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From YouTube: Biloxi Covid 19 Update 4 1 2021 mp4
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Biloxi A to Z: Shriners Boulevard closure; election reminders; COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and vaccinations; BTV; First Friday; and blooming Azaleas.
A
My
name
is
cecilia
dobbs,
walton
public
affairs
specialist
for
the
city
of
biloxi.
Here,
with
today's
report
for
friday
april,
2nd
2021
we'll
have
the
latest
on
the
corona
virus
and
vaccinations
your
weekend
preview
and
forecast
and
a
moment
of
zen,
but
we
begin
with
the
traffic
the
shriners
boulevard
road
closure,
which
was
scheduled
for
april
1st,
has
been
postponed
till
april.
The
6th
recent
heavy
rains,
along
with
an
upcoming
holiday,
has
prompted
the
new
closure
date.
A
Shirano's
boulevard
is
now
expected
to
close
on
april
the
6th
for
an
estimated
60
days,
so
that
contractors
can
install
new
drainage
in
the
area.
The
new
drainage
will
double
the
capacity
to
drain
storm
water
from
new
residential
subdivisions
in
the
area.
While
this
work
is
taking
place,
motorists
may
travel
the
area
along
a
temporary
roadway
and
still
have
access
to
businesses
near
the
shriners
and
wool
market
intersection.
A
The
temporary
roadway,
however,
will
not
be
open
to
trucks.
Primary
election
day
is
april.
The
6th
and
polls
will
be
open
from
7
a.m
to
7
p.m.
This
is
only
for
republican
primaries.
Only
four
of
the
seven
city
council
seats
are
being
contested.
That's
words:
one
four:
five
and
six.
Those
wanting
to
complete
an
absentee
ballot
may
do
so.
Saturday
april
3rd
from
8
am
to
noon
at
biloxi
city
hall,
biloxi
city
hall,
highway
will
be
closed
on
friday
for
good
friday.
A
A
As
for
the
hospitalizations,
the
state
reports
that,
as
of
march
the
30th
209
patients
with
the
virus
were
hospitalized,
statewide
20
were
in
coast,
hospitals
and
five
of
those
patients
were
in
intensive
care
units.
The
state
also
says
that,
as
of
march,
the
29th
more
than
292
thousand,
are
presumed
to
have
recovered
from
covet
19..
A
A
A
A
B
Well,
I've
been
working
for
the
city
of
alexis
for
18
years
about
18
and
a
half
years,
and
I've
been
in
the
downtown
services.
The
lexie
main
street
executive
director
position
for
the
whole
time,
and
I
love
it
and
I
am
loving,
what's
happening
to
downtown
biloxi
right
now.
We
have
been
wanting
this
to
happen
for
a
long
time
we're
getting
upper
floor,
housing,
that's
starting
and
lots
of
new
development
downtown,
so
lots
of
great
things
happening
downtown
alexa
right
now,
there's
lots
of
buzz
going
on
about
downtown's
the
place
to
be
so.
B
A
B
A
B
Off
our
first
friday
series
again
and
starting
back
in
person,
and
it
was
fabulous,
we
had
lots
of
entertainment
that
day
and
food
trucks.
We
it's
a
great
new
addition
to
downtown
is
it
they
have
a
food
truck
section
in
the
new
park
so
and
a
little
stage
for
entertainment,
and
it's
just
everybody
is
loving
being
in
the
middle
of
downtown
and
having
a
great
time
so
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
the
first
friday
event.
That's
coming
up
friday,
right
april,
2nd
tomorrow,
first
friday
for
april,
it's
gonna
be
four
to
nine.
B
A
B
Right
we've
got
extra
vendors,
so
we'll
have
lots
of
different
things
that
you
can
walk
around
and
see.
We
have
a
grown-up
easter
egg
hunt
for
the
april
1st
friday,
so
lots
of
fun
finding
the
eggs
and
you
might
find
some
great
gift
certificates
to
shop
while
you're
downtown.
So
that's
a
definitely
a
must
thing
to
do.
B
A
B
B
So
or
you
can
just
come
down
howard
avenue,
and
you
will
see
us
right
in
the
middle
of
downtown
in
the
villa
between
lemieux
street
and
raynard.
It's
on
howard
avenue
and
also
since
it
is
good
friday.
We
will
be
having
fried
fish,
so
our
food
truck's
gonna
be
serving
fried
fish,
so
come
on
down
for
some
good,
fried
fish
on
good
friday.
That's
awesome
and
usually.
A
B
As
well,
yes,
we
will,
I
mean
we'll,
have
lots
of
door
prizes
in
the
in
the
easter
egg
hunt,
but
we'll
have
we
have
a
card
that
you
get
and
we
give
away
a
gift
certificate
to
a
downtown
restaurant,
every
or
business
every
first
friday.
So
tell
us
the
time
again
when
it's
happening
friday.
This
is
4
p.m,
to
9,
00
pm
friday
april,
2nd
and.