Biloxi City Council

Firefighters honored for boat rescue

A special recognition took place at tonight’s Biloxi City Council meeting, honoring the three Biloxi firefighters that responded to the scene of the boating accident that took place on Friday at the Biloxi Bay Bridge. Mayor FoFo Gilich presented Captain…

Special meeting for Biloxi City Council

The Biloxi City Council called a special meeting today to discuss the municipal budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The budget meeting consisted of, but was not limited to, a compensation schedule to the city’s water and sewer fund and…

City of Biloxi declares state of emergency

The Biloxi City Council held a special meeting today to declare a state of emergency for the City of Biloxi due to potential effects from Tropical Storm Harvey. The resolution passed and allows Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich to do all…

Biloxi City Council Meeting

Many new and exciting projects are in the works in Biloxi. One of those projects is the return of a passenger rail service. News 25’s Shelby Myers is at Biloxi City Hall with more.

Biloxi City Council Meeting

The recent increase in rain has caused a headache for Biloxi residents traveling near the Division Street area. Despite the city’s ongoing roadwork, those living in the east Biloxi area are fed up with the inconvenience and are at City…

Biloxi Council votes against homeless center idea

The City of Biloxi will not be going through with the idea to turn the old Beauvoir school into a homeless center. The decision comes after a 3-3 vote from council members at City Hall today. Council members had very…

Biloxi City Council votes to table flag decision

The Biloxi City Council voted six to one to table their vote on whether or not to continue keeping the Mississippi state flag from flying over state buildings. In late April, Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich ordered all state flags…

Biloxi revamping efforts to recoup $606,000

Biloxi City Council discussed and agreed to intensify efforts to recoup $606,000 from the state and filed documents in Harrison County Chancery Court that show the actions in transferring the funds were unconstitutional. The money is supposed to be shared…

City Council discusses Mississippi state flag

Tonight the Biloxi City Council hosted another packed house as the state flag continues to be the center of discussion at City Hall. News 25’s Hank Davis brings us more. The state flag discussion in Biloxi has seen another development…

Biloxi Council briefing on ongoing legal issues

The Biloxi City Council will conduct a rare executive session, closed to the public, at a point during its meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss ongoing legal issues associated with the Golden Nugget Casino rent money. City Attorney Peter Abide…

Changes Of The Way For City Council Biloxi

While it looks like there may be no changes when it comes to the top dog in Biloxi, there will be at least one new Biloxi City Council Member when the dust settles this summer. Ward 7's David Fayard has…

Mayor Gilich Calls for Special Meeting

This afternoon in Biloxi, Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich called a special meeting to present his pitch to establish the Biloxi Biometrics and Cybersecurity Center, a community based corporation. City officials say this will bring hundreds of ‘new collar’ high-paying jobs…

Biloxi City Council to Meet

Later in the day, the Biloxi City Council is set to meet with several important topics on their agenda, including talk about the Keesler Gate. The council is set to recognize grant revenues and appropriate funds for the Keesler Gate…

Public Hearing on Belle La Vie

Tonight, Biloxi City Council seeks the public's input on a zoning change that would allow for a large housing development in the Woolmarket area. News 25's Kendra Turley joins us live from the public hearing at Joppa Temple in Biloxi.

City of Biloxi Possibly Seeking State Grant

The Biloxi City Council meets later today for the first time in 2017. While the giving season may be over, council members are looking to ask state legislators for a new grant. Biloxi Council members are set to discuss asking…

Biloxi City Council Meeting

Biloxi City Hall can breathe again after every seat was full for the council meeting this afternoon. A group of senior citizens came to city hall with signs, trying to bring awareness to their hopes of more time on Biloxi…

Biloxi City Council Meeting

Huge technology improvements are on the way for city of Biloxi employees. The over 8-hundred thousand dollars in improvements including a new email server and phone system is just one of the handful of important topics the Biloxi City Council…

Pay Raises for Biloxi City Employees

Over 450 Biloxi employees will soon see a two percent pay increase after the motion passed this afternoon. City Council members met earlier today to discuss the compensation schedule. A total of $500,000 of tax payer money is allocated for…

Biloxi City Council Adopts Budget

Today the Biloxi City Council passed a municipal budget that begins October 1st. The big news for property owners and businesses in the City of Biloxi is that no city property taxes will be increasing. After some back and forth…

City Council Approves Purchase for Biloxi PD

Biloxi City Council green lighted the purchase of new protective body armor for the Biloxi Police Department. A unanimous vote from the council granted the police department approval to purchase over $8,000 worth of body armor. The department custom orders…

Biloxi City Council Votes on HB 1523

Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich has made his stance on House Bill 1523 very clear on local and national levels. News 25’s Kristen Durand attended today’s City Council meeting where council members voted on whether or not to call for…

Biloxi City Council Votes on House Bill 1523

In a 6-0 vote today, the Biloxi City Council passed a resolution in support of repealing HB 1523. All but one council member voted in favor of standing by Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich to support a repeal of our…

Biloxi City Council To Appeal H.B. 1523

Biloxi Mayor Andrew "Fofo" Gillich has spoken against the governor’s decision to sign House Bill 1523 into law. Now he's taking his stance one step further. The mayor plans to issue a resolution during today's city council meeting that calls…

Biloxi City Council to Appeal HB 1523

Biloxi Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich has spoken against the governor’s decision to sign House Bill 1523 into law. Now, he’s taking his stance one step further. The mayor plans to issue a resolution during tomorrow’s City Council meeting that calls for the…