Faith
St. Francis, St. Alban’s children enjoy special visit from St. Nicholas
For the children attending St. Alban’s Episcopal Church and the preschool and Montessori students at St. Francis Xavier Elementary School, the first week in December ...
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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
Vicksburg man convicted on sexual battery, child pornography charge
A Vicksburg man has been convicted of two counts of sexual battery and 10 counts of having child pornography after a trial in Warren County ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, December 9, 2023 10:31 am
Local
House of Peace church cleaning up after flood from city water line break
The fellowship hall of the House of Peace Worship Church International on Holly Street is now a warehouse with rows of chairs stacked on top ...
by John Surratt, Friday, December 8, 2023 9:36 am
Columnists
It’s time to practice what Jesus preached
A bit of history for today: Thursday marked the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As we learned in our history classes ...
by John Surratt, Friday, December 8, 2023 3:22 am
Local
AKA plans to distribute 100 boxes of food during Saturday program
The Mu Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. plans to hand out 100 food boxes to underserved families in the Vicksburg area ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, December 7, 2023 10:47 pm
Local
Groups partner to collect toys for Rolling Fork children
United Way of West Central Mississippi, the Vicksburg Kiwanis Club and some local businesses are partnering to ensure that Santa doesn’t miss the children in ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, December 6, 2023 1:59 pm
Local
City, county residents urged to add cell phones to Code Red alert system
Code Red, the city and countywide emergency alert system, has been notifying city and county residents about severe weather and other emergencies since 2013, but ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, December 5, 2023 2:47 pm
Local
‘Pretty bad shape’: City gets bids for Ward 1 paving projects
Two contractors have submitted bids to pave five streets in Vicksburg’s Ward 1. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen took the bids from Central Asphalt ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, December 5, 2023 10:36 am
Downtown Vicksburg
Weather Service storm summary tells history of tornado
All it took was nine minutes to transform Vicksburg into a disaster area. The 1953 Vicksburg tornado was probably the worst disaster to strike Vicksburg ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, December 2, 2023 10:44 am
Downtown Vicksburg
REMEMBERING THE STORM: St. Paul Catholic Church was heavily damaged during tornado
One of the victims of the Dec. 5, 1953, tornado that hit Vicksburg was a city landmark for more than 100 years. St. Paul Catholic ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, December 2, 2023 10:23 am
Downtown Vicksburg
REMEMBERING THE STORM: Post’s coverage of 1953 tornado earned journalism’s highest award
Over the years, people have become accustomed to seeing news as it happens. But in 1953, the multi-media people now take for granted didn’t exist. ...
by John Surratt, Friday, December 1, 2023 11:16 pm
Crime
Claiborne County deputies arrest two students with weapons at school
Claiborne County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday arrested two juveniles at Port Gibson High School after receiving a tip that a teenager had a gun at ...
by John Surratt, Friday, December 1, 2023 10:43 am
Columnists
Of football bowls and the Heisman
This column is about football, or rather the Heisman Trophy and bowl games. I’ll start with the Heisman. As most serious football fans know, the ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 30, 2023 11:25 pm
Local
Mississippi River levels ‘wobble’ as experts hope for more rainfall
The Mississippi River is expected to have a short rise and then fall again during December, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service Office in ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 30, 2023 4:57 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Making ‘Merry Melodies’: Fedell named Christmas Parade grand marshal
Sometime before 5 p.m. Saturday, Timmie Fedell will get into a convertible and find a comfortable position atop the car’s back seat. From that perch, ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 30, 2023 3:54 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Christmas parade of lights to roll Saturday
Vicksburg continues to get in the spirit of the Christmas Season when the Christmas Parade of Lights rolls Saturday at 5 p.m. Timmie Fedell, owner ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, November 30, 2023 2:46 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
UPDATE: City workers restore water service in Holly Street area
City officials were in the process Monday afternoon of restoring water service to residents living in the area around Holly Street who were affected by ...
by John Surratt, Monday, November 27, 2023 4:00 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
GALLERY: Hundreds join in fun at Christmas tree lighting
Vicksburg officially kicked off the Christmas season Friday with its fifth annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Washington Street Park. “We had about 250-300 attend,” ...
by John Surratt, Monday, November 27, 2023 12:41 pm
BREAKING NEWS
UPDATE: City officials say waterline repairs underway, no boil water notice issued
City of Vicksburg Water Department crews are working to find the source of a leak in the Holly Street area near International House of Peace ...
by John Surratt, Sunday, November 26, 2023 7:01 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Suspect sought after early morning shooting that injured two men
Warren County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man in connection with a shooting that took place during a fight early Friday morning. Two men ...
by John Surratt, Friday, November 24, 2023 3:38 pm
Crime
Man convicted of attempted sexual battery on teen
A Vicksburg man has been convicted of attempted sexual battery of a victim under the age of 14 after a four-day trial. Ninth Judicial Circuit ...
by John Surratt, Friday, November 24, 2023 10:19 am
Business
Downtown merchants ready for 27th Old Fashion Christmas Open House
Downtown merchants will throw open their doors Sunday to continue what has become a 27-year tradition of the Old Fashion Christmas Open House. “Open House ...
by John Surratt, Friday, November 24, 2023 10:05 am
Local
Delta Bank selected for fire truck lease purchase
Delta Bank will handle the lease purchase of two diesel fire trucks for the Vicksburg Fire Department. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Wednesday ...
by John Surratt, Friday, November 24, 2023 3:14 am
Local
City board re-appoints park committee members
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Wednesday re-appointed the city’s members of the Riverfront Park Advisory Committee that will develop plans for the new ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 8:38 pm
Crime
Authorities arrest two on drug charges, recover stash of meth and ecstasy
Two Warren County residents are being held in the Warren County Jail after their arrest Tuesday on drug charges. According to Warren County Sheriff’s Office ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 3:56 pm
Columnists
Whether shopping, with friends or watching football, have a good Thanksgiving
It’s a Monday night and I’m sitting at my laptop listening to jazz and trying to come up with a column for Thanksgiving. Because of ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 11:56 am
Local
City officials allow Asam Hotel to remain open – with conditions
Sam Malik is getting another chance to save the Asam Hotel, formerly known as the Dixiana. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday approved ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 8:41 am
Downtown Vicksburg
Vicksburg tree lighting set for Friday evening
Music and train rides will help the City of Vicksburg kickoff the Christmas season Friday starting at 5 p.m. at Washington Street Park. “We’ll have ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 8:39 am
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