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Lady Luck to play host of Junior Auxiliary’s Magnolia Charity Ball

Black ties, formal gowns and magnolia flowers will fill a night of dancing for a good cause in Vicksburg. The Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg is ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Saturday, January 7, 2017 6:55 pm

Local

MLK Day events begin to take shape

Martin Luther King Jr. will be honored in a variety of celebrations and ceremonies throughout the next weekend in Vicksburg, and one traditional event will ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Friday, January 6, 2017 10:30 pm

Education

First responders deal with active shooter scenario

A countywide active shooter training was held Thursday at Vicksburg High School. The drill was the first of its kind in the county on such ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Friday, January 6, 2017 9:49 am

News

Members learn about life after AmeriCorps

Local AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps members started planning for their future Thursday. The AmeriCorps Southern Region campus in Vicksburg hosted Life After AmeriCorps Day ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Friday, January 6, 2017 9:47 am

Sports

Lady Flashes run out of gas against St. Andrew’s

The St. Aloysius Lady Flashes’ hustle and focus in a tough, physical basketball game wasn’t quite enough to pull out a win Thursday. Madison Klein ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Friday, January 6, 2017 7:57 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Holyfield, three others to lead MLK parade

The city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade is coming back this year with four heavy weight boxers scheduled to serve as grand marshals. After ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Thursday, January 5, 2017 9:57 am

News

Salvation Army’s Red Kettle donations down

The numbers are in, and the annual Red Kettle drive by the Salvation Army did not raise as much money as previous years. As of ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Thursday, January 5, 2017 9:55 am

News

Seniors start the year off right

As the new year dawns, many local fitness centers have classes for people to reach their fitness goals. Eight local seniors kicked off the new ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Wednesday, January 4, 2017 9:53 am

News

Flaggs engineers division of powers in charter amendment

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously to make changes to the city’s 105-year-old charter Tuesday. “That’s probably the most progressive policy change in ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 4:06 pm

News

Spangler: Preschool more important than ever

A career in childcare has been exactly the right fit for Lucy Spangler. Spangler has taught the older 2-year-old class at Crawford Street Playschool for ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Tuesday, January 3, 2017 9:36 am

Education

School board, board member receives state recognition

The Vicksburg Warren County School Board and District 2 member Alonzo Stevens were recently honored by the state for their contributions to the local school ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Monday, January 2, 2017 10:25 am

Local

Substation failure knocks out power Saturday morning

An equipment failure at Entergy’s East Vicksburg Substation was the cause of a power outage blacking out a large portion of the east side of ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Monday, January 2, 2017 10:18 am

Downtown Vicksburg

The Big Muddy

Good food. Good music. Good fun. That’s the slogan of a new family friendly restaurant called The Big Muddy coming to downtown Vicksburg in the ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Saturday, December 31, 2016 12:23 pm

News

Power restored in east Vicksburg

Power was restored to the east side of Vicksburg just over an hour after the section of town lost electricity because of a lost substation ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Saturday, December 31, 2016 11:56 am

Local

Forecast dampens annual Chick-fil-A event

The Vicksburg community won’t be able to see a giant chicken nugget being dipped into Chick-fil-A sauce this New Year’s Eve. A virtual guarantee of ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Friday, December 30, 2016 9:17 am

News

Investigators unable to find evidence of what caused destructive Saxton Tire blaze

The cause of Monday’s fire that consumed Saxton Tire will remain undetermined, Vicksburg Fire Chief Charles Atkins said Wednesday. Because of the way the fire ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Thursday, December 29, 2016 10:17 am

News

Vicksburg officer the latest to be honored by Secretary of State

Sometimes seeing beyond the badge of a law enforcement officer can be difficult. Mississippi Secretary of State and Vicksburg native Delbert Hosemann is working to ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Thursday, December 29, 2016 10:10 am

News

King-Harris a great example of what dedication can do

As the holiday season starts to wrap up and the sweets and treats have all been eaten, people tend to look to the new year ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Wednesday, December 28, 2016 10:09 am

Local

2017 set for waterpark construction

In late September, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved funding for a major tourist attraction set to bring splishing and splashing to Vicksburg. A ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Tuesday, December 27, 2016 9:33 am

Local

Retailers here reporting good Christmas shopping season

The frantic rush of shopping throughout the holiday season is felt for the smallest to biggest of locations. Locally, stores in downtown Vicksburg are reporting ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Tuesday, December 27, 2016 9:31 am

Local

Never too young to learn hands on

Learning practical life and self-help skills through hands-on activities is what Montessori school is all about. That’s what Kim Carson said she teaches her class ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Tuesday, December 27, 2016 9:29 am

News

Doctor saved by pioneer procedure

Last summer, a local doctor survived the un-survivable. Dr. Joseph Wilson, who currently practices internal medicine in Vicksburg, walked away from a central pontine stroke ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Monday, December 26, 2016 10:08 am

Local

Hanukkah remembers ‘the weak did prevail’

This year The Festival of Lights, or the Jewish’s observance of Hanukkah, starts Saturday night coinciding with the Christian celebration of Christmas. Hanukkah commemorates Jewish ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Friday, December 23, 2016 9:48 am

Education

Marshall earns teacher of year honors at RC Early College HS

River City Early College High School may have a small staff because of its small size, having just 50 students in its first year, but ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Tuesday, December 20, 2016 9:30 am

Education

Beechwood students honored for positive behavior

High expectations are bringing positive behavior to schools. School Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports is a program meant to incentivize positive behavior from students, ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Monday, December 19, 2016 11:04 am

Sports

Flashes lose a nailbiter against Riverfield

In a game that went down to the final second, the St. Aloysius Flashes came up just short Friday night against Riverfield Academy. Peyton Raborn ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Friday, December 16, 2016 11:45 pm

Education

Junior high, high school students will have more, flexible class options

Online courses are coming to the Vicksburg Warren School District in January. The school board, with a dissenting vote by Jim Stirgus, approved training for ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Friday, December 16, 2016 10:42 pm

Local

Police make arrests in rash of auto, home burglaries

Vicksburg police charged five adults and a juvenile in connection with an auto theft and multiple residential and auto burglaries reported between June and Dec. ... Read more

by Alana Norris, Friday, December 16, 2016 10:40 pm

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