Local
Mask mandate lifted as Flaggs closes emergency order
Vicksburg residents are no longer required to wear masks. “Today, effective immediately, there is no longer a mandatory mask covering,” Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said ...
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Grove Street shooting suspect appears in Vicksburg Municipal Court
A suspect has been arrested and charged in a May 8 shooting that occurred in the 2200 block ...
Vicksburg woman accused of abusing infant
A Vicksburg woman was arrested on Monday and charged with felony child abuse of an infant. Glenisha Fortenberry, ...
Vicksburg man charged with aggravated domestic violence
A Vicksburg man was arrested for aggravated domestic violence over the weekend. On May 15 at 7:17 a.m. ...
Warren County Grand Jury to hear cases of 2017 homicide suspects
Two Warren County men have been named as suspects in an Oct. 30, 2017 shooting at Eastview Apartments. ...
Crime
Grove Street shooting suspect appears in Vicksburg Municipal Court
A suspect has been arrested and charged in a May 8 shooting that occurred in the 2200 block of Grove Street. Donnell Grissom, 18, was ...
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Letters - Featured
Letter to the editor: The Value of a Community newspaper
It seems like every day another community newspaper closes down. Senator Cantwell of Washington State has proposed a multi-billion dollar package of federal funding to ...
by Guest Columnist, Monday, May 17, 2021 10:29 am
Sports
Ole Miss takes series from No. 2 Vanderbilt
OXFORD — Ole Miss has not had a lot of great baseball weekends the past couple of months, but they definitely walked away smiling from ...
by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 16, 2021 9:05 pm
Sports
Golden Eagles drop finale, miss chance at division title
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Southern Miss had two paths to the Conference USA West Division championship on Sunday. Both of them turned into dead ends. ...
by Staff Reports, Sunday, May 16, 2021 8:20 pm
Sports
Sports column: Even this strange sports year has come full circle
There’s always an interesting bit of symmetry that occurs with the high school sports season, in that it ends where it begins. We started last ...
by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 16, 2021 1:00 pm
Sports
Game Plan
The Vicksburg Post welcomes your items for the Game Plan. Submit items by email sports@vicksburgpost.com. Please include the name and phone number of a contact ...
by Staff Reports, Sunday, May 16, 2021 8:00 am
Sports
College baseball roundup: USM sweeps doubleheader; Ole Miss and State crushed by SEC foes
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Southern Miss closed in on the Conference USA West Division championship by taking care of Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Walker Powell ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, May 15, 2021 10:50 pm
Sports
Photo Gallery: Tallulah Academy wins MAIS 1A baseball title
TALLULAH — Tallulah Academy defeated Calhoun Academy 2-1 on Saturday in Game 2 of the MAIS Class 1A championship series, completing a two-game sweep and ...
by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, May 15, 2021 10:12 pm
Sports
Tallulah Academy wins Class 1A championship on Etheridge’s walk-off hit
TALLULAH — As soon as the ball was hit, Walker Sullivan took off running and never looked back. Oblivious to what was happening in the ...
by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, May 15, 2021 9:11 pm
Crime
Vicksburg man killed in one-vehicle wreck in Issaquena County
A Vicksburg man was killed Friday, and two other people were injured when the vehicle they were riding in crashed in Issaquena County. At approximately ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, May 15, 2021 11:05 am
Sports
Porter’s Chapel Academy athletic awards
Winners of Porter’s Chapel Academy’s athletic awards, announced at a ceremony this week. Porter’s Chapel Academy athletic awards Athletes of the Year Male Athlete of ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, May 15, 2021 8:00 am
Sports
Who’s Hot
Porter’s Chapel Academy’s Ricky Carraway won the school’s Male Athlete of the Year award, among many others, at its athletic awards banquet this week. Carraway ...
by Staff Reports, Saturday, May 15, 2021 7:55 am
Sports
Alcorn’s miracle run ends in SWAC softball championship game
GULFPORT — Alcorn’s State’s miracle run through the Southwestern Athletic Conference softball tournament came up just short of a championship. Jazmine Dodd went 2-for-4 with ...
by Ernest Bowker, Friday, May 14, 2021 5:02 pm
Local
Litter, illegal dumps causing problems for county officials
Drive along any county road in Warren County and the evidence is everywhere; the county is becoming trashy. “One question I hear over and over ...
by John Surratt, Friday, May 14, 2021 3:18 pm
Sports
Ole Miss, Mississippi State, USM on list of potential regional hosts
Even with a new selection process, Mississippi will remain of the hubs of college baseball’s postseason. Three of the state’s schools — Ole Miss, Mississippi ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, May 14, 2021 1:22 pm
Columnists
Check Your Mailbox for Scholarship Giveaway by Treasurer David McRae
Editor’s Note: This column was submitted by Mississippi Treasurer David McRae. This month, the Mississippi Treasury launched a statewide scholarship giveaway, so I’m asking you ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, May 14, 2021 1:14 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Making a difference: Organ trail bikes through Vicksburg
What do 1,500 miles, two men and a chance meeting all have in common? Making a difference. Mark Scotch had made his way to Natchitoches, ...
by Terri Cowart Frazier, Friday, May 14, 2021 12:51 pm
Columnists
Frazier: Those who helped during historic times should be recognized, thanked
I ran into a friend of mine the other day at the Flower Center. It’s always nice to see someone you haven’t seen in a ...
by Terri Cowart Frazier, Friday, May 14, 2021 11:02 am
COVID-19
Catholic, Episcopal bishops relax COVID-19 restrictions
As the number of cases of COVID-19 decline in Mississippi and other areas, the leaders of Mississippi’s Catholic and Episcopal congregations are beginning to loosen ...
by John Surratt, Friday, May 14, 2021 10:35 am
Sports
Who’s Hot
Hinds Community College linebacker Malik Sims was named the team’s most improved defensive player at their recent awards ceremony. Sims had 19 tackles in the ...
by Staff Reports, Friday, May 14, 2021 7:55 am
Sports
Gators run wild in spring football jamboree
After two long years of construction and waiting, Vicksburg High finally got a chance to enjoy its renovated stadium on Thursday night. The same could ...
by Ernest Bowker, Friday, May 14, 2021 12:52 am
Sports
Tallulah rallies to take Game 1 of Class 1A championship series
For one of the few times in the past the past three months, Tallulah Academy looked beatable on the baseball field. That’s not really who ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, May 13, 2021 11:27 pm
News
Boil Water Notice lifted for Culkin Water District
The Culkin Water District Boil Water Notice has been lifted. The notice affected the following areas: Choctaw Drive Choctaw Trail Club House Circle Nottingham Road ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, May 13, 2021 4:28 pm
COVID-19
CDC: Fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks indoors
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased indoor ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, May 13, 2021 4:23 pm
Local
Engineers working on safety, stability of I-40 bridge
Engineers are conducting studies to determine if the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tenn., to Arkansas is stable enough for boat ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, May 13, 2021 3:34 pm
Sports
Egg Bowl returns to Thanksgiving in 2021 and 2022
STARKVILLE — Mississippi’s college football fans will once again get to enjoy a little egg with their turkey. The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that the ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, May 13, 2021 3:25 pm
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