40 floats and a 32-foot multi-colored RV from the Outdoor Channel will be among the entries in the Hibernia Marching Society’s annual St. Patrick’s parade in downtown Biloxi Saturday at 2 p.m. The Outdoor Channel — a 10-year-old national cable outlet catering to hunting, fishing and outdoors programming – has two RVs making […]

Traffic signals that were recently installed on the old Highway 67 intersection at Cedar Lake and Hudson-Krohn roads will be activated Tuesday morning at 9. The signals replace a flashing four-way stop light that had been at the intersection. Traffic counts show that about 10,000 vehicles use the intersection on an average day, which prompted […]

Several Coast law enforcement agencies will come to the support of Special Olympics with a fund-raising car wash Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Stein Mart parking lot at Beauvoir and Pass roads in Biloxi. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be sold during the car wash. Biloxi Assistant Police Chief Rodney McGilvary, […]

Mardi Gras is less than a month away, and preparations are being made for events taking place between now and Fat Tuesday, which falls on March 4. City crews began installing bleachers in front of City Hall this morning, and Gulf Coast Carnival Association staffers were busily addressing invitations to the coronation on Monday night, […]

The City of Biloxi will again provide special seating for disabled and frail, elderly residents to view the Gulf Coast Carnival Association morning parade and the Krewe of Neptune afternoon parade on March 4, Mardi Gras Day. The city is celebrating its 18th year hosting the special protected seating area, which is on the east […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway announced Thursday that Biloxi’s construction management program has major road projects running ahead of schedule, and, reinforcing his longstanding position not to allow anything to jeopardize the missions of Keesler Air Force Base, the mayor announced the appointment of a retired three-star general who is a former Keesler commander, to help efforts […]

The City of Biloxi is in the midst of making more than $100,000 in improvements, including new playground equipment and picnic pavilions, at several neighborhood parks throughout the city. About $70,000 of modular playground equipment is being installed this week at Businessmen’s Park, Clay Point and Savarro ball park, and in February at city playgrounds […]

The Biloxi Bay Chamber of Commerce has announced that Mayor A.J. Holloway’s State of the City address will be delivered to a standing-room-only audience on Thursday. The chamber said that the last of the 450 seats for the Isle of Capri luncheon was sold Monday afternoon. The mayor is expected to present a 20-minute speech, […]

The Biloxi Fire Department, which sees an increase in fire calls each winter, is asking residents to take steps to minimize the chance of igniting fires in their homes. The department issued winter fire safety tips on Thursday, in the wake of two separate house fires in the past two days, including one that involved […]

The City of Biloxi will again be hosting the big three — Alcorn State University, Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University – for its Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Parade. Biloxi’s parade and battle of the bands takes place Monday, Jan. 20, and is part of a Coastwide MLK celebration that […]

The Biloxi City Council on Friday will consider a proposal to approve a scaled-down version of a subdivision at the former site of the Edgewater Bay Golf Course. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. at City Hall. The resolution, which was recommended by the Biloxi Planning Commission, would allow 94 single-family residences, down from […]

A Keesler base exchange worker and Biloxi native who volunteered to manage an exchange in Qatar for six months brought home a souvenir for Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway and the citizens of Biloxi: an American flag that flew over Afghanistan on Veterans Day. Earline Mitchell, who has traveled around the world with the Army and […]

Tullis-Toledano Manor, one of the city of Biloxi’s historic beachfront properties, has received a $175,000 grant for the restoration of the Crawford House from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Mississippi Landmark grant program. The grant, which will be matched with funds from the city, Harrison County and the Tullis-Toledano Manor Board of Directors, […]

A broken water main, which crews hope to have repaired tonight, is limiting westbound traffic to one lane on U.S. 90 at Main Street and closed a one-block section of Main just north of the highway. Workers from ECO Resources, the city’s water contractor, discovered the broken 12-inch main this morning and have been working […]

Organizers of Biloxi’s Christmas on the Water celebration are making last-minute preparations today as the event draws closer to its Friday kickoff. More than 200 children are expected to participate in the children’s parade through downtown Biloxi Friday night, says parade organizer Sarah Rider. Parents with last-minute registrants can sign up just before the 6 […]

The City of Biloxi will be conducting neighborhood surveys this month in Wards 1 and 2 to seek input on the city’s east Biloxi revitalization project. About 15 workers will conduct 800 voluntary surveys between Dec. 6 and 21. The 59-question survey is expected to take about 20 minutes. Questions seek opinions on quality of […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway on Tuesday presented certificates and trophies to first place winners in the Red Ribbon Week poster and essay contests in Biloxi public and parochial schools. The first place essay winners, who also received $25 cash awards from Biloxi Public Schools were Jay Fowlkes of Michel Seventh Grade, Courtney Kennedy of Biloxi […]

Main Street Biloxi will usher in a new holiday tradition this year with “Christmas in the City: A Downtown Biloxi Christmas Open House,” a Friday evening of free activities at various sites in downtown Biloxi. The Nov. 22 event, which is a preface to the city’s Christmas on the Water celebration in December, is designed […]

Biloxi police are cautioning motorists that traffic on U.S. 90 between downtown and Pine Street on Point Cadet will be limited to the two southernmost lanes Saturday from 10 a.m. to around 1 p.m., when the Veterans Parade rolls. The parade will travel U.S. 90 from Main Street to Pine Street. It will begin at […]

The public will have a chance to learn about the close ties many Biloxi families have to the Biloxi Fire Department and get a glimpse of life in a fire station of yesteryear with the opening of the Firefighters Museum Saturday at 2 p.m. in Biloxi. The museum is a showcase of photographs and firefighting […]

The Biloxi Police Department is looking to match donations and needy families for the eighth annual “Santa Wears a Badge” holiday assistance program. Now through Dec. 12, police are accepting donations to the project, which has helped dozens of eligible families since its inception in 1995. “Some of the families might not have any Christmas […]

The City of Biloxi and the Tullis-Toledano Manor Board of Directors will sponsor a Veteran’s Day concert on Monday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Tullis-Toledano Manor, 360 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. The concert will feature renowned classical guitarist John De Chiaro. A reception will be held after the concert. Tickets are $10 each and are […]

The City of Biloxi is embarking on a program that will help relocate residents whose homes have a history of flooding. The City Council on Tuesday authorized Mayor A.J. Holloway to enter a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that involves buying private homes that have experienced repetitive flooding. The city also will assist eligible property […]

Dozens of military units, armored vehicles and marching bands will be parading from downtown Biloxi to Point Cadet Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 9, for Mississippi’s Third Annual National Veterans Parade and Festival. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. and will be followed by a festival at Point Cadet Plaza, where visitors will find a […]

Wondering whether your latest yard sale find is an undiscovered treasure? Bring it to Antique ID V and find out. The annual event, now in its fifth year, will be held on the grounds of Tullis-Toledano Manor Saturday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eighteen authorities from Mississippi and Louisiana, with expertise in […]

The City of Biloxi and the Christmas on the Water committee announce that 2002 Commemorative Christmas on the Water sweatshirts and Christmas pins are now available. Medium, large and x-large sweatshirts and pins are $16 each; xx-large shirts are $18. All merchandise is available at the Biloxi Visitors Center, 710 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. Proceeds will […]

The Popp’s Ferry causeway will be home to new fishing piers, improved boat ramps and parking, and boardwalks along the waterfront and over marshes in the initial phase of a master plan unveiled this week. Some work on the first phase, which would cost about $1 million, could begin in several weeks, with Harrison County […]

A two-block section at the west end of Howard Avenue, near Porter Avenue, will be closed for about an hour Wednesday morning to accommodate the crowd expected for the city’s 9-11 observance at the Firefighters Museum. Police will close the section of Howard from Porter Avenue to near Benachi Street from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. […]

Musical Chairs is the theme of a campaign by Friends of the Saenger to raise $125,000 to replace the aged auditorium seating in the Saenger Theatre for the Performing Arts. The campaign kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 10 with a 3 p.m. press conference and a grand game of musical chairs at the theater. The program […]

The Second Annual Ladies Road Rally will be Saturday, Sept. 7, featuring ladies in vintage cars traveling from Pass Christian to Biloxi with stops for food, fun, shopping and door prizes. The event is a fundraiser for restoration of the Crawford House at Tullis Toledano Manor. This year’s rally begins at 9:30 a.m. with coffee […]

Biloxi will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a Wednesday morning ceremony at the city’s soon-to-open Firefighters Museum and simultaneous observances at eight fire stations across the city. The half-hour ceremony, which will be broadcast live on local radio station Q 92.5, will begin at 9 a.m. It will include […]

Biloxi residents have known for years that the city has the lowest water rates on the Coast, but a new report from the Mississippi State Department of Health says that the city also has one of the best-run water systems in the state. Biloxi received a 4.7 of a possible 5 rating in the state’s […]

The City of Biloxi will implement its Popp’s Ferry Road traffic plan Thursday at 9 a.m., when westbound traffic on the north Biloxi thoroughfare will be one way between Cedar Lake Road and Jam Lane and eastbound traffic will be detoured to Richard Drive. The traffic plan is necessary to allow workers to begin widen […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes no new property taxes for city operations, forecasts no revenue growth, yet includes $7.2 million in new public improvement projects. The $142 million budget, which the mayor and City Council will begin discussing Tuesday morning, includes $22 million for Biloxi public schools. The school […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway says a new Point Cadet agreement passed by the City Council today settles many issues involving the east Biloxi waterfront, and it sets the stage for the growth of the Isle of Capri and the continued presence of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium. The City Council’s OK of […]

City and community leaders toured the new Biloxi High School Wednesday morning as construction workers were working to ready to the $32 million facility for Sept. 3, the first day of school. “This is a state-of-the-art facility and will be a model for the state and Southeast,” Mayor A.J. Holloway said. “I think the school […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway, responding to concerns over the spread of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, announced that the city is concentrating on cutting and cleaning open ditches, and pursuing code violations such as neglected swimming pools or other areas where standing water may provide a breeding ground for mosquitoes. The Centers for Disease Control […]

Three days of intermittent rainfall that began with the threat of a tropical storm this week have forced the City of Biloxi to postpone a traffic plan that was to begin Friday on Popp’s Ferry Road. However, work has begun on the project to widen the major thoroughfare. The traffic plan — which involves making […]

Motorists on the streets of Biloxi will be seeing larger and brighter traffic signals as the result of a quarter-million-dollar traffic project the city will have completed within six months. Biloxi recently completed an analysis of the 56 signalized intersections throughout city, and on Tuesday the City Council approved a $236,000 project that will involve […]

The Biloxi City Council will conduct a series of informational meetings beginning later this month to provide information about the proposed Land Development Ordinance and Zoning Map, but residents can review the information now on the city’s web site and at locations throughout the city. The LDO — which covers regulations on such things as […]

The City of Biloxi will begin the next phase of widening Popp’s Ferry Road at the end of next week, and the work will require detouring eastbound traffic off a section of Popp’s Ferry Road. The good news for motorists is that the detour will use more than $5 million worth of brand new roads […]

Rockin’ Ray Fournier, a longtime Biloxi singer and songwriter, will entertain Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a Downtown Brown Bag Lunch. The event, one of a series sponsored by Main Street Biloxi and The Bay Press, will again be held in Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park, south of Biloxi Regional Medical Center. Soft […]

Main Street Biloxi will help the city celebrate National Parks & Recreation Month this weekend with the presentation of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” Saturday morning at the Saenger Theater. The 11 a.m. presentation will have no admission fee, and the Parks & Recreation Department will serve free refreshments at the concession stand. Audience […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway on Tuesday will name Richard Sullivan, manager of ECO Resources in Biloxi and a former superintendent in the Public Works Department, as the new director of the Public Works Department. Sullivan, who was chosen from among 28 applicants, will replace longtime director Jerry Morgan, who is retiring. Holloway will ask the […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway presented the City Council Tuesday with drawings and a 3D video that show a new tree-lined Caillavet boulevard with four lanes for traffic, eight-foot-wide sidewalks on both sides of the street, 12-foot strips of green space along the street, and a 25-foot center median lined with trees. And, Holloway said, in […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway, noting that almost three quarters of the county’s property taxes come from residents of Biloxi and Gulfport, said Thursday that the two cities should work to make sure city residents are getting a fair return on those taxes. The mayor, speaking to the Gulfport Rotary club at the Great Southern Club, […]

The Biloxi Council of Garden Clubs will host a lecture and demonstration on Nineteenth Century Floral Designs along with a plant swap at the Old Brick House Saturday, June 8 at 10 a.m. Guest lecturer will be Mississippi State floral design professor James M. DelPrince, a member of The American Institute of Floral Designers and […]

Main Street Biloxi continues its highly successful “Drive-in Movie” series on the Town Green on Friday, May 31, with a free presentation of “The Goonies.” The activities begin at 6:30 p.m. with the door prizes and giveaways. The movie will be shown at dark. Families are invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy […]

An average of 125 people a day have been using the Donal M. Snyder Sr. Community Center since the west Biloxi center opened a year ago this month, and thousands more have been in the facility for special events such as family reunions or wedding receptions. The $4.2 million, 43,000-square-foot facility features a gymnasium with […]

Traffic on U.S. 90 at Casino Row will go from eight lanes to four lanes beginning Thursday morning about 6:30 as the city begins installing major drainage lines under the highway. Two eastbound and two westbound lanes will be open from Oak Street to Myrtle Street, and police officers will help keep traffic moving during […]

Amanda McDonald, a senior at Biloxi High School, took over the reins of Biloxi city government Tuesday when she was named Mayor as part of the Biloxi Elks Lodge 606’s annual Youth in Government Day. McDonald shadowed Mayor A.J. Holloway throughout the day as her classmates from Biloxi High and Mercy Cross followed other key […]

The City of Biloxi has begun placing advertisements locally and in national trade publications to find a qualified replacement for Public Works Director Jerry Morgan, who is retiring after more than a decade with the city. The new director will oversee a department that has 90 employees and an annual budget of more than $16 […]

The City of Biloxi is looking for youngsters ages 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14 who can run the fastest, jump the longest and throw the farthest to take part in the Hershey Track & Field Meet Thursday at 6 p.m. at Yankie Stadium. First-place finishers will advance to the state meet on June 15 at Gulfport. […]

A commemorative set of postcards depicting the heyday of Biloxi’s seafood industry and Blessing of the Fleet, along with a special cancellation showing the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum and a Biloxi schooner, will be available at a one-day postal station on Friday at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum. The station will open shortly […]

Sara Miller, public affairs manager at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, was named Biloxi’s Distinguished Volunteer of the Year during a ceremony Thursday where the city recognized about 150 individuals and groups for their volunteerism. Miller, a Biloxi native, was cited for her hands-on involvement with more than a dozen events and groups, including the […]

One of city’s most cherished traditions, the Biloxi Shrimp Festival and Blessing of the Fleet, takes place May 4-5 off the Biloxi peninsula. The weekend-long celebration, which dates back to the Old Country, will feature the Sunday afternoon blessing of a brightly decorated shrimping fleet to ask for God’s blessing for a safe and bountiful […]

May is Historic Preservation Month, and the City of Biloxi, one of the oldest communities in the country, has several events planned to commemorate the occasion and raise awareness of the importance of preservation. The lineup of events includes a sunset cruise on a Biloxi schooner to view landmarks along the waterfront and discuss the […]

Motorists will see preliminary work begin Friday on a major drainage project on Casino Row to improve drainage in the area near First and Pine streets, a block north of U.S. 90. The southernmost lane of the highway may be closed intermittently Friday on Casino Row as workers begin excavation work to install major drainage […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway told the Mississippi Gaming Commission Wednesday that Biloxi has seen tremendous growth in the decade since casino gambling was legalized, but he is most proud of the commitment the city has made to its youth. Holloway, along with mayors of Gulfport and Bay St. Louis, was asked by Gaming Commission Chairman […]

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office and a Medicare expert have joined the city’s upcoming seminar to help seniors avoid becoming an easy target for scams. “Refuse to be a Victim,” co-sponsored by Biloxi Regional Medical Center, will be presented Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Snyder Center on Pass Road. The workshop […]

“Hot Chili & Cool Breezes,” the second annual Gulf Coast Chili Cookoff, will take place Saturday on the Biloxi Town Green as one of several events occurring this weekend. The chili cookoff, which opens to the public at 11 a.m. and continues through the afternoon, will feature live music, hot chili and cold beer and […]

Local authorities, facing increased traffic headed to the Mississippi Coast, began implementing the spring break traffic plan Saturday afternoon. The plan limits U.S. 90 traffic to one lane in each direction between Cowan Road in Gulfport and Rodenburg Avenue in Biloxi, with the inside land reserved for emergency vehicles only. Additionally, the number of streets […]

  Why is there a traffic plan? The traffic plan was developed by local authorities to keep traffic moving during spring break. It is based on similar plans developed by cities where spring break was held. Under the plan in our community, a stretch of U.S. 90 in east Gulfport (from about Cowan Road) and […]

Biloxi’s Tullis-Toledano Manor will step back in time Sunday afternoon when the beachfront property hosts its second annual Afternoon Tea and Croquet Tournament to raise money for the restoration of the Crawford House. The public is invited to the event, which takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. About 24 players, many dressed in “croquet […]

Following is a release from the Biloxi Police Department regarding the spring break traffic plan: Biloxi Police have announced that those planning to attend the Mississippi Sea Wolves hockey game Friday night at the Coast Coliseum should access the Coliseum from Pass Road. If the traffic plan is implemented Friday, motorists are advised to avoid […]

Leaders of the Biloxi and Gulfport Police departments and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department have approved a traffic plan that may be implemented this weekend should a spring break event be held in Biloxi April 5-7. “The plan is essentially the same plan we successfully employed last year,” Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway said. “The big […]

Woolmarket residents will be the first to register for Biloxi’s summer playground program when the city hosts registration Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Woolmarket Gym on John Lee Road. Other Biloxi residents will register on Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Donal Snyder Community Center. The […]

The City of Biloxi and local healthcare providers are sponsoring a free seminar in April to help seniors avoid becoming an easy target for scams. “Refuse to be a Victim,” co-sponsored by Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Senior Care Program and Quality Home Healthcare-Community Caring, will be presented Thursday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to noon […]

The Biloxi Police and Fire departments’ Biloxi Bacon Brigade will be serving fried fish and hamburger plates on the Town Green Friday at lunchtime and during the outdoor screening of “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” Friday evening. The fish and hamburger plates — $5 each – will benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for […]

Hundreds of people donate countless hours and weekends for dozens of activities throughout the year in Biloxi, and the city is asking for nominations for outstanding volunteers. On April 25, Biloxi will recognize individuals, organizations and businesses for contributing time and energy to worthwhile causes in the areas of health, community, arts and history, and […]

The project to restore the Crawford House at Tullis Toledano Manor will be the beneficiary of an auction of an original Frank Janca oil painting during a reception Sunday, March 24, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Courtney Green. Admission to the reception, which is from 2 to 5 p.m., is $25 per […]

Many New Orleanians remember the days when a trip to Biloxi was a very big deal, and you’ll get a chance to see just how big of a deal it was when WYES-TV airs an encore of “Gulf Coast Memories” Sunday (March 17) at 7 p.m. The program, which originally aired Wednesday, was written, produced […]

Main Street Biloxi, the group charged with promoting downtown Biloxi, has been bragging about the increasing number and variety of downtown eateries, and director Bill Raymond says there’s a lot to brag about. “The downtown area has always been known for great food, with longtime favorites like McElroy’s, the world-famous Mary Mahoney’s and Fisherman’s Harbor,” […]

For the second straight year, Biloxi has been named the most affordable destination among the country’s Top 100 communities. Business Travel News, which annually surveys business destinations, researched prices for hotel rooms, meals and rental cars in compiling the nationwide ranking. The combination of all three figures showed that Biloxi was the best travel bargain, […]

More than 40 floats – “as big as or bigger than those at Mardi Gras” – and marching bands from as far away as Yazoo City will be in the Hibernia Marching Society’s annual St. Patrick’s parade when it rolls in Biloxi on Saturday at 2 p.m. Also scheduled to be in the procession are […]

Trash and debris will be picked up quicker and more often throughout Biloxi as the city and BFI prepare to launch automated trash pick up citywide April 1. Automated service and expanded debris pickup began in west Biloxi and Woolmarket in October, when Biloxi and BFI also placed dumpsters at sites throughout the city in […]

Amid talk of construction management, funding for the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, east Biloxi revitalization and other issues, significant progress is being made on a number of city road projects, Mayor A.J. Holloway told a civic group Wednesday. Holloway updated the Edgewater Rotary Club on the status of several million dollars worth of projects throughout […]

Main Street Biloxi continues it’s highly successful “Drive-in Movie” Series on the Town Green on March 22 with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The festivities begin at 6:00 pm with the door prizes, giveaways and lots of fun. The movie will be shown at dark. The movie is co-sponsored by the City of Biloxi, […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway told the Biloxi Kiwanis Club Monday that the city of Biloxi is financially healthy — not rich — and must continue to be fiscally conservative. Holloway took a number of financial questions head on during the 10-minute speech, including comments that “the city has more money than we know what to do […]

East Biloxi residents and business owners will get a chance to hear the ideas for revitalizing their neighborhoods in a public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Biloxi Community Center. The meeting will cap a day of information sharing with several focus groups, including key landowners, business owners, city boards, developers, […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway will be meeting with representatives of W.G. Yates and Sons Construction Co. this week to outline timetables and bid packages for the construction of a new Bayview Avenue. In his State of the City address in January, Holloway said he hoped to see construction begin on Bayview in April. The multi-million-dollar project, […]

City work crews were on downtown streets early Wednesday morning picking up tons of debris left over from Biloxi’s three parades on Fat Tuesday, and Mayor A.J. Holloway said he was thankful that the city enjoyed a safe and relatively trouble-free celebration. “We had great weather, well-organized parades and the crowd was spirited but well […]

Woolmarket residents who became part of Biloxi through annexation should check their flood-insurance rates to make sure they are receiving discounts available to Biloxi residents. Biloxi homeowners enjoy lower rates for fire and flood insurance because of enhanced levels of service offered by the city. The issue of lower flood insurance discounts arose this week […]

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway, in his first State of the City address of his third term, announced Thursday that construction would begin on a new Bayview Avenue in April and work would begin on the next phase of Popp’s Ferry by the summer. Speaking before a sold-out audience of almost 500 at the Isle of […]

Mayor A.J. Holloway’s “State of the City” address, which will be delivered to a sell-out crowd Thursday, will be rebroadcast on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Cable One in Biloxi. Cable subscribers can see the presentation on Cable Channel 13. A text of the speech also will be available on the Biloxi […]

The Army Ground Forces Band, a group that traces its history back to 1845 and the Mexican War, will perform free concerts Feb. 2 and 3 at the Saenger Theater in Biloxi. The group’s Biloxi shows are the only Mississippi appearances in a 23-concert tour of the Southeast. The concert band will entertain at the […]

Biloxi’s Mardi Gras Museum, where every day is Fat Tuesday, will hold its annual open house Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. with entertainment by Owen McPeek and Biloxi Jazz. Visitors to the open house also will be able to enjoy free champagne, King cake, and free tours of the museum, which is […]

The City of Biloxi’s proposed land development ordinance — which covers regulations on such things as uses of land, signage, setbacks, and landscape buffers – is now available for review on the city’s web site and at municipal facilities throughout the city. A map showing zoning classifications throughout the city will be available for public […]

The City of Biloxi is launching a public outreach program to update plans to deal with natural or man-made disasters and help alleviate flooding or reduce flooding. It’s all part of a national effort mandated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and will ensure that Biloxi remains eligible for relief money to recover from disasters, […]

Two of Mississippi’s premier black collegiate marching bands will headline Biloxi’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday, Jan. 21. Mississippi Valley State and Alcorn State will march in Biloxi’s MLK parade and perform in a program and “Battle of the Bands” immediately after the parade, in Biloxi Yankie Stadium. The parade will begin at […]