News
Four-wheeler recovered
Four-wheeler recovered Deputies with the Warren County Sheriff’s Department recovered a stolen four-wheeler Aug. 27 at a home on the 2000 block of Henry Lake ...
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Local
Emergency kits cover the basics
As Vicksburg has learned over the past day-plus, the unexpected can happen. Water can go out. Power can go out. What do you do when ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, August 31, 2016 9:58 am
News
Need for community news remains
Phone books are not an antique to me by any means. I remember having to look in the phone book to find a number to ...
by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, August 30, 2016 9:55 am
Downtown Vicksburg
Downtown tax district renewed
In the past three to five years, approximately $40 million has been invested in downtown Vicksburg, according to Vicksburg Main Street chairman Daryl Hollingsworth. During ...
by Sarah Mahan, Monday, August 29, 2016 9:57 am
Local
GED class still open for fall semester
School is about to be back in session for those seeking to earn the equivalent of their high school diplomas. Through Good Shepard Community Center’s ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, August 26, 2016 9:46 pm
News
New Gym South owner says new business is fulfilling her purpose
Some people find their purpose as children, others in high school. For most, it’s later in life. For the owner of Gym South, who took ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, August 26, 2016 10:07 am
Downtown Vicksburg
New owners for Sassy Seconds; sale here Sept. 8-10
Sassy Seconds anyone? The biannual consignment sale is setting up shop once again for their fall/winter event—but this year under new ownership and at a ...
by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, August 25, 2016 9:37 am
Obits
Alice Viola Copes
Alice Viola Copes of Vicksburg died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at Merit Health River Region Medical Center. She was 82 years old. Mrs. Copes was ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, August 24, 2016 10:01 am
Local
Tax-free guns available this weekend
Mississippi’s third annual Second Amendment Weekend is right around the corner. With the incentive of saving money drawing in larger-than-normal crowds, local businesses are gearing ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, August 24, 2016 9:58 am
News
A simple story drew me to journalism
Fans. Just normal fans with blades. Not even the kind that mists you as they blow. Regular fans are what drew me to journalism. As ...
by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:49 am
Local
Private EMS for county?
Both city and county officials met Monday afternoon to air grievances and discuss the finer details of renewing the county’s ambulance and rescue service contract ...
by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:42 am
Local
Ambulance service discussion to continue Monday afternoon
Following a special called board meeting Monday morning, it appears a decision by the Warren County Board of Supervisors on a potential change in the ...
by Sarah Mahan, Monday, August 22, 2016 10:55 am
News
Governor touts state job growth since 2011
Nearly 50,000 Mississippians are working today that did not have jobs in 2011, said Gov. Phil Bryant, who spoke Thursday to those who gathered at ...
by Sarah Mahan, Saturday, August 20, 2016 7:36 pm
News
Warren County victims receive $92,759 from fund
Victims of violent crime in Mississippi received more than $3.7 million in financial assistance in the 2016 fiscal year thanks to the Crime Victim Compensation ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, August 19, 2016 7:47 pm
Business
Cannon breaks ground on new facilities
Vicksburg’s brand new Honda and Toyota dealerships are one step closer to completion. During a morning break in the rain, Cannon Motors of Mississippi CEO ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, August 19, 2016 10:56 am
Business
Doughnut store owners break from Shipley’s franchise
Vicksburg’s long-loved Shipley’s Donuts locations may look different than normal. In the midst of a transition from a corporate affiliation, different aspects of the shops, ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, August 19, 2016 10:54 am
News
First Quilt Fest off to a good start
Visitors to the Vicksburg Convention Center through the end of this week will be greeted by quilts, quilts and more quilts as the first Old ...
by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, August 18, 2016 9:51 am
Local
Five arrested in burglary
Three adults and two juveniles accused of stealing weapons from a home were held without bail Wednesday. Kenneth Lee Jackson, 18, Robert Lee Jordan Jr., ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:10 am
Local
Red Carpet Bowl a volunteer effort for scholarship
The wait for the high school football season to begin is quickly coming to an end. The days of pep rallys, pom poms, cheers and ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:07 am
News
Thriving downtown draws many to city
Vicksburg’s downtown is what drew me to this city. Walking back to my car after dinner the weekend I interviewed for a position with The ...
by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, August 16, 2016 9:30 am
News
Bright green artwork planted by area students
Those driving past the Vicksburg Municipal Airport probably aren’t expecting to see a garden growing right off Highway 61 South, and — even more surprising ...
by Sarah Mahan, Monday, August 15, 2016 9:20 am
Local
United Way sets goal for campaign
More than 200 people could receive counseling sessions. More than 1,000 nights of shelter could be provided to homeless individuals or those who are being ...
by Sarah Mahan, Saturday, August 13, 2016 7:25 pm
Local
Walk to aid global poverty Aug. 20
Throughout the month of August, people all over the world will gather to walk for a cause. This year, Vicksburg will also be one of ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, August 12, 2016 10:08 pm
Local
United Way welcomes new hire
As the newest member of the United Way of West Central Mississippi’s staff, Kami May sees herself as a bridge, a link between the community, ...
by Sarah Mahan, Friday, August 12, 2016 10:07 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Teacher renovating downtown building
Sitting vacant since the early 2000s, 1507 Washington St. was a long-standing gap in the storefronts on Vicksburg’s main thoroughfare. Built in the late 1800s, ...
by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:44 am
Education
VWSD notes new changes, concerns
All education leads to employment, according to a handout for the Vicksburg Warren School District outlining its current learning initiatives. The handout, given to those ...
by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 10:02 am
Obits
James F. ‘Jim’ Park Jr.
James F. “Jim” Park Jr. of Vicksburg passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at Shady Lawn Health and Rehabilitation. He was 77. He was the ...
by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 9:50 am
Downtown Vicksburg
‘Church Folk Got Talent’ set to entertain audience on Aug. 12 here
Get ready to be entertained. That’s the production staff’s hope for those in the audience of Church Folk Got Talent, a talent show featuring area ...
by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 9:46 am
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