Tuesday, February 10
• Council workshop, 10:00 am
To determine projects funded by a proposed bond
• Council meeting, 1:30 pm
Saturday, February 14
• Valentine’s Day
• Krewe of Neptune parade, 5:30 pm
Tuesday, February 17
• Mardi Gras Day

• All city offices are closed
• GCCA parade, 1:00 pm
Tuesday, February 24
Council meeting, 1:30 pm

Tuesday, March 3
Council meeting, 6:00 pm
⇒ Saturday, March 7 ⇐
Remember to move your clocks forward one (1) hour before closing your eyes tonight! Daylight Savings Time begins tomorrow, Sunday, March 8, 2:00 am
Saturday, March 14
St. Patrick’s Day parade, 1:00 pm
• Downtown Ocean Springs

Tuesday, March 17
Council meeting, 1:30 pm

Tuesday, March 24
Council meeting, 1:30 pm

Tuesday, April 7
Council meeting, 6:00 pm

Tuesday, April 21
Council meeting, 1:30 pm

Tuesday, April 28
Council meeting, 1:30 pm

 

History of Biloxi Public Schools by Zan Skelton
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02/07/26  List of projects being considered for funding with a bond issue.  No decisions have been made yet; the amount of the issue is still under discussion, as are the projects.

02/05/26 Next Council meeting is Tue., Feb. 10, 1:30 pm   Agenda
Of particular interest…
1) 4A First Reading, Amend Sec. 2-14-3 Community Market rental rate
2) 4B Resolution declaring the intent to issue general obligation bonds
3) 4C Facility rental agreement with Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence
4) 5A Substantial Amendment to 2019 CDBG Action Plan, 2015-2019
5) 5C Recognize funds from Harrison County, Point Cadet Marina, Phase III
6) 5D Facility Use agreement with University of Southern Mississippi
7) 5E First amendment to lease agreement, City of Biloxi & Biloxi Yacht Club
8) 5K Agreement with Premium Parking Partners, baseball parking garage
9) 5N MOU with Unity 1 Entertainment, Ambience Music & Film Festival
► Council workshop, Tue., Feb. 10, 10:00 am, re General Obligation bonds

01/24/26  Popp’s Ferry Extension project (connecting Pass Road to Highway 90)… Ride along and see the progress on the south side of the railroad tracks…  Start with Video1 (below) then click on Video2 and Video3

01/24/26  Petit Bois Townhomes progress… Petit Bois Cove Townhomes development; 62 residential lots upon 5.05 acres located between Rue Palafox & Rue Petit Bois, east of Eisenhower Drive.  Drawing 1  Drawing 2   

01/16/26  All children ages 12 and younger are invited to participate in the Biloxi Children’s Mardi Gras Walking Parade, Saturday, February 7th, 10:00 a.m.  Participants may walk, bike, skate, be pushed or pulled in wagons or strollers but no motorized vehicles! are permitted.  Click here for the Application, Parade Route and instructions

01/09/26

12/08/25  Bay Breeze Townhomes (27 units), Maple Street, Biloxi

04/20/25  Bay Vista water line replacement project…      See the map    This $3.3M construction project to replace water lines in your subdivision will take place south of Old Bay Road, west of Popp’s Ferry Road, north of Pass Road and east of Churchill Avenue. The contractor is DNA Underground; work on this 300-day contract is expected to begin about May 1 and expected to finish about March 1, 2026.    If you have questions or concerns during this project, please contact Robert Smith, City of Biloxi Engineering Department, 228.435.6269 or email engineering@biloxi.ms.us.    Stay informed re: Boil Water Notices 

02/12/25  Serenity Shores, a proposed apartment complex, was presented to the City’s Development Review Committee (DRC) this morning… 3 stories, 39 units, by the intersection of Rue Petit Bois & Rue Palafox. 

10/02/24  Popp’s Ferry Road Extension… Work began early 2025 and will take 20-24 months to complete.  Modifications to the Pass Road & Popp’s Ferry Road intersection to facilitate the traffic increase are included in the project.  Necaise Brothers Construction is the contractor for this project.  Image below is dated October 2020.

10/02/24 Intersection Popp’s Ferry & Pass Road… improvements associated with the Popp’s Ferry Road extension project.  Pass Road is left to right; Popp’s Ferry Road is top to bottom; North is at the top of the page.  (Click to enlarge)

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