News

Volunteer of the Week: Mike Jones says heart is the key to success

Our Volunteer of the Week this week is Mike Jones. He is a retired teacher, coach and athletic ...

Opinion

Mayfield will be missed, but his legacy will carry on

Although I didn’t get a chance to get to know him well, I was deeply saddened when I ...

News

Pet of the Week: A.J. needs his furever miracle

A.J. is a two-year-old boy who is smart and willing to please. He loves to play and catches ...

News

Jessica Holly speaks to Vicksburg Kiwanis Club

This Vicksburg Kiwanis Club’s recent speaker Jessica Holly founded Empower YOUniversity in Vicksburg to support at-risk students.  She ...

Opinion

We may need a miracle this election season

It’s been a while since I talked politics. But on Thursday, after I listened to the President of ...

News

On The Shelf: Satisfy your hunger for Spring Break reads

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

Local

Volunteer of the Week: Emily Richardson believes no act of volunteerism is too small

Our Volunteer of the Week is Emily Richardson. She was born and raised in Oxford and attended Ole ...

Opinion

George Orwell, the book of Revelation, and the March primary

I know you just read the headline and I’m sure a lot of you are thinking, “What? This ...

Letters to the Editor

Thank you to all who helped make O’Christmas Tree Home Tours a success

Dear editor, The Vicksburg Main Street program would like to thank all of the homeowners that opened their ...

Local

Birthday bonanza: Celebrating the children’s special days

I should have planned better. My oldest three children’s birthdays are each about two weeks apart, starting on ...

Opinion

On the Shelf: Curl up with these new adult fiction titles now available

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

Local

Levee, Depot streets and the overnight train track

The Louisville, New Orleans, and Texas Railway was formed by C. P. Huntington in 1882 to connect Huntington-owned ...

Local

Volunteer of the Week: Mary Beth Grogan-White believes small things make a big difference

Our Volunteer of the Week this week is Mary Beth Grogan-White. She has been volunteering for the Miss ...

Opinion

What are we gonig to do with our extra day this leap year?

Well, here we are, coming to the end of the shortest month of the year. But, 2024 is ...

News

This week’s selections run gamut from food to history

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

Opinion

Adventures in the lunchroom: My return to the school cafeteria

One of my assignments this week required me to visit a school cafeteria, and by chance it was ...

News

Volunteer of the Week: LaShunte ‘Tae’ Griffith believes we serve God’s purpose when we help others

Our Volunteer of the Week is LaShunté “Tae” Griffith (formerly Hubbard). Griffith loves spending time with her family. ...

Opinion

Hey, Vicksburg: My kids think you’re really cool

I know I’ve mentioned them a few times before in my columns, but in case you missed it, ...

News

Pet of the Week: Catahoula mixes in need of home

These six-month-old Catahoula mixes are available for adoption. These pups are playful and love a good belly rub. ...

Local

On The Shelf: Mysteries, thrills this week’s titles from the new Large Print Collection

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

Letters to the Editor

Thank you to all who helped make Carnaval de Mardi Gras a success

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation, I would ...

Local

How to become the boss of your own mind

When I was a child, I remember times when a peer or my younger brother would try to ...

Opinion

Believer or not, Lent is a special time of year

Ash Wednesday was held this week in churches across our area and it marks the end of Mardi ...

News

Volunteer of the Week: Steve Butler building a community one volunteer at a time

Our Volunteer of the Week this week is Steve Butler. Butler grew up in Vicksburg and graduated from ...

Opinion

Private schools forget their racist origins in trying to collect public funds

Thick with irony is the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools’ contention that the provision of the Mississippi Constitution ...

Local

On The Shelf: A smorgasbord of knowledge awaits you in these new Adult Nonfiction titles

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

Opinion

Something good is happening in Vicksburg

Last year, Vicksburg hosted its first ever Bill Dance Mississippi River Monsters Mega Bucs Pro Series Catfish Tournament. ...

Opinion

Super Bowl Sunday gives us many reasons to be excited

You’ve might have figured this out by now, but I’m a huge football fan, so this weekend being ...

< Newer|Older >