Proposed room tax removed from Biloxi Council agenda
A proposed 2 percent hotel tax that Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich wanted to add to the existing 12 percent tax in the city was removed from Tuesday’s city…
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Biloxi hosts first Breakfast with the Mayor for 2024
The Biloxi Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Breakfast with the Mayor of the year. The breakfast featured updates from Mayor Andrew "Fofo" Gilich on city projects…
Biloxi considers asking for additional 2% on city's hotel tax
The Biloxi City Council will consider asking the state legislature to approve an additional 2% on the city's hotel tax. Mayor Fofo Gilich says the additional revenue would…
Barq's Rootbeer bottled in Biloxi 126 years ago
Barq's Rootbeer was bottled in Biloxi for the first time 126 years ago. Edward Charles Edmond Barq invented Barq's Root beer in 1898 in a small factory on Keller Avenue. By…
Gulfport man charged with aggravated domestic assault in Biloxi
A Gulfport man was arrested this week in Biloxi and charged with aggravated domestic assault. Biloxi Police say on February 18, officers responded to the 2100 block of Pass Road on a call about an assault. According to the victim,…
Two Gulfport men charged with receiving stolen property
Biloxi Police have charged two Gulfport men with receiving stolen property. 42-year-old Kevin Mosley and 32-year-old Justin Lewis of Gulfport were arrested March 17 and charged with receiving stolen property. The charges stemmed from a burglary investigation from March 16,…
Biloxi man charged with aggravated domestic assault
A Biloxi man has been charged with aggravated domestic assault in connection with an incident earlier this month. Police say on March 15, officers were sent to the 100 block of Beauvoir Road regarding a domestic complaint. Police found the…
Gautier man charged in Biloxi auto burglary case
A Gautier man was arrested in Biloxi on Wednesday, charged with breaking into vehicles. 30-year-old Theodore Towne is charged with burglary of an auto for an incident on February 29, 2004. Evidence collected after the burglary led to Towne being…
3/21 - Jeff's "Thunderstorms Friday" Thursday Night Forecast
Rain-free conditions before daybreak Friday will eventually fade into the rear-view as a complex of thunderstorms works along the Northern Gulf Coast tomorrow. Heavy rain will be likely…
Job Fair for Veterans in Biloxi
The job fair began at 1 in the afternoon on the second floor of the Swetman building off Howard Avenue. The fair aimed to connect veterans and their family members with meaningful…
3/21 - Jeff Vorick's "Rain Arriving" Thursday Evening Forecast
Gloomy conditions early on this evening will give way to light rain moving into the area. Do not expect thunderstorms tonight but expect nuisance rain at times.…
City of Biloxi holding Easter Event
Biloxi will be hosting an Easter event at the Biloxi Town Green on Saturday, March 23rd. The Easter event will be held from 9 in the morning until 11:30. Any children from…
Breakfast with the Mayor being hosted in Biloxi
The next Breakfast with the Mayor is happening on March 26 in Biloxi. Doors will open at 7:30 AM and the program begins at 8 in Merit Health Biloxi's cafeteria. Attendees will…
Public hearing today over lot usage for a Black Spring Break event
The Biloxi City Council will hear an appeal from Black Spring Break organizers after the Biloxi Special Events Committee rejected their request to use…
Employee of councilman's CBD store charged in federal drug case
A second person has been charged in the federal investigation into a Biloxi councilman's CBD and kratom business that was raided in January 2023. Celeste "CJ" Little is charged with attempt and conspiracy to alter, destroy or cover up evidence…
Biloxi man sentenced to 40 years for child porn
A Biloxi man will spend 40 years in prison after being convicted on child porn charges. District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath said 50-year-old Travis Damon Wade was convicted Thursday on three counts of possession of child pornography and three counts…
3/8 - Jeff's "All Clear/Cold Front" Weekend Forecast
The Tornado WATCH for our area has been canceled. Our area is ALL CLEAR from the threat for severe weather. There will be the chance for scattered showers…
3/8 - Jeff Vorick's "Tornado WATCH/Heavy Rain" Friday Evening Forecast
A Tornado WATCH is in effect until 9 PM. Showers and thunderstorms, some capable of being severe, will be around into some parts of this evening.…
Biloxi State of the City: Updates on Shuckers' Stadium, Saenger, and more
People gathered at the Beau Rivage to hear Mayor Fofo Gilich showcase how the city is progressing. As Biloxi celebrates 325 years, citizens…
One injured in motorcycle accident in Biloxi
On Thursday, March 7, 2024 around 3:09 pm, Biloxi Police, Biloxi Fire, and Pafford Emergency Services responded to the area of Pass Road and Big Lake Road in reference to a vehicle crash involving a Toyota SUV and a motorcycle.…
Biloxi hosting State of the City on March 7
Biloxi is hosting a State of the City Address on March 7. Doors open at 11 and the program begins at 11:30. Mayor FoFo Gilich will be…
Shoemaker takes majority votes to fill Ward 7 council seat
David Shoemaker received the majority of the votes in the special election to fill the Ward 7 seat of the Biloxi City Council. Shoemaker took the lead Tuesday night after the polls closed at the Woolmarket City Center. Shoemaker received…
Biloxi man convicted of child exploitation denied appeal
A Biloxi man who appealed his 2022 conviction on two counts of child exploitation has been denied his appeal. Stanley Follett, 48, was charged in 2019 with two counts of child exploitation, accused of possessing child pornography on his laptop…
Rodger Wilder is 2024 Pat Santucci 'Spirit of the Coast' award winner
Rodger Wilder is the 2024 Pat Santucci “Spirit of the Coast” award winner, announced at today's Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting held at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. Wilder, an attorney with Balch and Bingham LLP…