Tim Reeves, Author at The Vicksburg Post

Tim Reeves, and his wife Stephanie, are the parents of three children, Sarah Cameron, Clayton and Fin, who all attend school in the Vicksburg Warren School District. The family are members of First Baptist Church Vicksburg. Tim is involved in a number of civic and volunteer organizations including the United Way of West Central Mississippi and serves on the City of Vicksburg's Riverfront Redevelopment Committee.

Business

Maritime officials: Investments in inland waterways would benefit Vicksburg

While Democrats and Republicans negotiate the extent of a national infrastructure bill, one sector of the nation’s economy has projects ready to go. In a ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Friday, April 30, 2021 2:14 pm

Education

Trustees approve new gym floor for Vicksburg High

The Vicksburg High School basketball teams were nomads last season, but they will return home in style next season. Thursday, the Vicksburg Warren School District ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Friday, April 30, 2021 10:56 am

COVID-19

County’s mask mandate, COVID-19 orders will be allowed to expire Monday

The Warren County Board of Supervisors on Monday said the county’s existing COVID-19 emergency orders will likely be allowed to expire May 3, ending a ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 2:50 pm

Sports

Video: Missy Gators win two straight to advance in playoffs

The Vicksburg Missy Gators are still alive, rallying to win two games Tuesday over New Hope to advance in the MHSAA Class 5A softball playoffs. ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Tuesday, April 27, 2021 8:20 pm

Columnists

Simply playing can have a positive impact on our community

If there was a silver lining to last spring’s shutdown and shelter-in-place orders brought about by the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Tuesday, April 27, 2021 4:01 pm

COVID-19

Drop in people seeking COVID-19 vaccine worries local officials

In January, access to the COVID-19 vaccine was limited to those of a particular age and underlying health conditions. And as those restrictions were changed, ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Monday, April 26, 2021 10:03 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Charmed: Johnston crowned Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen

The third time was the charm for Miss Central Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen Tori Johnston. After being named second runner-up the first year she competed in ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Sunday, April 25, 2021 6:22 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Photo Gallery: Community Cleanup Day draws overwhelming crowd of volunteers

The grass was a little greener along some of Vicksburg’s streets Thursday — not because gorgeous spring weather has allowed everything to bloom and grow, ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Thursday, April 22, 2021 11:04 am

Crime

Vicksburg man indicted for February murder in Texas

LAREDO, Texas — A Vicksburg man charged with killing another Vicksburg man in Laredo, Texas, in late February has been indicted on murder charges. In ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 7:17 pm

Crime

Teenagers try to flee police, wreck stolen vehicle

Two teenagers are in custody following an early Wednesday morning wreck involving a stolen vehicle. Patrick Keys, 19, of Jackson, and Lamario Hicks, 19, of ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:27 pm

Local

K9 officer recovering after life-saving heart surgery

DELTA — An area K9 officer is recovering following a life-saving surgery Wednesday in Baton Rouge. Zuma, a K9 officer owned by Delta Marshal David ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 2:54 pm

Z - Newsletter News

Mayoral runoff candidates file campaign finance reports

Whoever wins the April 27 Democratic Party primary runoff for mayor will have their work cut out for them restocking their campaign war chests. In ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 6:56 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Mayoral candidate Shawn Jackson provides financial report ahead of runoff election

The latest filing by mayoral candidate Shawn Jackson shows her campaign has $171 on hand as it enters the final week before the April 27 ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 3:50 pm

Local

Kimble files campaign finance report ahead of mayoral runoff

Vicksburg mayoral candidate Troy Kimble is supplementing his campaign a week before the runoff against Shawn Jackson. In a campaign finance report filed Monday, Kimble ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 11:57 am

Local

Public records: Recent deeds, marriage licenses filed with Warren County

Public records filed at the Warren County Courthouse between April 5 and April 12.   Warranty Deed • Richard V. Amaral to Robert S. Smith ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Saturday, April 17, 2021 11:37 am

BREAKING NEWS

Grammar Street home engulfed in blaze

Multiple units with the Vicksburg Fire Department responded to a fully-involved house fire Friday afternoon on Grammar Street. The home, located on the narrow, dead-end ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Friday, April 16, 2021 5:12 pm

Local

Levee Board: Lawsuit filed against Corps of Engineers is ‘disingenuous and dangerous’

GREENVILLE — The Mississippi Levee Board released a statement late Wednesday in response to the lawsuit — Am. Rivers v. Army Corps of Engineers, D.D.C., ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:56 am

Crime

Warrant offers insight into Vicksburg man’s death in Texas

Just hours before he was found dead at the end of a street in Laredo, Texas, Vicksburg resident Justin Heath Allen shared with a witness ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 9:24 am

Crime

Crime reports: Woman charged with shooting into another vehicle Sunday

A Vicksburg woman has been arrested and charged with shooting in an occupied vehicle Sunday. On Sunday, at 2:57 p.m., officers responded to an address ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Monday, April 12, 2021 4:23 pm

Local

City, county support four-lane expansion along Hwy. 27, U.S. 61 North

Transportation Commissioner for the Central District Willie Simmons has asked city and county governments in the western portions of the state, particularly those in the ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Monday, April 12, 2021 2:30 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Fire department responds to vehicle fire at McDonald’s

Operations at the McDonald’s location on Clay Street were briefly suspended Monday as emergency units responded to a vehicle fire in the restaurant’s parking lot. ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Monday, April 12, 2021 1:22 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Mississippi River Commission to visit Vicksburg on annual high-water inspection trip

The Mississippi River Commission will hold a public meeting aboard the Motor Vessel Mississippi Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Vicksburg’s riverfront. As part ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Monday, April 12, 2021 10:28 am

Crime

Fatal hit-and-run suspect appears in Vicksburg Municipal Court

The man charged with killing a Florence woman as she walked along U.S. 61 South early Friday in a fatal hit-and-run near the Vicksburg Municipal ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Monday, April 12, 2021 10:20 am

Education

District announces additional graduation changes, graduates allowed more tickets

In March, the Vicksburg Warren School District announced plans to host in-person graduation ceremonies, honoring the graduation classes from Vicksburg, Warren Central and River City ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Monday, April 12, 2021 10:01 am

Local

Profile 2021: A deserving award for those who preserve our history

For those associated with the Vicksburg National Military Park — those with the National Park Service, and those with the Friends of the Vicksburg National ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Monday, April 12, 2021 7:23 am

COVID-19

Vicksburg, Warren County COVID-19 numbers fall to levels not seen since May

Not since May has Warren County seen such low numbers of COVID-19 cases. With the report of no new cases Saturday, Warren County has seen ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Saturday, April 10, 2021 4:49 pm

Local

Authorities identify victim in Friday’s fatal hit-and-run

The Vicksburg Police Department has identified the pedestrian killed Friday in a fatal hit-and-run on U.S. 61 South Friday morning. The victim, Tanya Hackler, 45, ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Saturday, April 10, 2021 3:10 pm

Columnists

Wicker: Corporations try to cancel Georgia over common-sense voting reforms

 Mark Twain observed that “a lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.” Today, powerful voices ... Read more

by Tim Reeves, Saturday, April 10, 2021 3:00 pm

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