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Local
‘Live Until You Die’
They held hands all the way back home. The trip to Hattiesburg to buyMechelle Stockett’s mother a wig made out of real hair — she ...
by Sarah Mahan, Saturday, October 8, 2016 6:03 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Fall Farmers’ Market off to ‘good’ start
Though considerably smaller than its summer counterpart, the fall Vicksburg Farmers’ Market, which began last weekend, still packs a punch. Farmers’ market manager Sonny ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, October 7, 2016 10:33 pm
Local
Vicksburg man fuses love of fashion, design
Through his new business in downtown Vicksburg, Eric Jones has fused his love of fashion and design, creating works that customers walk out the front ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, October 7, 2016 10:03 am
Business
Attic Gallery celebrating 45 years with ‘Still Standing’ art show Friday
Situated in the heart of downtown Vicksburg is the Attic Gallery, Mississippi’s longest running and owner-operated art gallery. Brimming with art from floor to ...
by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, October 6, 2016 9:51 am
Local
County OKs prep for potential new business at port
Preparations for a potential new business at the Port of Vicksburg are under way. The Warren County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to ...
by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, October 6, 2016 9:46 am
Local
True Color Run raises $15,000 for United Way
The 1,000 people gathered in downtown Vicksburg Sept. 17 for the United Way of West Central Mississippi’s second annual True Color Run painted the ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, October 5, 2016 9:52 am
Local
Port sewer, pretreatment services increase in price
Industries at the Port of Vicksburg will soon be paying more for their sewer service. The Warren County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Monday ...
by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, October 4, 2016 9:49 am
News
Being thin doesn’t equate to being healthy
Well into my teenage years, my mother and I battled — but not over typical things like clothing or curfews. We battled over how many ...
by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, October 4, 2016 9:45 am
News
AmeriCorps helps make a ‘happy home’
Mary Lewis resides in the house where she was raised on Hunt Street, and thanks to the work of nine members of AmeriCorps’ National Civilian ...
by Sarah Mahan, Monday, October 3, 2016 10:18 am
Local
Statewide award for Strickland
A boon for the city of Vicksburg, tourism affects the lives of many citizens, whether that be those who work for a hotel, those who ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, September 30, 2016 8:18 pm
Business
EDUCARE businesses hope to fill needs in community
Angela Courtney said she views her businesses as a ministry, a ministry that fills a need in Vicksburg. And Tuesday the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, September 30, 2016 10:18 am
Downtown Vicksburg
Fall festivities plentiful this weekend
The first weekend in October is shaping up to be one of the busiest of the year for the Red Carpet City of the ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, September 30, 2016 10:13 am
Local
Riverboat traffic, visitors on rise
The Red Carpet City of the South is on track to receive 30,000 visitors via water this year, Bill Seratt, executive director of the ...
by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, September 29, 2016 10:00 am
News
Vicksburg Lions help Ronald Bailey as he works to travel down right road
“No matter how far you turn down the wrong road, you can always turn back.” That’s a quote from Ronald Bailey, 21, a Vicksburg native, ...
by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, September 29, 2016 9:52 am
Local
Local Lions Club helps Hinds student achieve his goals in the classroom
While buzzing around the car, a horse fly broke Ronald Bailey’s glasses. Yes, you read that correctly. In an effort to avoid getting bitten, ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, September 28, 2016 9:55 am
Downtown Vicksburg
VCVB to host tourism info session next month
For people visiting Vicksburg for the first time, a friendly face at a local business is often their first impression of the Red Carpet ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, September 28, 2016 9:50 am
Opinion
Greed looks cut and dry in EpiPen case
A deluge greeted the last half of an away football game one Friday night during my high school years. It poured. The field flooded. The parking ...
by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, September 27, 2016 10:26 am
Downtown Vicksburg
Holiday Express plans stop in Vicksburg this year
Cue the holly, the jolly and the jingle bells. Christmas will be making a stop a month early in Vicksburg this year. Kansas City Southern’s ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, September 23, 2016 9:42 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Main Street conditionally accepts city program
The city’s local concert program is hanging on by a thread. The Vicksburg Main Street board approved a motion Thursday to adopt Downtown at ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, September 23, 2016 9:42 pm
Local
Group plans to ‘bridge the gap’ here Saturday
An estimated 200 to 300 people will be walking, running and bridging the gap Saturday. For the 10th year, Vicksburg will host Living Independence for ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, September 23, 2016 9:49 am
Local
Utica furniture and appliance business expanding into Vicksburg by November
After 56 years in furniture, appliance and hardware sales, Jerry Yates is expanding his business. Utica-based Jerry’s Appliance Center is in the process of permanently ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, September 23, 2016 9:48 am
Local
Photographer’s ministry shows off beauty of Vicksburg
Marty Kittrell doesn’t live near the Grand Canyon or the Grand Tetons, places renown for their beauty. He lives here in Vicksburg, and uses ...
by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, September 22, 2016 1:17 pm
Obits
Peggy Hearn
Peggy Hearn died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. She was 83 years old. Mrs. Hearn was born and raised in Vicksburg. She is ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 9:30 am
Local
Extension office offers variety of services
Extending Knowledge. Changing Lives. As its motto suggests, the Mississippi State University Extension Service dabbles in education and research, in agriculture and horticulture and ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 9:28 am
News
United Way’s Color Run well worth it
The color just kept coming Saturday. It was tossed, thrown, shot and strewn. It landed on Live United T-shirts, several street corners — and my ...
by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 9:03 am
News
State honors Virden for his service
His father placed a box of shotgun shells at his feet, looked up and asked, “Aren’t you left handed?” Jack Virden wasn’t left handed before ...
by Sarah Mahan, Monday, September 19, 2016 9:50 am
Local
Local Salvation Army in need of canned goods, other food
The pantry at the Salvation Army of Vicksburg is more sparse than usual; the food boxes they hand out to those in need are a ...
by Sarah Mahan, Saturday, September 17, 2016 6:37 pm
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