The May edition of BNews Monthly will be arriving in all homes and businesses in Biloxi Wednesday and Thursday, with stories about the upcoming city elections, the city’s plans for golf carts on neighborhood streets, a preview of the Biloxi Shuckers season, and the early line on the 2020 storm season.
Back in the Day columnist Jane Shambra remembers “what used to be” at high-profile locations in Biloxi, David “Bubba” Mattina is featured in a special edition of “Biloxi Cooks!” coming up May 1, and a new feature, Random Notes, remembers renowned Biloxi educator Della McCaughan and has news of a Biloxi native who won a Grammy.
The 24-page, advertiser-supported newsletter also includes a Community Calendar, BTV listings, and other features.
See the May issue in the BNews archive
News & notes: Reminder, B-Alert, GIS
Reminder: The Biloxi City Council is not scheduled to meet this week. The next scheduled meeting of the council is Tuesday, May 4 at 6 p.m. To see replays of previous meetings, click here.
B-Alert: To receive timely traffic alerts from th City of Biloxi text BILOXI to 99411 on your smart phone.
GIS: Have you ever visited the city’s Georgaphic Information Systems portal? You’ll find data-filled maps covering a host of applications: from ownership of land parcels, zoning, the location of individual cemetery plots, and even maps showing locations of street lights throughout the city or the new murals downtown. To enter the GIS portal, which is maintained by the GIS Division of the city’s Engineering Department, click here.