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<b>B.J. Lyle</b>
Lyle tapped as Warren County Welcome Center head
B.J. Lyle hopes childhood memories of Vicksburg help her promote tourism and visitorship in her new gig at the Mississippi Welcome Center. “My uncle would bring me with him all the time to Vicksb...
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Casino tex revenue
Vicksburg’s five casinos pay a 3.2 percent revenue tax to the State of Mississippi that is divided — with 10 percent going to schools, 25 percent to Warren County and 65 percent to the city. A seco...
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Sales tax revenue
The City of Vicksburg receives 18.5 percent of all sales taxes collected by businesses in the city limits. Revenues to the city lag actual sales tax collections by two months, that is, receipts f...
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Survey: Newspapers still main source
Local newspapers remain the dominant source of news in small towns and rural areas, according to the results of a survey performed by the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Center for Advanced Social ...
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Chamber to host after-hours event
The Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce will host its business-after-hours event Thursday from 5 until 7 p.m. at Rainbow Hotel and Casino. Refreshments will be served, and members will hav...
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State forest council sets February event
The Mississippi Urban Forest Council will host the Urban Forestry and Green Infrastructure Conference and the Annual Forestry and Tree City USA Awards Feb. 7 and 8 at the Mississippi Museum of Natu...
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Dr. George at Work
Dr. George R. Abraham is a native of Vicksburg and a former longtime educator, business manager and consultant. He is an author who contributes weekly to The Vicksburg Post and hosts “The Dr. George Show” on 1490 AM at the Klondyke in Vicksburg from 9 until 10 a.m. each Tuesday. He can be reached at georgerabraham@aol.com.