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GUIZERIX: I must be doing something right

As any parent of a particularly precocious toddler is prone to do, I often question whether I’m “training her up” in the way she should ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, March 8, 2023 4:00 am

Local

LEST WE FORGET: William ‘Bill’ Sims Foundation hosting ceremony at Vicksburg National Cemetery

Descendants of a U.S. Colored Troop from Vicksburg will gather at the Vicksburg National Cemetery at noon on Saturday for a special event honoring their ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 4:20 pm

Local

Supervisors award short-term note for jail site work to Riverhills Bank

Warren County is one step closer to its long-awaited new jail facility, as the Board of Supervisors awarded a bid to Riverhills Bank for a ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 12:20 pm

Local

Sheriff’s Deputy involved in rollover wreck on Fisher Ferry Road

UPDATE March 7: The driver of the vehicle was identified as Daniel Miller, 51 of Warren County. A routine name check showed Miller was wanted on ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Sunday, March 5, 2023 8:39 pm

Crime

RESCUE & REDEMPTION: The Amy Archer Story, Part 2

Editor’s Note: This story is Part Two of a two-part series detailing the story of Amy White Archer, who was assaulted and thrown from a ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Saturday, March 4, 2023 4:00 am

Business

Mighty ‘Sip Fest to bring economic boost, visitors to Vicksburg

The four-day event billed as Mighty ‘Sip Fest will take place on April 13-16 at locations across Vicksburg and is anticipated to bring an influx ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, March 3, 2023 3:17 pm

Crime

RESCUE & REDEMPTION: The Amy Archer Story, Part One

Editor’s Note: This story is Part One of a two-part series detailing the story of Amy White Archer, who was assaulted and thrown from a ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, March 3, 2023 4:00 am

Local

Reeves committed to working with MDOT on I-20 improvements in Vicksburg

Editor’s note: This story is the third and final story in a series featuring quotes from Gov. Tate Reeves’ Feb. 7 interview with The Vicksburg ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, March 2, 2023 2:16 pm

Local

Vicksburg’s Zechariah Lloyd an International Songwriting Competition semifinalist

The accolades keep piling up for Zechariah Lloyd, the Vicksburg native who has a way with words. Also known as Zak Tillotson offstage, it was ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, March 2, 2023 1:37 pm

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Reeves, Legislature moving in right direction for Mississippi moms

I saw the news on Monday and Tuesday that Gov. Tate Reeves and the state House of Representatives are both working to advance legislation already ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 4:00 am

Opinion

LIVING HISTORY: The Vicksburg Post Presents PROFILE 2023

With its fighting spirit, thanks to highs and lows as numerous as the hills that blanket it, the River City holds more than just the ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Saturday, February 25, 2023 10:21 am

PROFILE 2023

Jefferson Davis and the Vicksburg of Tomorrow

To the majority of Americans, Jefferson Davis’s life is condensed to four years in which he served as the President of the Confederacy — however, ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Saturday, February 25, 2023 7:00 am

PROFILE 2023

‘Poor Pitiful Thing’: Child’s Siege narrative provides link between generations

Behind the façade of a 58-year-old woman lies the spirit of a young girl, only 10 when she was subjected to the atrocities of living ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Saturday, February 25, 2023 7:00 am

PROFILE 2023

DESCENDANTS: Vicksburg’s past lives on through its people

The Last Gamble Patience Potticary Gamble didn’t do much more to become famous than cross the street — but the legacy of her family is ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Saturday, February 25, 2023 7:00 am

Local

INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE: Warren County requests MDOT activation of Marcus Bottom pedestrian project

Pedestrians walking down Halls Ferry Road at Marcus Bottom are one step closer to having improved pathways. During Monday’s meeting of the Warren County Board ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, February 23, 2023 2:19 pm

Columnists

GUIZERIX: What’s next for Yazoo Backwater Flood reporting

Last week’s Community Engagement sessions with the Department of the Army and Environmental Protection Agency left me with a feeling I wasn’t anticipating: cautious optimism. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, February 22, 2023 4:00 am

Faces of the Floods

VIDEO: Army, EPA say this time is different for Yazoo Backwater Project

Representatives from the Department of the Army and Environmental Protection Agency had a message for South Mississippi Delta residents on Wednesday: “This time around, things ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, February 16, 2023 4:20 pm

Local

Reeves: Port Expansion, Flowers Interchange included in $1.3 billion transportation project funding

Editor’s note: This story is the second in a series featuring quotes from Gov. Tate Reeves’ Feb. 7 interview with The Vicksburg Post, during which ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:05 am

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Thank an Educator this week

It’s been a busy week already for our education community and we’re only halfway through. With the news of Vicksburg Warren School District Superintendent Chad ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:00 am

Faces of the Floods

Reeves: ‘Biden Administration needs to finish the damn pumps — period’

Editor’s note: This story is the first in a series featuring quotes from Gov. Tate Reeves’ Feb. 7 interview with The Vicksburg Post, during which ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, February 14, 2023 5:46 pm

Local

Flaggs, Warren County Supervisors discuss youth crime prevention programs

Following the creation of an ad hoc Youth Violence Prevention Committee on Feb. 9, Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. spent Monday morning asking for the ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, February 13, 2023 3:49 pm

Crime

‘Enough fentanyl to kill everyone in Vicksburg’: Months-long sting yields three arrests

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace and Vicksburg Police Chief Penny Jones held a joint press conference Friday to announce the result of a months-long drug ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, February 10, 2023 4:06 pm

Crime

Three arrested in drug bust operation by Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Vicksburg Police Department

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office and Vicksburg Police Department, in a joint operation, arrested three men on Thursday in connection with an ongoing drug-related case. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, February 10, 2023 2:31 pm

Crime

14-year-old runaway found; three charged with kidnapping

A 14-year-old runaway for whom the Warren County Sheriff’s Office was searching was found on Thursday morning. Three adults have been charged with kidnapping in ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, February 10, 2023 11:21 am

Local

Supervisors declare Kings Point land surplus, pay $11,700 for recovery of submerged truck

The Kings Point area was a point of discussion during the Warren County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, with the board voting on an ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, February 9, 2023 2:45 pm

Columnists

GUIZERIX: We must be proactive, not reactive, toward youth crime

A child was shot and killed two blocks from my home last week. Two Blocks. That’s too close to home and too troublesome for my ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, February 8, 2023 4:00 am

Local

Crane truck fire backs up traffic on I-20 Eastbound in Warren County

Traffic is backed up for miles on Interstate 20 Eastbound near the 11-mile marker due to a crane truck catching fire in the left lane. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, February 6, 2023 6:29 pm

Local

Eagle Lake voting precinct moved to Methodist Church

As a last-minute addition to the Warren County Board of Supervisors’ regular meeting on Monday, District 2 Supervisor William Banks requested the board vote on ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, February 6, 2023 5:54 pm

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