Local
City of Vicksburg signs agreement with Fordice to build animal shelter
The city has an agreement with Fordice Construction to build a new animal shelter. The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday authorized Mayor ...
John Surratt, Author at The Vicksburg Post
John Surratt is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in general studies. He has worked as an editor, reporter and photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post staff since 2011 and covers city government. He and his wife attend St. Paul Catholic Church and he is a member of the Port City Kiwanis Club.
Crime
Members announced for Youth Violence Prevention Committee
The potential solution to Vicksburg’s juvenile violence problem will take the cooperation of city and county resources and Mayor George Flaggs Jr. has assembled a ...
by John Surratt, Monday, February 6, 2023 9:29 am
Faith
POSSIBLE PLANTICIDE: Hawkins play teaches lesson in the case of the dead Ficus
Call it a potential case of “planticide.” The Ficus tree in Larry and Louise’s living room is dead, their guests gathered for an evening social ...
by John Surratt, Sunday, February 5, 2023 4:00 am
Local
PHOTO GALLERY: Vicksburg Firefighters honored for 15 years of service
Three Vicksburg firefighters were recognized for 15 years of service with the city. Pictured are Lt. Gerrick Durrell, fire inspector Nathaniel Williams and Lt. Joseph Rusche. ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, January 26, 2023 10:48 am
Local
PHOTO GALLERY: 20 years of service with the Vicksburg Fire Department
Three Vicksburg firefighters were recognized last week by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for 20 years of service with the Vicksburg Fire Department: Associate ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 1:51 pm
COVID-19
After COVID-19, Vicksburg’s churches see slow rise in attendance
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in 2020, it forced people, businesses and organizations to radically change the way they conducted business and ...
by John Surratt, Sunday, January 22, 2023 4:00 am
Columnists
SURRATT: My favorite time of year is here
Unless you are super religious, it passed by unnoticed two weeks ago. Jan. 6; the feast of the Epiphany. The day the Bible tells us ...
by John Surratt, Friday, January 20, 2023 4:00 am
Local
Vicksburg Fire Department upgrades ambulance fleet
The Vicksburg Fire Department upgraded its ambulance fleet Wednesday with the introduction of two new vehicles during a brief ceremony at the Central Fire Station. ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, January 18, 2023 2:47 pm
Local
City of Vicksburg sewer upgrade cost increases to $3.05 million
Increased project costs involving repairs and upgrades to Vicksburg’s 115-year-old sewer system have forced city officials to make changes in a loan agreement with the ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, January 17, 2023 2:11 pm
Local
People urged to continue King’s legacy at Alpha Phi Alpha MLK Scholarship Breakfast
People can best honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy by moving forward and continuing his work toward equality, the president of Alcorn State University told ...
by John Surratt, Monday, January 16, 2023 3:26 pm
Faith
Camp Winshape returning to Crossway Church this summer
One of the area’s most popular summer camp programs will again be held on the campus of Crossway Church. Camp Winshape, a faith-based summer day ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, January 14, 2023 4:00 am
Business
Flaggs: MCITy, Port to spur retail, population growth for Vicksburg
Mayor George Flaggs Jr. believes two projects in the city will help attract more population and retail outlets to Vicksburg. “I really believe it will ...
by John Surratt, Friday, January 13, 2023 4:21 pm
Faith
Antiochian Men honor local first responders with appreciation dinner
The Antiochian Men, the men’s group for St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, honored Warren County’s first responders on Tuesday with an appreciation dinner at the ...
by John Surratt, Friday, January 13, 2023 3:05 pm
Columnists
SURRATT: Are you paraskevidekatriaphobic?
Do you suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia? At some point in our lives, we’ve all heard the term “triskaidekaphobia,” which is the fear of the number 13. ...
by John Surratt, Friday, January 13, 2023 4:00 am
Local
Programs scheduled to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday
Alcorn State University President Dr. Felicia M. Nave will be the featured speaker for the 34th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast at 8:30 ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, January 12, 2023 2:50 pm
Local
Fordice Construction gets bid for Vicksburg animal shelter
Vicksburg is getting a new animal shelter after action Wednesday by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen awarding the project to Fordice Construction Co. of ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, January 12, 2023 9:40 am
Downtown Vicksburg
Lone bid for city bike trail more than $200k over budget
The sole bid for work on Vicksburg’s Wheels on the Hills bicycle trail was rejected Wednesday by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen after it ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, January 11, 2023 2:06 pm
Local
City receives animal shelter bids; to name contractor Wednesday
A contractor for a new Vicksburg animal shelter is expected to be named Wednesday afternoon. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen received four bids for ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 12:50 pm
Local
Warren County Supervisors considering applicants for vacant justice court seat
A decision on a replacement for former Justice Court Judge Edwin Woods Jr. could come at Monday’s Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting. Woods, who ...
by John Surratt, Monday, January 9, 2023 4:29 pm
Local
Sewer line evaluations continue at Grove, Farmer streets in Vicksburg
Smoke billows up from a manhole at the intersection of Grove and Farmer streets Monday afternoon as employees for Suncoast Infrastructure smoke test swerve lines ...
by John Surratt, Monday, January 9, 2023 3:09 pm
Faith
A New Chapter: Buckles retiring from First Baptist
Jan. 31 marks a new chapter in Matt Buckles’ life. It marks his final day after 18-and-a-half years as pastor of First Baptist Church. “I’ve ...
by John Surratt, Sunday, January 8, 2023 4:00 am
Local
LOCAL LEGISLATORS SPEAK: Initiative, income tax possible issues for Mississippi Legislature
With the Mississippi Legislature getting ready to enter its second week, some holdovers from the 2022 session could be back on the table. The Legislature ...
by John Surratt, Friday, January 6, 2023 6:07 pm
Business
Cruise lines set 242 dockings in Vicksburg for 2023
After being shut down in 2020 because of COVID-19, the river cruise boats that ply the Mississippi River bringing tourists to Vicksburg and other ports ...
by John Surratt, Friday, January 6, 2023 3:18 pm
Columnists
SURRATT: Our weather remains a mystery
It’s the thing that, according to the saying, everybody complains about but nobody does anything. Since the fall, which I don’t believe we had, the ...
by John Surratt, Friday, January 6, 2023 4:00 am
Local
Delbert Hosemann seeks reelection, proposes tax rebate
Citing the success of his first term, an active legislative agenda and a proposed tax rebate of more than $200 million, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, January 5, 2023 1:19 pm
Local
Flaggs receives Americanism Award from American Legion Post 213
American Legion Post 213 Legionnaire Dorwin Shields, third from right, presented Mayor George Flaggs Jr. with the Americanism Award as Ward 1 Alderman Michael Mayfield, ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, January 5, 2023 9:47 am
Local
City of Vicksburg takes bids for second paving phase
Two contractors, one from Jackson and the other from Vicksburg, were the only companies submitting bids for the city of Vicksburg’s Group 2 paving project. ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, January 3, 2023 12:17 pm
Faith
WALKING INTO 2023 WITH CHRIST: Watch Night observances set for Vicksburg-area churches
Saturday, from about 10 p.m. until midnight or 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, the congregations of many African American churches in Warren County will participate in ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, December 31, 2022 4:00 am
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