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Southern Miss drops Ohio State, adds Kentucky for 2024 football opener

HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss announced Tuesday that it has changed the opponent for its 2024 football season opener. Southern Miss was supposed to play at ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 4:33 pm

News

MDOT urges safe driving ahead of Turkey Day

Historically, Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel holidays in America. This year AAA estimates that 49.1 million people will travel to their Thanksgiving destination ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 2:20 pm

Sports

Port Gibson plays game on New Orleans Pelicans’ home court

Port Gibson High School’s boys’ basketball team lost on Monday, but still got to live out an NBA dream. Tavion White scored 18 points and ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 11:39 am

Sports

Game Plan

The Vicksburg Post welcomes your items for the Game Plan. Submit items by email to sports@vicksburgpost.com. Please include the name and phone number of a ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 8:58 am

Sports

Former St. Al soccer stars Butler, Theriot help Jones College to NJCAA national title

TUCSON, Ariz. — Jones College’s women’s soccer team was knocking on the door of a national championship for the past few years, and on Saturday ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 8:53 am

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Who’s Hot

St. Aloysius basketball player Mallory Hobson scored 15 points in a 55-28 victory over the Mississippi School for the Deaf on Thursday. Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, November 19, 2023 3:55 am

Sports

East Mississippi stuns Co-Lin with late TD to win MACCC championship

SCOOBA — In a showdown that lived up to the hype of a championship game, East Mississippi Community College delivered a finish for the ages. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, November 18, 2023 11:58 pm

Sports

Vikings knock off Florence in Saturday soccer matinee

Warren Central’s boys’ soccer team bounced back well from a surprising loss. Tyler Godshaw scored one goal and assisted on another, and Colby Solomon notched ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, November 18, 2023 5:11 pm

Sports

Basketball Roundup: Flashes win big again; Port Gibson wins, Warren Central loses in final seconds

Heading into the Thanksgiving break, the St. Aloysius Flashes are thankful for a winning streak. Anthony McCloud led three players in double figures with 16 ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, November 18, 2023 4:58 pm

BREAKING NEWS

WANTED: Vicksburg Police looking for Mario Cortez Bailey

The Vicksburg Police Department is looking for Mario Cortez Bailey, who is wanted for questioning in the ongoing murder investigation of Aaliyah Sanders, 21, of ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, November 18, 2023 11:51 am

History

Old Post Files: Nov. 18, 1923-2013

Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This feature looks back at some ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, November 18, 2023 8:36 am

Sports

Mississippi high school football scoreboard: Nov. 17

MHSAA Playoffs Class 7A Second round – Nov. 17 Starkville 20, Oxford 0 Madison Central 14, Tupelo 12 Brandon 42, Pearl 2542 Oak Grove 35, ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 11:43 pm

Crime

Vicksburg teen arrested for possession of a stolen firearm

Darnell Bates, 18, of Vicksburg was taken into custody on Wednesday after he was found to have a firearm reported stolen on Oct. 25. Charged ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 6:52 pm

Crime

Vicksburg man arrested for possession of methamphetamine

Burrell Hynum, 62, of Vicksburg, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 16, by officers responding to a reported theft at 601 Sports, 3500 Pemberton Square Blvd. A ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 6:51 pm

Obits

Johnny Flagg

Johnny Flagg a Vicksburg resident passed away surrounded by family and friends on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2023, in his home. He was 84. He was ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 6:49 pm

Crime

Accused burglar appears in court, posts a $50,000 bond

Antonio Turner, 18, of Vicksburg, had his initial appearance in Vicksburg Municipal Court on Wednesday, Nov. 15, charged with Residential Burglary. Appearing before Judge Angela ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 4:01 pm

Obits

Mary Helen Bowlin Randall

Mary Helen Bowlin Randall passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 16, 2023, at 93 years of age after enjoying visits from friends and family ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 3:30 pm

Obits

Betty Jean Smith

Funeral services for Betty Jean Smith, 56, will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, at Christian Light M.B. Church, Anguilla. The burial will ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 3:26 pm

Sports

Basketball Roundup: Vicksburg and St. Al cruise to victories; WC drops a tough one at Brandon

Another big night from Davian Williams helped propel the Vicksburg Gators to another victory. The senior guard scored 19 of his 26 points in the ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 2:43 pm

Sports

Mason, Polk lead Warren Central soccer past Murrah

A lot of players found the back of the net, and Warren Central’s girls soccer team found the win column once again. Jordan Polk and ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 2:02 pm

Obits

Thelma Perkins Kent Jones

Thelma Perkins Kent Jones, formerly of Vicksburg, passed away on Nov. 12, 2023, at Clinton Healthcare in Clinton. She was 95. She was a retired ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 7:48 am

Obits

Michael Byrd Griffin

Funeral services for Michael Byrd Griffin are to be held on Saturday, Nov. 18 in the chapel of W H. Jefferson Funeral Home at 3 ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 4:48 am

Local

Merit Health River Region awarded for efforts to improve rural stroke care

People who live in rural communities live an average of three years fewer than their urban counterparts and have a 40% higher likelihood of developing ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 4:30 am

Sports

Who’s Hot

Copiah-Lincoln Community College kicker Brandon Gilliam, a Warren Central alum, was named the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 17, 2023 3:55 am

Business

Vicksburg students learn about career opportunities at Grand Gulf nuclear plant

Entergy hosted more than 100 students at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station for the Department of Labor’s 9th Annual Apprenticeship Week on Wednesday and Thursday. The ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, November 16, 2023 5:17 pm

Local

Woman arrested for felony shoplifting

Courtney Saldana, 30, of Vicksburg was arrested at 2:33 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, after she was caught taking items from Wal-Mart, 2150 Iowa Boulevard. Charged ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, November 16, 2023 5:16 pm

Obits

Gary Mitchell Carter

Gary Mitchell Carter, a Vicksburg resident, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the Merit Health River Region Medical Center following a brief illness. He ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, November 16, 2023 2:24 pm

History

Old Post Files: Nov. 17, 1923-2013

Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This feature looks back at some ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, November 16, 2023 2:24 pm

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