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200 reasons to love Vicksburg

The countdown has begun and we’re only two weeks away from the kickoff to the yearlong celebration of ...

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What’s in your wallet?

There is a credit card commercial whose little jingle is “What’s in your wallet.” Admittedly, it’s quite a ...

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FERGUSON: A holiday recap

This past Thanksgiving and Christmas have been strange. I am a big fan of both holidays, and I ...

Columnists

Please heed the advice of safety officials this winter

I know we’ve been writing a lot about the issue of winter safety recently, but another big fire ...

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I should be careful what I wish for

If you need someone to blame for this Arctic blast we’re getting this week, I guess you can ...

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We’re looking forward to covering Vicksburg’s bicentennial

Vicksburg is a town steeped in history, and in 2025 residents and visitors alike will get to celebrate ...

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New stages of life always bring questions

So, I passed a bit of a milestone birthday in December. Nothing that ended in a zero, but ...

News

FERGUSON: I resolve not to resolve!

Nobody likes failure, and nobody wants to be a failure. Like most people I know, I have failed ...

Opinion

Pray for New Orleans, look out for one another

It wasn’t the way any of us wanted to start the new year: a lone attacker driving a ...

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Jimmy Carter’s was a life well lived, example for us all

I’ve heard it said many times that President Jimmy Carter accomplished as much or more in life after ...

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The new year promises excitement

The year 2024 was not light on things to do in the River City. The Miss Mississippi competition ...

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How the fridge almost spoiled Christmas

As a new year approaches, I like to aspire to an out-with-the-old and in-with-the-new mantra. But I had ...

Opinion

A Latin phrase and why you can ditch those resolutions this year

Christmas has come and gone and now we look ahead to the last holiday of 2024, which is ...

News

FERGUSON: O Come Let Us Adore Him

I’ve come to realize I’m a junkie. It isn’t illicit drugs or alcohol or anything of a sexual ...

Opinion

Christmas is a time to ponder

A favorite passage of mine in the Bible is in the second chapter of Luke. It comes after ...

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FERGUSON: Grateful or ungrateful

I love communicating through the written word. I have plenty to say. But today, I’m sharing words from ...

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Letters to Santa one of year’s highlights

It happens each year across the world: Children of all ages write letters to the jolly old elf ...

Opinion

Tour of homes added check mark to list

Since it’s now officially been a year since I came on board here at The Vicksburg Post, it ...

Downtown Vicksburg

New animal shelter was labor of love

Last week’s ribbon-cutting at the new Vicksburg Animal Shelter on Cedars Road was the last stop on a ...

Opinion

How can a retirement community have nowhere for the retired?

My maternal grandmother Mary Helen Sultan moved to Vicksburg from the Delta a few years after my grandfather ...

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FERGUSON: Sea stories

I don’t know what other military branches call it, but whenever two old sailors get together, the result ...

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Take time now to get car, home winter ready

As temperatures drop and the winter season officially approaches, it’s time for local residents to pause for a ...

Opinion

What’s the solution to Vicksburg’s problem with shootings?

It’s a pressing question: What on earth can be done to curb the shooting incidents in Vicksburg? The ...

Opinion

Bring on the cold weather. It’s December, after all

This little arctic blast we experienced had some folks in a tizzy — but not me. As I ...

Opinion

Addressing the elephant in the room

It probably feels like we’ve talked a lot about college football lately in a part of the paper ...

News

FERGUSON: Over the river and through the woods and big bird too

“Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go; The horse knows the way to ...

Opinion

From NYC to the River City, Christmas is beautiful

I turned on the television to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade Thursday, even though I knew I ...

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We’re thankful for your kindness, Vicksburg

This Thanksgiving there were many things to be grateful for. And toward the top of that list is ...

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