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Flooding in Biloxi

Earlier this morning in Biloxi, police closed Cedar Lake Road north of I-10 at the bridge due to high waters. Cars heading both directions over the bridge were re-routed because of the heavy flooding. Cedar Lake Road Bridge is now…

Biloxi High swim team excels at state championship

The Biloxi High School swim team has returned home after the Mississippi High School state championship with some new hardware in hand. Multiple swimmers snagged the top spots in their divisions including the men’s 400 freestyle relay. The four swimmers…

BILOXI OFFICIALS PARTICIPATE IN 'FILL THE BOOT' CAMPAIGN

This morning, Biloxi firefighters and police hit the streets asking for donations for the fill the boot campaign. Donations collected during the fill the boot campaign go toward the Muscular Dystrophy Association and help MDA’s efforts in groundbreaking research and…

Biloxi opposes Harrison County school bond

The Biloxi City Council opposes the $55 million bond for new schools in Harrison County. The City of Biloxi wants to slow down and look at feasible alternatives regarding the bond. Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich wants to look at how…

High School Football: Biloxi vs. St. Martin

Last week, both Biloxi and St. Martin combined for just 17 points against their respective opponents. Tonight, the two sides were looking for a little more offense in their head-to-head matchup. Indians hosting the Yellowjackets in a very important region…

Biloxi boys basketball’s Dontavius Proby commits to PRCC

On the hardwood, another local standout committing last night, that being Biloxi shooting guard Dontavius Proby. He’ll be taking his talents to Pearl River Community College, coming off a strong junior campaign for the Indians. Last season, Biloxi posted an…

High School Football: Biloxi vs. Ocean Springs

Biloxi Indians played host to Ocean Springs tonight. Both teams looking to bounce back from a week seven loss. Ocean Springs-13 Biloxi-7 D’Iberville-52 Pascagoula-50 Picayune-36 Stone-21 Gautier-49 West Harrison-14 Wayne County-48 Long Beach-24 Hattiesburg-60 Pearl River Central-7

TREASURE BAY CASINO EXPANSION UPDATE

This afternoon the Biloxi city council gave the go ahead to rezone areas around Treasure Bay. This is all part of the casinos expansion project which will take place in three different phases. The first phase will add a parking…

High School Football: D’Iberville vs. Biloxi

Over at D’Iberville, another great region 4 class 6A match-up featuring the home team Warriors and visiting Biloxi Indians. Biloxi wins 21-14 Harrison Central-26 Pascagoula-24 Ocean Springs-39 Hancock-29 Oak Grove-39 George County-6

Betsy Ann will continue to sail in Biloxi

The popular riverboat the Betsy Ann will continue cruising Biloxi waterfront. The Betsy Ann will be sailing for at least another year along the Biloxi waterfront after the Gilich administration has come to agreement with operators of the boat. The…

High School football: Biloxi vs. Northshore

We’re already five weeks into the high school football seasons. Ten local teams are on a bye this week, gearing up for district play. Biloxi taking on Northshore out of Louisiana. Game tied 7-7 in the fourth quarter. This is…

Biloxi construction hurts local business

Division Street and other surrounding streets in Biloxi have been under construction for some time now. Coast Dealing Academy has been caught right in the middle of it. John Montella opened Coast Dealing Academy in October 2011 on Division Street…

Biloxi discusses next year’s budget

Biloxi City Council held a special meeting this afternoon to discuss the upcoming year’s budget. According to Mayor FoFo Gilich, the City of Biloxi is expected to end this year in the green. The proposed revenue for 2019 is just…

Tropical Storm Gordon’s impact on Biloxi

While parts of Jackson and George counties got pounded by heavy rain from Tropical Storm Gordon, most of Harrison County stayed relatively dry. Every time a hurricane or tropical storm starts brewing out in the Gulf of Mexico it becomes…

Biloxi orders evacuation of harbors

It's official: Gordon is expected to make landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Tuesday night, and the National Weather Service has issued a hurricane warning, with the possibility of hurricane-force winds expected begining late Tuesday afternoon. All vessels in…

High School Football: East Central vs. Biloxi

By not scheduling a week one opponent, the East Central football team soaked up every last bit of last year’s run to the 4A state title game. Of course, the South still runs through Hurley until proven otherwise, but tonight,…

New subdivision coming to Biloxi

The City of Biloxi has seen a lot of growth in the past few months. Biloxi City Councilman Kenny Glavan says that growth will continue with a new subdivision coming to the area. The new subdivision, the Peninsula, will be…

$23 million construction projects in Biloxi

While construction is underway for both the Watermark and the Hilton Inn, $23 million dollars’ worth of construction will add businesses, hotels, and restaurants to the City of Biloxi. Two hundred and eighty-four building permits were issued to start a…

High School Football: Biloxi vs. St. Stanislaus

Biloxi is now the one stop shop for everything Shrimp Bowl with St. Stanislaus serving as the annual week one adversary. Lightning delay coming out of half time leaves this one at 21-7 Indians.