Blake Bell, Author at The Vicksburg Post
Crime
Officials with the Webster Police Department in Texas say investigators are en route to Mississippi to continue a homicide investigation in which the most recent ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, May 7, 2024 1:54 pm
Education
Construction of two new buildings is officially underway at Tallulah Academy after a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, just over two years after parts of the school’s ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, May 7, 2024 1:30 pm
Crime
A man who is considered a person of interest in a homicide investigation in Webster, Texas is awaiting extradition in the Warren County Jail after ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, May 7, 2024 12:37 pm
Crime
A report of gunfire over the weekend at Eastbrook Apartments led to the arrest of a Vicksburg man on drugs and weapons charges. According to ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, May 6, 2024 4:52 pm
Local
Thursday’s special election will decide Vicksburg’s next Ward 1 alderman and eight polling places will be open for eligible voters. Vicksburg City Clerk Deborah Nickson ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, May 6, 2024 4:17 pm
News
An inspirational comeback story helped Warren Central flip the script in its softball playoff series against South Panola. Maddie Pant returned to the pitcher’s circle ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, May 4, 2024 10:36 pm
Local
Nine of the 10 candidates qualifying to run for Vicksburg’s open Ward 1 alderman seat appeared before voters Thursday in a candidates’ forum organized by ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, May 4, 2024 11:21 am
Education
River City Early College (RCEC) held its annual academic signing day Friday at the Vicksburg Convention Center, where more than 70 seniors announced their collegiate ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, May 3, 2024 8:21 pm
News
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. says he will recommend a pay increase for city employees at Monday’s regular meeting of the Board of Mayor and ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, May 3, 2024 5:04 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
City leaders, residents, and visitors gathered around the steps at Vicksburg City Hall Thursday in one of thousands of observances across the country of this ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, May 2, 2024 4:24 pm
Crime
Four Vicksburg residents are facing felony drug charges after a traffic stop Tuesday led law enforcement to the discovery of methamphetamines and a stolen firearm. ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, May 2, 2024 3:25 pm
Columnists
On today’s front page, you can read all about how one of Vicksburg’s most important annual programs is getting ready to kick off its 2024 ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 3:08 pm
Lifestyles
The Vicksburg City Pool is preparing to launch its 2024 swimming lessons sessions in June and Director Sylvia Gurtowski said there will be classes available ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 10:25 pm
Education
The Vicksburg Warren School District during its monthly meeting Thursday re-approved a 2023 motion to purchase electric buses. VWSD officials said the original February 2023 ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, April 27, 2024 10:34 am
Local
The question of what should come next for a canine belonging to Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) following the resignation of her longtime handler has become ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, April 25, 2024 10:51 pm
Columnists
After nearly 20 years in the newspaper business, I thought I had covered almost everything, but this weekend’s Miss Mississippi’s Teen competition proved me wrong. ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:12 am
Local
The list of candidates vying to replace the late Michael Mayfield Sr. as alderman for Vicksburg’s Ward 1 became official Monday morning when 10 people ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, April 22, 2024 2:17 pm
Lifestyles
The Bill Dance Mississippi River Monsters catfish tournament will make its return to Vicksburg this summer and the event’s namesake was in the River City ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, April 20, 2024 11:28 am
Downtown Vicksburg
The third annual Vicksburg Arts and Music Festival kicked off Friday night at the Vicksburg Convention Center and continues through today and into this evening. ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, April 20, 2024 8:34 am
Crime
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday issued a press release updating the murder case of Vicksburg native Sade Robinson, with more grisly discoveries coming ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, April 19, 2024 3:46 pm
Columnists
Like a lot of jobs that people often see portrayed in movies, there are a lot of misconceptions about reporters. It seems that a lot ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, April 19, 2024 10:32 am
Crime
Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) held a town hall meeting Tuesday evening and opened the door for discussions with the public on an array of issues, ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, April 19, 2024 8:07 am
Local
During its regular meeting Monday, the Warren County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the expansion of the Bovina fire protection district following a public hearing ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 2:10 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Joe Borgstrom stood in the afternoon sunlight streaming into The Watermark Vicksburg through its open sky light Monday evening and explained the rules to a ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 9:03 am
Crime
A Vicksburg man has become the second suspect taken into custody by Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) in connection with a shooting on Elizabeth Circle earlier ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, April 16, 2024 7:53 pm
Local
The Warren County Board of Supervisors during its regular meeting Monday approved a disaster declaration following last week’s storm, which left many residents dealing with ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, April 15, 2024 2:18 pm
News
As crews continue working to clear the wreckage beneath the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, strategies for how to best undergo the mission ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, April 12, 2024 10:32 pm
Local
The second of four yearly flag-raising ceremonies sponsored by The Army-Navy Club of Vicksburg will take place Tuesday, marking the spring installment of the event ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, April 12, 2024 8:11 am
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