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GUEST COLUMN: Legislative rules say conference meetings are open. But are they?

By Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today House and Senate conferees met for days including through the Easter weekend in ...

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GUIZERIX: Rolling Fork is a town of Survivors

I put my daughter to bed at 8 p.m. this past Friday night. By 8:30 p.m., Rolling Fork ...

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ON THE SHELF: Suspense and Thrillers to keep you hooked

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week ...

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GUEST COLUMN: Protecting Our Food Security

By Treasurer David McRae | Guest Columnist This month, the nation celebrated National Agriculture Day, a time set ...

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FRAZIER: Joyce Ferris scatters joy like flowers

Last year my friend Joyce Ferris transformed a piece of downtown into the most beautiful flower garden. She ...

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SURRATT: Mighty ‘Sip Fest may be the best way to celebrate spring

If residents are looking for a reason to get out of the house and enjoy the early spring ...

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OUR OPINION: Please, put a magnifying glass on housing in Vicksburg

It doesn’t take someone with a Ph.D. in city planning to see that Vicksburg has a problem with ...

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LOOKING BACK: 1304 Washington a who’s who of Vicksburg’s merchant history

By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The address 1304 Washington St. is the southernmost storefront of ...

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GUIZERIX: Buongiorno to y’all

I’m back this week after a much-overdue vacation to the beautiful country of Italy, during which my husband ...

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Post-partum Medicaid expansion the right thing to do

Mississippi took a critical and much-needed step forward in providing healthcare on Thursday as Gov. Tate Reeves signed ...

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OUR OPINION: Vicksburg situated to become genealogy hub for USCT descendants

In a stroke of sheer coincidence, two recent developments at the local level have left Vicksburg primed for ...

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Profile 2023: Living History is a Must-Read for locals and newcomers alike

This week a former colleague whom I worked with at The Vicksburg Post reached out to me about ...

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SMART MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Creed III’ a worthwhile continuation of the franchise

By Ian Omar Smart | Guest Columnist Now playing at the B&B Theater at the Vicksburg Mall, the ...

History

1107 and its importance to the Monroe St. streetscape

By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation 1107 Monroe Street- The contract to build this two-story ...

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Mississippi Insurance Commissioner and Vicksburg resident Mike Chaney comments on healthcare bill vetos

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner and Vicksburg resident Mike Chaney commented Thursday afternoon on Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ veto of ...

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Park’s project is everybody’s project

As we reported last week, the staff at the Vicksburg National Military Park is preparing to embark on ...

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MARTIN: An administrative answer to tragedy

Last week I attended the public discussion on the recommendations of the Ad Hoc committee appointed by Mayor ...

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OUR OPINION: VWSD right in seeking community input

By now, it’s no secret that Vicksburg Warren School District is on the hunt for its next superintendent ...

News

Miss Mississippi: A Legacy of Talented Performers with Holly Brand Joining the Ranks

It is no surprise to me that former Miss Mississippi Holly Brand made it through the blind auditions ...

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SURRATT: The Mayor’s right; it’s time to recognize the ‘good’ kids in the community

Earlier this week, Mayor George Flaggs Jr. announced the Board of Mayor and Aldermen would periodically take time ...

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OUR OPINION: Resurrecting the stories of Colored Troops a long-awaited endeavor

Vicksburg National Military Park and the National Cemetery within its gates will soon be the site of one ...

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LOOKING BACK: Traveling down Monroe Street’s memory lane

By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The two-story Queen Anne at 1105 Monroe St. was ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Entergy’s Storm Costs on Bills Too High

Dear Editor, While Entergy Corp. recently reported a $1.1 billion profit for 2022, their customers in Louisiana saw ...

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GUIZERIX: I must be doing something right

As any parent of a particularly precocious toddler is prone to do, I often question whether I’m “training ...

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ON THE SHELF: Bestselling adult fiction titles

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week ...

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FROM THE VAULT: One Man’s Trash… Schaffer’s habit-turned-hobby leads to master ‘junk’ collection

By the Late Gordon Cotton | Originally published in The Vicksburg Post on March 24, 2013. If it ...

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OTHER OPINION: Medicaid Surprise From Gov. Reeves

When it comes to extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers to a full year, the score among the ...

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FRAZIER: You’re all crepe murderers

Years ago, I read an article in Southern Living Magazine about “crepe murder.” Crepe murder is when folks ...

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