Downtown Vicksburg
Gault, White pair up for Summer Chef Series at Catfish Row Museum
The dynamic duo of chef and Viking Cooking School instructor LeAnne Gault and culinary advocate and former chef Malcolm White came together Saturday in front ...
Blake Bell, Author at The Vicksburg Post
Local
Mayfield’s summer youth program gets underway
Vicksburg Ward 1 Alderman TJ Mayfield’s Dream Community Champions Summer Program kicked off Friday with stops around town, passing out free lunches and goodie bags ...
by Blake Bell, Friday, July 11, 2025 2:23 pm
Z-News Main
VNMP receives $2.8 million private gift; demolition begins to restore battlefield, monument
The Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign wasted no time beginning work to restore a “historic” battlefield as part of a $5.3 ...
by Blake Bell, Friday, July 11, 2025 12:53 pm
Local
Bridging the gap: New administration names interim department heads
The new iteration of the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) on Thursday approved interim department heads for city offices and swore in the ...
by Blake Bell, Thursday, July 10, 2025 7:47 pm
Local
BOMA holds first meeting of new city administration; members discuss naming of department heads
The first meeting of the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) since the new city administration was sworn into office in early July took ...
by Blake Bell, Monday, July 7, 2025 12:11 pm
Local
Vicksburg home burns for second time in under a year; fire began during renovations from earlier incident
A home located at 601 Longview St. caught fire Monday morning while being renovated due to a fire that damaged the house in November. Vicksburg ...
by Blake Bell, Monday, July 7, 2025 10:50 am
Local
‘Pressing things that we need to do’: Thompson talks fast start in mayor’s office
Three days after officially taking office, Vicksburg Mayor Willis Thompson spent time in the office of Mississippi State Auditor Shad White. Thompson said Thursday that ...
by Blake Bell, Friday, July 4, 2025 4:00 am
Crime
VPD nabs local man for ATM burglary
The Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) now has a suspect in custody for the burglary of an ATM machine early Sunday morning inside a gas station ...
by Blake Bell, Thursday, July 3, 2025 5:17 pm
History
A family affair: Genealogy group makes stop in River City
Despite the fact that descendants of Joseph Vick can be found all across the United States, one official group of Vicks only visits the River ...
by Blake Bell, Thursday, July 3, 2025 8:12 am
Crime
Suspected prowler shot in county receives minor injuries; matter under investigation
Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said a suspected prowler was shot early Monday morning in the 200 block of Burnt House Road. Pace said the ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 6:41 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
‘Love, love, love’: Marker honoring late Alderman Michael Mayfield Sr. unveiled in downtown Vicksburg
During a ceremony held Saturday outside the Community Development Building on South Street, a group came together to witness the unveiling of a marker in ...
by Blake Bell, Monday, June 30, 2025 2:19 pm
News
Changing of the guard: New city administration sworn in at inauguration event
A new administration for the City of Vicksburg was sworn into office Sunday night at the Ardis T. Williams Sr. Auditorium. Judge James Jefferson Jr. ...
by Blake Bell, Monday, June 30, 2025 6:47 am
Local
Vicksburg supports local artist following vehicle fire
Vicksburg artist Chris Porter, known to locals as the painter behind hundreds of depictions of life and music in the Mississippi Delta and owner of ...
by Blake Bell, Friday, June 27, 2025 3:59 pm
Local
VPD: Vicksburg police officer injured in morning crash after being forced from roadway
A Vicksburg police officer is recovering in an area hospital after being forced from the roadway by another car and crashing into a tree, police ...
by Blake Bell, Thursday, June 26, 2025 10:09 am
Education
‘A big role’: VWSD superintendent breaks down recently approved Hawaii trip
Following a decision by the Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) Board of Trustees at its May 29 meeting to approve travel to a conference in ...
by Blake Bell, Tuesday, June 24, 2025 9:35 pm
Crime
WCSO nabs man wanted for shooting 2 women in Yazoo City
A Yazoo City man wanted for shooting two women at an apartment complex Sunday morning before fleeing town was apprehended just hours later by Warren ...
by Blake Bell, Monday, June 23, 2025 1:36 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
SUMMER CHEF SERIES: Starr shares generations of family’s cooking from the soul
Dr. Kathy Starr told those in attendance at Catfish Row Museum’s second installment of the Summer Chef Series Saturday in downtown Vicksburg that cooking doesn’t ...
by Blake Bell, Saturday, June 21, 2025 4:31 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
‘Slow down’ Saturdays: Farmer’s Market thrives in summer months
Summer has arrived in earnest in Vicksburg, and with it has come this year’s Farmer’s Market, open each Saturday through Aug. 2 from 8 until ...
by Blake Bell, Saturday, June 21, 2025 6:25 am
Crime
WCSO nabs 6 in months-long theft ring
Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said deputies with the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from a number of local law enforcement agencies, have arrested ...
by Blake Bell, Friday, June 20, 2025 6:38 pm
Columnists
Don’t ignore what your body is trying to tell you
Growing up, I heard a lot of adults joke about how they didn’t go to a doctor as a kid unless a bone was broken. ...
by Blake Bell, Thursday, June 19, 2025 8:48 pm
Local
ELECTION CERTIFIED: Thompson, Bailey win mayoral, alderman races
Vicksburg’s June 3 municipal election produced tight results in the races for mayor and Ward 2 alderman, with challengers Willis Thompson and Vickie Bailey, respectively, ...
by Blake Bell, Wednesday, June 11, 2025 10:58 am
Local
Vicksburg municipal election results expected to be certified by Friday
Vicksburg’s June 3 municipal election yielded razor-thin results, with unofficial numbers giving mayoral challenger Willis Thompson and Ward 2 challenger Vickie Bailey wins by a ...
by Blake Bell, Tuesday, June 10, 2025 7:07 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
No injuries, major damage in overnight fire in downtown
A fire that reportedly broke out early Sunday morning in a storage area in the building housing 10 South restaurant, The LOFTS apartments and Trustmark ...
by Blake Bell, Sunday, June 8, 2025 6:59 am
Local
84-year-old Warren County man survives tree falling on car; killed by motorist minutes later
A Warren County man whose car was pinned under a fallen tree was killed Thursday morning after a motorist collided with the tree just minutes ...
by Blake Bell, Thursday, June 5, 2025 3:09 pm
Local
Thompson, Bailey come out on top in unofficial municipal election results
With all precincts reporting, challengers Willis Thompson and Vickie Bailey finished on top in Tuesday’s municipal election in Vicksburg, defeating the incumbents, Mayor George Flaggs ...
by Blake Bell, Tuesday, June 3, 2025 10:23 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Community unites for Stop the Violence Rally
The City of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) partnered to bring a Stop the Violence Rally to the River City over the weekend, ...
by Blake Bell, Sunday, June 1, 2025 9:36 am
Crime
15-year-old shooting suspect surrenders to WCSO
The 15-year-old suspect wanted for a shooting Thursday morning on Heartwood Drive turned himself in to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) Friday afternoon. Warren ...
by Blake Bell, Saturday, May 31, 2025 9:41 am
Columnists
Municipal matters matter as election day approaches
This time next week the City of Vicksburg will know who will make up the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that will lead our city ...
by Blake Bell, Thursday, May 29, 2025 11:41 pm
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