Mackin joins Post as news reporter

Published 12:02 pm Thursday, September 16, 2010

Ben Mackin has joined The Vicksburg Post as a news reporter.

A native of Hampton, Va., Mackin received a bachelor of arts in journalism from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala., where he was a reporter for the student newspaper and played rugby.

He is a second lieutenant in the Virginia National Guard and is an infantry platoon leader with D Company 3rd Battalion of the 116th Infantry 29 Division.

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