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C I T YCLOSEUPS B I L O X I
story by Kelsey Sunderman-Foster photo courtesy of City of Biloxi
Not one, not two, but three ribbon cutting were held in the City of Biloxi in late November of 2019. The rst, the dedication of the Gulf Coast Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in Veterans Memorial Park in Biloxi, had a very special guest. Speaking at the dedication was 96-year-old Hershel “Woody” Williams, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient and Marine corporal who saved countless American lives in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
In the same week, the City and Harrison County dedicated the
pedestrian overpass at U.S. 90 north
of the small craft harbor, and the City held a ribbon cutting for its newest re station, Station 10, on old Highway 67, just east of Cedar Lake Road.
The new pedestrian overpass, a $2.4 million endeavor funded by Harrison County residents, will link two hotels, the Hilton Garden Inn and yet-to-open Legends, with the areas south of U.S. 90: the Biloxi waterfront, Guice Park, the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor and Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The $2 million Station 10 is expected to dramatically
decrease response times in the East Woolmarket area. The station will be sta ed 24 hours a day, typically with four re ghters.
“These are three signi cant events, for sure,” said Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich, “But anytime you have a World War II hero in your midst, it’s a very special occasion.”
City of Biloxi
228.435.6254 www.biloxi.ms.us
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