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Peter J. Halat Jr. (born July 27, 1942) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the twelfth mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi, [1] and was later convicted and served time for his involvement in a criminal conspiracy which led to the 1987 murders of Halat's former law partner, Mississippi judge Vincent Sherry, and Sherry's wife Margaret, a Biloxi city councilwoman. [2]
In 1919, Biloxi voters opted to have a new full-time government with a mayor and two commissioners elected to four-year terms. This system remained in place until voters again amended the city's governing structure in 1978, approving a mayor-council form of government with a city-wide elected mayor and councilmen elected from seven wards in the ...
Biloxi: Barq's root beer was created by Edward C. Barq in 1898 and was produced on this site until 1936. 2: Raymond Bass Site (22HR636) February 26, 1987 : Address restricted [6] Biloxi: Domestic camp site, 1499-1000 AD [7] 3: Beauvoir: Beauvoir
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Getty Images Biloxi, a small but important city on Mississippi's Gulf Coast, has been reincarnated many times since its founding in the early 1700's, but it has always remained the "Playground of ...
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Transportation officials evaluate damage to the Hallett Street rail bridge in Hillsdale Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, after it was struck by a garbage truck.
As mayor, Holloway envisioned as many as 20 casino resorts in Biloxi in 10 years, and as many as 30,000 hotel rooms and 30,000 employees in the casino resort industry. His "Reviving the Renaissance" initiative also promised improvements in areas such as affordable housing, historic preservation, public safety and public education.