Local
Nearly a month later, the search for Lindsey continues
For nearly a month, law enforcement agencies at the local and state levels have searched for 63-year-old Harold Lindsey with no luck. Reported missing on ...
Top Stories
Fatality now confirmed in south Warren County shooting
Warren County sheriff’s investigators are looking for answers in the shooting death of a man at a home ...
Contractor begins work on Highway 80 repairs
Employees with Theobald Construction Services LLC of Vicksburg have begun work on repairs to a section of Old ...
Construction crew punctures gas line
A construction crew laying fiber optic cable along Cherry Street on Thursday afternoon punctured a 4-inch gas line ...
Owner of historic home sends out plea for missing, iconic and custom tiles
Cindy Thrana, who owns the historic Old Feld Home on Cherry Street and who is working to restore ...
Downtown Vicksburg
Owner of historic home sends out plea for missing, iconic and custom tiles
Cindy Thrana, who owns the historic Old Feld Home on Cherry Street and who is working to restore the iconic home to its prior glory, ...
by Terri Cowart Frazier.
BREAKING NEWS
State to place strict COVID-19 restrictions on 13 counties, including Claiborne
Claiborne County is among 13 Mississippi counties that will have additional restrictions placed upon them as the state works to control the spike in COVID-19 ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 9, 2020 2:51 pm
Sports
YMCA gearing up for 2020 flag football season
The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening a lot of sports seasons in 2020, but the Vicksburg YMCA is pushing ahead with plans for its youth football ...
by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, July 9, 2020 2:11 pm
Business
ERDCWERX finds partners to commercialize ERDC technologies
A new partnership has been created to support the market introduction of technologies invented at the seven laboratories of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 9, 2020 1:40 pm
Faith
Christ Episcopal church resumes daily prayer service
Wednesday morning the Rev. Sam Godfrey, rector of Christ Episcopal Church, walked into the church’s sanctuary and put its morning prayer service back on the ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, July 9, 2020 10:05 am
Opinion
Leaders should avoid orders, mandates they simply cannot enforce
Tuesday evening, during a press conference, Mayor George Flaggs Jr. was questioned about the idea of issuing an order requiring residents to wear facemasks in ...
by Vicksburg Post Editorial Board, Thursday, July 9, 2020 10:00 am
Columnists
The opening words to a much larger statement and crucial discussion
I spent the July Fourth weekend doing some binge-watching on the History Channel, watching several series recounting the lives of leaders in the past from ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, July 9, 2020 9:49 am
Letters - Featured
Letter to the editor: All of us must do more to end systematic racism
Dear editor, I don’t understand COVID-19, but scientific knowledge isn’t required to know it’s deadly. Combining the disproportionate effect of the virus with the obvious ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 9, 2020 9:45 am
Columnists
There is value and merit to both sides of a debate
I was recruited for the debate team when I was a junior in high school. I don’t think it was because of my IQ. I ...
by Terri Cowart Frazier, Thursday, July 9, 2020 9:21 am
Clairborne County
Fighting West Nile: Organization to give away mosquito repellant Thursday in Port Gibson
Mississippi United, an organization created to respond to West Nile and other viruses contracted from the bite of a mosquito, will distribute a mosquito repellant ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 9, 2020 8:30 am
Local
Driver injured when vehicle reportedly hydroplanes, flips on U.S. 61 South
One person was injured when the Chevrolet Trailblazer he was driving on U.S. 61 South apparently hydroplaned, left the roadway and overturned Wednesday afternoon. The ...
by Tim Reeves, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 2:53 pm
Sports
Daytona road course, doubleheaders highlight August phase of NASCAR’s 2020 schedule
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The latest segment of NASCAR’s revamped schedule will include two Cup Series doubleheaders and the series debut of Daytona International Speedway’s ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 2:38 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Vicksburg man reportedly shot on Locust Street early Wednesday
The details of what, when and why are still unknown at this time, but a Vicksburg man is recovering from a gunshot wound received early ...
by Tim Reeves, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 1:09 pm
Sports
Photo Gallery: Hattiesburg Black Sox baseball
The Hattiesburg Black Sox, an amateur baseball team based in Central Mississippi, played the U.S. Military Baseball Organization in a three-game series at Sports Force ...
by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 11:00 am
COVID-19
State driver license offices to require masks beginning July 13
In a release Wednesday, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said anyone visiting one of the state’s driver license offices must wear a mask beginning ...
by Tim Reeves, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 10:55 am
BREAKING NEWS
Vicksburg lawmaker among those who have contracted COVID-19
At least eight Mississippi lawmakers — including State Rep. Kevin Ford of Vicksburg — have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus after working several weeks ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 9:43 am
COVID-19
At least eight lawmakers, including Hosemann, test positive for COVID-19
JACKSON (AP) — At least eight Mississippi lawmakers have tested positive for the coronavirus after working several weeks in a Capitol where many people stood ...
by Tim Reeves, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 8:12 am
Sports
Game Plan
Warren County golf championship Clear Creek Golf Course in Bovina will host the Warren County Championship July 25 and 26. The County Championship is open ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 8:00 am
Sports
Who’s Hot
Rudy Reeves, 7, finished sixth at the AMA Motocross Super Regionals in Blountville, Tenn., June 19-21. He qualified for the 2020 AMA National Motocross Championship ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 7:55 am
Sports
‘Greatest on the Gridiron’ voting open until Thursday
Nearly 1,800 votes have been cast so far in The Vicksburg Post’s “Greatest on the Gridiron” tournament, and there is still time to have your ...
by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 6:55 pm
News
County’s assessed property values reported to supervisors
The Warren County Board of Supervisors began equalizing the county’s tax rolls Tuesday, one day after hearing the 2020 land roll for real and personal ...
by Tim Reeves, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 3:15 pm
Opinion
What have we learned in the first 100 days?
Monday marked the 100th day since a Warren County resident was first confirmed to have the COVID-19 virus. And since March 29, the day that ...
by Vicksburg Post Editorial Board, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 2:45 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Looking back: Phelan’s Carriage and Wagon Factory
In 1888, Daniel Phelan built this “corrugated iron” building on the east side of Washington Street in the 1700 block to house Phelan’s Carriage and ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 2:14 pm
Local
City’s compliance officer to enforce COVID-19 regulations
A special police officer will soon be enforcing the regulations for local restaurants and businesses outlined under the city’s emergency declaration for the COVID-19 virus. ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 2:11 pm
Local
Vicksburg to benefit from state’s $291 million capital projects bill
The city of Vicksburg is the beneficiary of more than $5 million in state bond money. Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill last week authorizing ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1:57 pm
Sports
Malcolm Butler Football Camp goes virtual for 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic will not cancel a new Vicksburg summer tradition, but it will alter it for a year. The Malcolm Butler Football Camp will ...
by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 12:17 pm
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Polls
(4) 2005 Porter's Chapel vs. (5) 1938 St. Aloysius
- 2005 Porter's Chapel (58%, 114 Votes)
- 1938 St. Aloysius (42%, 83 Votes)
Total Voters: 197
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