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Business owners are relying on a good summer season

BILOXI, MS (WLOX)- Whether visitors plan to stay, play, shop or relax, South Mississippi business owners just hope the summer attracts a crowd. For Sharkheads this will be the first Memorial Day weekend the souvenir shop is open since 2005.

Owner J.J. Pierotich said, "We have invested and leveraged everything we had on this building and we are trying to move forward and to help Biloxi regain itself as a tourist destination."

For the Pierotich family tourism is vital to keeping the business afloat.

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Bullet flies through Biloxi Waffle House

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BILOXI, MS (WLOX)- According to Biloxi police, a gun went off inside the downtown Biloxi Waffle House early Friday morning.  The bullet shattered one of the restaurant's windows.  Moments later, the gun's owner was taken to jail.

Police say Sam Edward Yu is charged with attempted aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.  The 21-year-old is from Montgomery, Alabama. 

Gulf's restoration roadmap about to be debated

BILOXI, MS (WLOX)- A plan that could become the roadmap to restore the Gulf of Mexico is about to be debated.

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council's draft plan was released Thursday.  And meetings with the public to get their thoughts about the roadmap will be heard on June 11.

Weekend Whereabouts: May 24-27

Weekend Whereabouts: May 24-27

 

12th Annual St. Ann's Catfish Festival

The Lizana Community's very own St. Ann's Catholic Church invites you to their 12 Annual Catfish Festival. Festival goers of all ages will enjoy the carnival rides, as well as, games like BINGO. Plus they'll have silent and live auctions. With live entertainment this event is sure to keep you entertained all weekend long.

12th Annual St. Ann's Catfish Festival

Friday,5pm-11pm

Saturday, 9am-11pm

Sunday,9am-6pm

St. Ann Church, Gulfport

228-832-2560

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I-110 drawbridge work begins in June

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BILOXI, MS (WLOX)- Modifications must be made to the I-110 bridge.  That work will start in earnest in June.  And when it does, drivers will notice the southbound side of I-110 looks slightly different.

Biloxi remembers the beachfront's non-violent wade-in

BILOXI, MS (WLOX)- The year was 1963.  Members of Biloxi's black community were tired of not being allowed to freely use the beach.  So, they organized a wade-in.  More than six dozen people marched to the waterfront.  And hundreds of others watched from afar.

Unlike violent clashes at two preview wade-ins in 1959 and 1960, the peaceful protest in the summer of 1963 began a movement to open the beach to everyone.

Mad Potter's pods will debut next spring

BILOXI, MS (WLOX)- George Ohr's work with ceramic art earned him the title the Mad Potter of Biloxi.  That art is about to be showcased in its permanent home near Biloxi's eastern tip.

The final phase of construction at the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi is now underway.  Work just started to finish what are commonly called the pods, those oddly shaped silver shells that sit in the center of the Ohr campus.