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Vicksburg going to the dogs for weeks in November
For the second consecutive year, Vicksburg will host a national dog championship and draw hundreds of participants and competitive dogs for two weeks. Coon dogs one year, retrievers the next. Begi...
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Local occupancy rates
Occupancy rates and average daily rates at 15 of Vicksburg’s 32 hotels and motels during May, as reported to Smith Travel Research. June 2010 Occupancy rate 62.1% Average daily rate $71.82 June 2...
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<b>Hunter Matheme and Victoria Mekus, both seniors at St. Aloysius High School, participate in Monday’s interview skills workshop led by Sharonda Medina. Hunter is the son of Paul and Terri Matherne, and Victoria is the daughter of Mike and Patty Mekus.</b> Workshop helps students look to college, beyond
Victoria Mekus and Matt Wooten, 17-year-old seniors at St. Aloysius High School, have different plans for college. Matt, the son of Melinda Purvis, said he wants to play football, probably at Hind...
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<b>Dr. Elizabeth Duran Swinford</b> New VWSD boss set for Chamber speech
The new superintendent of the Vicksburg-Warren School District will speak Sept. 15 at the monthly meeting of the Vicksburg Warren County Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Elizabeth Duran Swinford was hired...
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<b>Dr. Daniel P. Edney</b> City’s Dr. Edney on national panel
Dr. Daniel P. Edney, an internist with Medical Associates of Vicksburg, has been appointed a member of the executive committee of the National Disaster Life Support Education Consortium, sponsored...
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ERDC engineer to lead society
Pat Sullivan, a research civil engineer in the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, has been named U.S. national secretary for the Inte...
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Dr. George at Work
Dr. George R. Abraham is a native of Vicksburg and a former longtime educator, business manager and consultant. He is an author who contributes weekly to The Vicksburg Post and hosts “The Dr. George Show” on 1490 AM at the Klondyke in Vicksburg from 9 until 10 a.m. each Tuesday. He can be reached at georgerabraham@aol.com.