Downtown Vicksburg
American Cruise Lines joins city’s riverfront redevelopment vision
A second riverboat cruise line has leased waterfront property from the city. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen Wednesday approved a 20-year lease with American ...
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.
Local
Suit asks court to order construction of backwater area pumps
A court order to install pumps in the Yazoo River Backwater Area is one of the remedies sought in a class-action lawsuit filed against the ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 6:14 pm
Business
City moves forward with extending road between Chick-fil-A, Starbuck’s
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has taken another step toward building an alternate route to Halls Ferry Park. The board Wednesday authorized City Clerk ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 5:20 pm
Local
Deadline looms for public input on backwater pump project
As the deadline for public comment nears, officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District report receiving a large number of people have ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 4:13 pm
Columnists
COVID-19 came too close to my family for comfort
COVID-19 hit close — too close — to home last week. Last Monday my daughter learned that a member of her church who attended services ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 6:15 pm
COVID-19
Annual Christmas Ball canceled due to COVID-19 concerns
Concerns over COVID-19 have forced the cancellation of a Christmas season tradition in Vicksburg. “The Christmas ball will not be held this year,” said Jordan ...
by John Surratt, Monday, November 23, 2020 4:11 pm
Local
City seeks to use lease purchase to pay off fire trucks
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen are considering paying off two fire trucks through lease purchasing. The board authorized City Clerk Walter Osborne to advertise ...
by John Surratt, Friday, November 20, 2020 10:40 pm
Crime
Grand jury indicts teen connected to carjacking attempt
A Vicksburg teen has been indicted on charges of armed carjacking and possession of a stolen firearm. The indictment handed down during the October session ...
by John Surratt, Friday, November 20, 2020 8:27 pm
COVID-19
Shutdown of municipal court to continue until at least Monday
Hearings at Vicksburg Municipal Court remain suspended until Monday out of an abundance of caution after more Vicksburg police investigators tested positive for COVID-19. Three ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 19, 2020 5:09 pm
Local
Flaggs to resurrect U.S. 61 North, South bypass projects
Mayor George Flaggs Jr. wants to resurrect projects to build bypass roads on U.S. 61 North and U.S. 61 South and extend Levee Street south ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 19, 2020 5:09 pm
Columnists
Blessed to see so much, so far
I have a birthday coming next week. In four days, I will attain an age I thought in my teens I would never reach. I ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 19, 2020 5:08 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
City’s COVID-19 order amended for Thanksgiving holidays
For a five-day period, from midnight Nov. 25 to midnight Nov. 30, masks will be mandatory in Vicksburg. Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said Tuesday he ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 4:57 pm
COVID-19
Vicksburg Municipal Court shut down by COVID-19
Vicksburg Municipal Court has been suspended until Thursday after five police officers and one court services employee testing positive for COVID-19. Those employees have been ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 3:35 pm
Local
Rippy steps away from Vicksburg Fire Department after 29 years
In May 1991, Randy Rippy joined the Vicksburg Fire Department as a firefighter. Monday, 29 years later, Capt. Rippy was honored by his fellow firefighters ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 10:12 am
Downtown Vicksburg
Future riverfront redevelopment has its first partner with Viking Cruise Lines
Viking Cruise Lines is leasing a 600-foot section of Vicksburg’s riverfront along the Yazoo Diversion Canal to build a facility for its cruise boats expected ...
by John Surratt, Monday, November 16, 2020 12:48 pm
Local
Contract to build pickleball complex awarded to Louisiana company
Construction on the pickleball courts at Halls Ferry Park could soon get underway. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen Tuesday awarded a contract to Quality ...
by John Surratt, Friday, November 13, 2020 4:09 pm
Business
VenuWorks agrees to cut fees as convention center works to rebuild business
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has approved an agreement with VenuWorks that will reduce its monthly management fee for the Vicksburg Convention Center. VenuWorks ...
by John Surratt, Friday, November 13, 2020 4:06 pm
Columnists
Veterans Day should be every day
This being Friday, I’m a bit behind on a column for Veterans Day, but I couldn’t let the holiday pass without writing about it and ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 12, 2020 5:42 pm
Local
City approves closing three railroad crossings to advance riverfront development
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen Tuesday approved closing three railroad crossings in the city as part of an agreement with the Kansas City Southern ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 3:04 pm
Local
Warrior Bonfire reaches milestone in its services to those who served
In January 2013, Dan and Hunter Fordice started a program to help wounded combat veterans readjust to society. Since that first event — a deer ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 10:43 am
Local
Veterans Day events go virtual due to concerns about COVID-19
Concerns over COVID-19 have forced organizers for Vicksburg’s annual Veterans Day observance to modify their plans for the program, program chairman Willie Glasper said. The ...
by John Surratt, Monday, November 9, 2020 8:37 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Suspect tied to Friday night murder of teenager arrested
A Vicksburg man faces a charge of murder after his arrest in the Friday night shooting death of A’Treio Richards, 19. The Vicksburg Police Department ...
by John Surratt, Monday, November 9, 2020 4:10 pm
Crime
Teenager among those indicted in drive-by shooting
A Vicksburg teenager and another man have been indicted on multiple counts involving a 2019 drive-by shooting. The Warren County grand jury during its October ...
by John Surratt, Sunday, November 8, 2020 7:25 pm
COVID-19
Local churches modify their annual meal fundraisers in the face of COVID-19
While many local churches and organizations have been forced to cancel or postpone events because of the coronavirus, two churches decided to modify their programs ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, November 7, 2020 7:27 pm
Local
Four injured in wreck on Fonsylvania Road
Four people were injured in a one-car wreck in the 1000 block of Fonsylvania Road early Saturday. According to Warren County Sheriff’s Office reports, the ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, November 7, 2020 7:22 pm
Columnists
Tuesday turnout should be example for next year’s city election
I’m sitting here at my desk and to my left is a large flat screen with a map of the U.S. with blue and red ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 5, 2020 4:33 pm
Crime
Grand jury indicts Yazoo City couple connected to May murder
A Yazoo County couple has been indicted for murder in the May 15 death of a Vicksburg man on Alcorn Drive. The Warren County grand ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 5, 2020 4:12 pm
Local
Election officials expect vote tally to continue next week
Warren County election officials expect to continue processing and scanning absentee and affidavit ballots through Nov. 13, Warren County Election Commission Chairman Sara Dionne said. ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 5, 2020 9:27 am
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