Showing posts with label mayors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mayors. Show all posts

Monday, February 12, 2007

Holloway Stresses Biloxi's "Spirit" In His Annual Address
The downtown Biloxi library will be rebuilt on the old Dukate school property. At a speech Monday afternoon, Mayor A.J. Holloway announced the library would be on the third floor of a new Howard Avenue community center. In his State of the City speech, Holloway credited residents for being so resilient. "The spirit of our city is as strong as ever," he said. Brad Kessie reports.

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Warr Tells Gulfport "We Are Traveling Uncharted Waters"
Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr will not let Hurricane Katrina define his city. Warr made that declaration Thursday during a 45 minute state of the city address. The mayor used his annual speech to remind citizens that Hurricane Katrina caused about $155 million in damage to his city. As Brad Kessie reports, Warr said there were lot of things left to fix -- from the messed up waterfront to the parks in Orange Grove.

Monday, January 29, 2007

New Orleans mayor: Where's the money?
Biloxi Mayor Vetoes Condo Proposal
Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway has vetoed three measures that would have allowed construction of the Tower at Edgewater, a 29-story condominium tower in west Biloxi. Five councilmembers would have to vote in favor of overriding the mayor's veto, within 10 working days. The original council vote on the proposal was 4-3. The location of the Tower at Edgewater is between Edgewater Village, and the 22 story Beau View condo.

Sunday, January 21, 2007

GCN - General News Update

GCN - General News Update: "Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr, who traveled to China this past week, is quoted in an article in the Chinese Press. The story is on a method of panel construction that could be used to speed housing rebuilding if adopted in the U.S. (More Here)"

Saturday, January 20, 2007

-Waveland Controversy Deepens - GCN Special Report

Friday, January 19, 2007

SunHerald.com : Biloxi and Gulfport News, Casinos, Jobs, Real Estate, Sports and Cars

SunHerald.com : Biloxi and Gulfport News, Casinos, Jobs, Real Estate, Sports and Cars: "Mayor makes right turn on Main
Mayor Xavier Bishop has turned in the blue light he was using to make traffic stops, mostly along the city's Main Street.
( By KAREN NELSON, Klnelson@sunherald.com, 01/19/2007 03:01 AM CST)"