City Council meeting of Aug. 7, 2012

Here are images from the City Council meeting conducted Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. During the meeting, Mayor A.J. Holloway presented a proclamation to the daughter of longtime librarian Mary Louise Atkinson. Also during the meeting, Biloxi High School senior Emily Fountain was crowned as queen of the Shrimp Bowl, and maids Mary Ashley Garteiser and Courtney Ballew were recognized. A host of residents was in the council room for a hearing involving a requested zoning change for property on Popp’s Ferry Road. The hearing was postponed. Photos by Tracy Campbell, Ember Gryder and Vincent Creel. Click on individual images to enlarge.