Fireworks banned in city

Published 11:42 am Wednesday, June 29, 2011

A fireworks ban was issued today for Vicksburg through the July 4th holiday, but the annual fireworks extravaganza on the Yazoo Diversion Canal will go on.

Vicksburg Fire Chief Charles Atkins this morning issued the ban for all fireworks in the city.

Vicksburg rainfall to date this year is nearly 10 inches below the average, leaving lawns and public grassy areas parched.

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No ban has been established outside the city in the county.

The annual fireworks display is set for 9 p.m. Monday after a performance by the Vicksburg band The Chill on the front porch of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Depot on Levee Street at 7 p.m.