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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 ...

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Vicksburg area residents earn degrees from USM

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) awarded undergraduate, graduate and specialist degrees to approximately 1,300 students graduating in ...

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‘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 ...

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Vicksburg Kiwanis members help teach Head Start students about gardening

The Vicksburg Kiwanis Club, with help from Vicksburg’s Home Depot, built three garden planter boxes for the Cedars ...

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Continuing the tradition: Troop 7 brings Luminary Display to Glenwood Circle and Fostoria areas

What has long been a tradition for one neighborhood has over the years grown into an eagerly awaited ...

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MDWFP names youth camp for missing hunter

By Hunter Cloud The Daily Leader MUSCADINE FARMS — Three years after they disappeared while duck hunting on ...

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PRAISE IN SONG: Gibson, Hawkins collaborate for Christmas Cantatas (gallery)

Gibson Memorial UMC and Hawkins UMC collaborated on their Christmas Cantatas this year. They sang the cantata, “Almost ...

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State’s winter wheat crop to be very small

Extreme drought from July onward is expected to significantly reduce the state’s winter wheat crop which is typically ...

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Volunteer of the Week: Seeking to serve others is Daniel Renfroe’s calling

This week’s Volunteer of the Week is Daniel Renfroe. A native of Vicksburg who received his BA in ...

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MERRY MELODIES: Christmas cheer abounds in Vicksburg parade

Dozens of floats and thousands of lights brought cheer to downtown Vicksburg on Saturday with the annual Christmas ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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‘Louder than anything I remember’: Survivors recall deadline 1953 tornado

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the 1953 Vicksburg tornado – a storm that changed the landscape ...

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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 ...

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Remembering the storm: Triumph over tragedy

For a few weeks now I have been doing some research into the 1953 tornado. With this year ...

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Old Post Files: Dec. 2, 1923-2013

Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital ...

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Remembering the Storm: Newspaper accounts document horrific tales

The staff of Vicksburg’s local newspaper, The Post-Herald worked diligently in gathering information and taking photographs from the ...

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OUTLOOK: Vicksburg Cotillion Club celebrates ‘A December to Remember’

The Vicksburg Cotillion Club will hold its annual Christmas Ball on December 9 at the Ardis T. Williams ...

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The results are in: Winners in nine categories moving on in Christmas Caroling Contest

More than 50 contestants joined in the preliminaries for the V105.5 Christmas Caroling Contest on Friday. Three professional ...

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‘I’m really heartbroken I won’t be able to help’: Slaton resigns school board position

Board president Kimble Slaton tenured his resignation from the Vicksburg Warren School District board on Thursday. Slaton, who ...

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ERDC to dedicate supercomputer in honor of Mississippi native

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg will be holding a dedication and ribbon ...

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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 ...

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REFLECTING LIFE: Mural project would share legacy of Marcus Bottom

“You can’t be what you don’t see.” That’s a philosophy held by Karen Frederick and an impetus for ...

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Vicksburg woman charged with hindering murder investigation

Jessica Ransom, 29, of Vicksburg was arrested Thursday on a warrant for hindering prosecution. This comes as a ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Warren County Land Records Nov. 20 to Nov. 27

Records were recorded from the Warren County Courthouse from the period of Nov. 20 to Nov. 27 Warranty ...

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Do you have hidden treasure? American Pickers on the hunt as they return to Mississippi in February

The American Pickers are excited to return to Mississippi and plan o film episodes of The History Channel ...

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