Crime
Teen wanted in connection to recent shooting captured
A Vicksburg teenager wanted in connection to shooting at his ex-girlfriend earlier this month is in custody. Kentavious Ford, 17, was arrested after a drawn-out ...
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Mayor calls work session on paving, infrastructure
Mayor George Flaggs Jr. is calling a Feb. 8 work session of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen ...
Jackson announces bid to become Vicksburg’s mayor
Just over a year after being sworn in as a member of the Warren County Board of Supervisors, ...
Warren County COVID-19 vaccine site one step closer to reality
From city and county leaders to those in the Legislature, Warren County’s advocacy to host a drive-through COVID-19 ...
Fire reported at Shamrock Apartments
Hot grease was the cause of a fire that damaged an apartment at the Shamrock Apartments on Belva ...
Downtown Vicksburg
Mayor calls work session on paving, infrastructure
Mayor George Flaggs Jr. is calling a Feb. 8 work session of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to discuss a $4 million street paving ...
by John Surratt.
Local
Hinds announces Deans’ Scholars for Fall 2020
RAYMOND — Hinds Community College has announced the Deans’ Scholars for the Fall 2020 semester. Deans’ Scholars are those students with a cumulative 3.5 to ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, January 25, 2021 10:49 am
BREAKING NEWS
COVID-19 vaccination site ‘should’ begin administering vaccines Feb. 1
COVID-19 vaccines “should” begin being administered at a drive-thru site in Warren County beginning Feb. 1. Warren County Emergency Management Agency Director John Elfer said ...
by Tim Reeves, Monday, January 25, 2021 8:52 am
Local
Entergy working to restore power to hundreds of customers
More than 600 Entergy customers are trying to make their way to work or school this morning without power. As of 7:30 a.m. Monday, Entergy ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, January 25, 2021 7:46 am
Columnists
Mississippians must remember they control their own destiny
A degree of turmoil following November’s contentious elections was expected. The extent of the unrest surpassed anything fathomed, culminating in a full-fledged attack on the ...
by Tim Reeves, Sunday, January 24, 2021 5:35 pm
Local
Two weddings within one year kept the Fordice family quite busy
There is a saying that sisters are different flowers from the same garden. ||| What a beautiful proverb. And how apropos these words are for ...
by Terri Cowart Frazier, Sunday, January 24, 2021 2:56 pm
Sports
Sports column: College football, Part 2, is approaching fast
There’s an old joke in the South that there are two seasons — football, and spring football. Thanks to COVID-19, that will actually be true ...
by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, January 24, 2021 2:00 pm
Sports
Game Plan
The Vicksburg Post welcomes your items for the Game Plan. Submit items by email sports@vicksburgpost.com and include the name and phone number of a contact ...
by Staff Reports, Sunday, January 24, 2021 10:00 am
Sports
Who’s Hot
Hendrix Eldridge, 12, won the women’s Chill in the Hills10K championship on Jan. 16 with a time of 50 minutes, 22 seconds.
by Staff Reports, Sunday, January 24, 2021 9:55 am
Sports
Coleman nets win No. 600 as St. Al beats Washington
In a span of 24 hours, the St. Aloysius Lady Flashes surpassed last season’s win total and gave their coach a milestone victory. Elizabeth Theriot ...
by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, January 23, 2021 6:54 pm
Sports
Warren Central Junior High’s run ends in Little Six championship game
Warren Central Junior High’s boys’ basketball team entered the Little Six Tournament with a .500 record and not much more than a dream of winning ...
by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, January 23, 2021 6:53 pm
Local
‘It is bogus’: Officials don’t know what D.C. group is trying to accomplish
A mailout hitting mailboxes in and around Vicksburg from a conservative political action committee based in Washington D.C. claims the city is just days away ...
by Tim Reeves, Saturday, January 23, 2021 5:03 pm
Local
Mississippi awards almost $3M in preservation grants; two in Vicksburg
JACKSON (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is awarding nearly $3 million for preservation and restoration projects. The Community Heritage Preservation Grant ...
by Tim Reeves, Saturday, January 23, 2021 4:19 pm
Local
Public records: Recent deeds, marriage licenses filed with Warren County
Public records filed at the Warren County Courthouse between Jan. 11 and Jan. 18. Warranty Deeds Sara Stevenson Abraham, Sara Stevenson Abraham, Executrix, and ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, January 23, 2021 3:59 pm
COVID-19
Doc: COVID vaccination plan for long-term care was ‘faulty’
JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi’s top health official criticized the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine within the state’s long-term care facilities Friday, calling the plan made ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, January 23, 2021 3:52 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Vicksburg completes perfect season by capturing Little Six Championship
Coach Julius Williams knew there was pressure on Vicksburg’s ninth-grade boys’ basketball team. They had an undefeated season heading into the Little Six tournament and ...
by Tim Reeves, Saturday, January 23, 2021 2:25 pm
Local
Yazoo Backwater Pumps Project gets $11.2 million from Corps
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is allocating $11.2 million for pre-construction project planning and acquiring mitigation property for the Yazoo Backwater Pump Project, according ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, January 23, 2021 1:45 pm
Local
Bowmar students launch digital newspaper — The Leader’s Log
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Three Bowmar Avenue Elementary students had the idea to start a school newspaper and, with a little help from ...
by Terri Cowart Frazier, Saturday, January 23, 2021 1:27 pm
Sports
Madison Central thwarts Warren Central’s playoff hopes
In the final moments of Friday’s game against Madison Central, Tony King shook free from the defense and unleashed a rocket of a shot toward ...
by Ernest Bowker, Friday, January 22, 2021 11:54 pm
Sports
Basketball roundup: Lady Flashes lock down Park Place, VHS sweeps Ridgeland, PCA girls win in OT
The St. Aloysius Lady Flashes used some tight defense and a balanced scoring effort to find a win near the end of a long and ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, January 22, 2021 11:51 pm
Local
Warren County residents take part in ‘Bernie’ internet craze
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Wearing mittens made out of recycled materials and a warm winter jacket, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders pulled off a casual inauguration ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, January 22, 2021 9:08 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Fire destroys Harrison Street home; family escapes
A Vicksburg family is safe but shaken after they were able to escape a devasting house fire Friday evening. At around 6:45 p.m. Friday, 911 ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, January 22, 2021 7:14 pm
Local
Emergency units responding to accident on Halls Ferry
Units with the Vicksburg Fire Department and the Vicksburg Police Department have responded to a 4-vehicle accident on Halls Ferry near Confederate Avenue and Divison ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, January 22, 2021 5:21 pm
Crime
Crime reports: Officers respond to multiple burglary calls
Wednesday, officers with the Vicksburg Police Department responded to multiple burglaries; one involving an automobile, the other a home. At 1:13 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, January 22, 2021 3:45 pm
Local
‘White wall’ of fog hampers weeks-long search for hunters
Authorities hope to get back on the Mississippi River after the weather has hampered recent efforts to continue the search for two duck hunters missing ...
by John Surratt, Friday, January 22, 2021 3:03 pm
Sports
Delta State football coach Cooley gets contract extension
CLEVELAND, Miss. — Delta State University has announced a four-year contract extension for football head coach Todd Cooley. The new deal has Cooley signed through ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, January 22, 2021 2:28 pm
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