#keesler gate

Gate hours have returned to normal this morning at Keesler’s Air Force Base, with the base’s main gate at White Avenue back open. According to a press release issued by Keesler over the weekend, all gates will be open for inbound and outbound traffic during their stand hours of operations, noting that traffic using the Meadows gate will be routed differently and all drivers should follow any…

Keesler Gate closure extended

For those of you who work, train, or do business at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, listen up!

The closure of Keesler’s main gate at the White Avenue entrance will remain closed for a few more days. Keesler officials are extending the gate closure, which was initially supposed to reopen this past Monday after a temporary closure, to next Monday, October 21st.

So from now until Monday, you’ll…

White Avenue Gate closed until October 14th

The White Avenue gate entrance at Keesler Air Force Base will be closed now through October 14th.

The City of Biloxi asked for the gate closure as they complete underground construction repairs along White Avenue and as the city hosts the 23rd annual Cruisin’ the Coast event.

The reason behind the closing is to allow for the City of Biloxi to install new water, sewer, and storm drains. They also…

Vacant houses in Biloxi to relocate

Some houses in Biloxi were saved from the wrecking ball.

Instead of demolishing five vacant houses to make way for the commercial corridor on Division between I-110 and the new Keesler gate at Forrest Avenue, four of the homes have been scooped up for relocations by entrepreneurs.

The homes went up for bid several weeks ago and they were purchased at prices from $2,500 to $5,000 plus relocation…

The city of Biloxi is also keeping an eye out for proposals to demolish or move six structures on Division Street west of I-110.

The city has been seeking proposals for the work, which includes five houses and one office building, and has extended the time frame for receiving proposals by a few days.

The city acquired the structures as part of the commercial corridor that is being created between…

Today local, state, and federal officials joined Keesler Air Force Base leaders to break ground on phase I of the new Division Street gate for Keesler Air Force Base.

Keesler and Biloxi have contemplated a new main gate for more than 15 years and Biloxi Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich says this gate has been his top priority since he took office two years ago. The gate will help alleviate traffic…

This morning at the IP casino Biloxi Mayor Fo Fo Gilich hosted the first breakfast with the mayor of 20-18. Mayor Gilich updated citizens about the handful of projects the city’s working on… Including the efforts to create a new gateway entrance into Keesler at Division street, a new business at the Woolmarket I-10 exit, and Howard avenue revitalization. One new project mayor Gilich unveiled was…