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City public works officials to help Port Gibson with gas system

City of Vicksburg public works officials will be helping the city of Port Gibson get into the natural ...

Louisiana

Louisiana’s first CWD case found in deer from Tensas Parish

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Authorities say Louisiana’s first case of a slow-developing but always lethal deer disease ...

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Mississippi River Gas issues letter to customers following high November bills

Mississippi River Gas customers in Warren County and nearby Port Gibson reported November bills that were as much ...

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Claiborne County man arrested for assault of Sheriff’s Deputy

A Claiborne County man found himself behind bars over the weekend following the alleged assault of a sheriff’s ...

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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity names Vicksburg Police Chief Penny Jones ‘Citizen of the Year’

When Vicksburg Police Chief Penny Jones attended Monday’s meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, she was ...

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Claiborne County inmate found in cell died of natural causes, sheriff’s department says

An inmate who was found dead in his cell at the Claiborne County Jail earlier this month died ...

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Stepmother gets new trial after conviction in toddler death

PORT GIBSON — A Mississippi woman convicted of killing her 14-month-old stepdaughter has been granted a new trial ...

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Claiborne County inmate found dead in jail cell

A Claiborne County inmate was found dead in his jail cell during a routine check on Saturday. According ...

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Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department recovers items stolen from Vicksburg construction company

Two Port Gibson men were arrested over the weekend for allegedly stealing equipment from a construction site at ...

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Port Gibson native takes command of US Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division

SAUSALITO, Calif. — Colonel Antoinette “Toni” Gant, a native of Port Gibson, Miss., assumed command of the US ...

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Wicker promotes Yazoo Backwater Pumps project at hearing

The devastating flooding in the South Delta region of Mississippi is a serious but often overlooked case of ...

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Alcorn’s Department of Advanced Technologies to host virtual STEM summer camps

Alcorn State University’s Department of Advanced Technologies is bringing the summer camp experience online this year for its ...

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Port Gibson native named Vicksburg District’s Internal Review chief

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District has selected Cora Fuller as chief of Internal Review. Fuller ...

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City donates surplus police vehicles to Port Gibson, Pickens

Tuesday, the city of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg Police Department donated surplus vehicles to towns in need of ...

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Entergy plans outage at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station

PORT GIBSON — Entergy Nuclear has scheduled a planned outage for its Grand Gulf Nuclear Station to prepare ...

Crime

Inmate escapes Claiborne County Jail through the roof

PORT GIBSON — The Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department is trying to find a man who left the Claiborne ...

News

Grand Gulf VP: ‘There’s a lot of pride in what we’re doing’

PORT GIBSON — Bob Franssen, site vice president at Entergy’s Grand Gulf nuclear plant, can pinpoint the exact ...

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Alcorn program works to assist farmers through soil conservation initiative

Soil conservation is an essential component of preserving cropping systems. It consists of a combination of practices used ...

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Judge issues gag order in hearing involving woman convicted of killing toddler

PORT GIBSON — A woman convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the killing of her 14-month-old ...

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Woman serving life in prison for the murder of a toddler seeks new trial

Update: Judge Tomeka Harris has set a gag order in this case preventing any public discussion of today’s ...

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Alcorn’s drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site initiative draws exceptional turnout 

LORMAN — Alcorn State University is doing its part in slowing down the spread of COVID-19 by providing ...

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Claiborne County schools are not moving all students to virtual learning

Early Wednesday, officials with the Claiborne County School District announced a scheduling change ahead of statewide assessment testing. ...

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Shooting suspect captured, receives $250,000 bond

PORT GIBSON — Investigators with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department have arrested one person in connection to a ...

News

Alcorn State, Claiborne County work together to establish vaccination site

LORMAN — In an effort to dramatically increase coronavirus vaccinations in one of the hardest-hit counties in Mississippi, ...

Local

Alcorn receives grant to continue tobacco-free campus policies

LORMAN — Alcorn State University is continuing its push to make the University a tobacco-free campus. Blue Cross ...

News

Fourth suspect tied to Claiborne County murders arrested

PATTISON — Four men are being held in the Claiborne County Jail without bond and authorities have issued ...

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Three held without bond in Claiborne County shooting, fourth man sought

PATTISON — Three men are being held in the Claiborne County Jail without bond and authorities have issued ...

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Two dead, five injured in Claiborne County bar fight

A fight between two rival rap groups Saturday night at a Pattison bar resulted in the shooting death ...

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