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Mississippi College releases Fall 2020 president’s list
CLINTON — The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs has announced the students named to the president’s list for the Fall 2020 semester. To be eligible ...
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City OK’s contract for road extension, pickleball courts
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen Monday approved two items expected to enhance Halls Ferry Park. In unanimous ...
No shots fired: Incident in Walmart sparks active shooter calls
An apparent confrontation between an individual and a group of people inside Walmart resulted in multiple calls to ...
Louisiana Department of Transportation extending lane closures
Lane closures on the Interstate 20 bridge over the Mississippi River have been extended through Feb. 14, according ...
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 ...
COVID-19
VWSD provides weekly update on COVID-19 activity within schools
In its weekly COVID-19 activity report to the Mississippi State Department of Health, the Vicksburg Warren School District announced six positive cases involving students and ...
by Tim Reeves.
Sports
Hillcrest snaps Lady Flashes’ winning streak
The St. Aloysius Lady Flashes got a balanced scoring effort on Monday night, but the final score against Hillcrest Christian was not the same. Amber ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, January 26, 2021 11:07 am
BREAKING NEWS
Appointments open up for Warren County COVID-19 vaccination site
Even before local officials could publicize that appointments for the drive-through COVID-19 vaccination site in Warren County were open, residents were already flocking to the ...
by Tim Reeves, Tuesday, January 26, 2021 10:32 am
Crime
Crime reports: Gun stolen in Georgia recovered during Vicksburg traffic stop
A Vicksburg man is facing felony weapons charges following a traffic stop late Friday. Xavier Porter, 24, of Vicksburg, was arrested at the scene of ...
by Tim Reeves, Monday, January 25, 2021 4:51 pm
Crime
Crime reports: Vicksburg man chokes, threatens to kill girlfriend
A Vicksburg man has been charged with aggravated assault, domestic violence following an incident Saturday afternoon. Saturday, at 4:06 p.m., officers responded to an address ...
by Tim Reeves, Monday, January 25, 2021 4:21 pm
COVID-19
Crime reports: Multiple meth arrests made during weekend traffic stops
In two separate traffic stops over the weekend, officers made multiple arrests for possession of methamphetamine, with one of those individuals also now facing felony ...
by Tim Reeves, Monday, January 25, 2021 3:50 pm
Crime
Crime reports: Vicksburg family discovers man living in their home
A family returning to their Washington Street home after a “period of weeks” discovered a Flora man had taken up residence. On Sunday, at 8:39 ...
by Tim Reeves, Monday, January 25, 2021 3:40 pm
COVID-19
COVID-19 cases continue to trend lower in Warren County
As January is on the doorstep of becoming the worst month of the COVID-19 pandemic in Warren County, the recent trend of new cases in ...
by Tim Reeves, Monday, January 25, 2021 2:25 pm
BREAKING NEWS
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, Shawn Jackson is now seeking a different ...
by Tim Reeves, Monday, January 25, 2021 1:29 pm
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 ...
by Tim Reeves, Monday, January 25, 2021 1:01 pm
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
COVID-19
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 vaccination site is becoming closer to reality. ...
by Tim Reeves, Sunday, January 24, 2021 4:11 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
Fire reported at Shamrock Apartments
Hot grease was the cause of a fire that damaged an apartment at the Shamrock Apartments on Belva Drive. The fire occurred about 5 p.m. ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, January 23, 2021 5:20 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
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