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Local

Warren County not abandoning Lo Sto Road after objections

After a series of public hearings, lengthy discussions at work sessions and one misidentified road in a public notice, the Warren County Board of Supervisors ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 4:22 pm

Business

CANNONBALL: Pratt discovers hidden history in downtown Vicksburg

Nearly 160 years ago, a cannonball came crashing through a retail building in downtown Vicksburg — a fate that struck many buildings during the Siege. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Saturday, January 8, 2022 4:00 am

Education

Vicksburg Warren School District Superintendent’s contract extended

The Vicksburg Warren School District Board of Trustees is pleased with Superintendent Chad Shealy’s performance during the last academic year, according to Board President James ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, January 7, 2022 4:55 pm

Local

A Mission to Serve: Daniel Wilson takes caring for at-risk children to heart

The Warren County Children’s Shelter recently celebrated its 30th anniversary of helping runaway and homeless youth in the community, and Program Director Daniel Wilson said ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, January 7, 2022 8:00 am

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Out with the resolutions, in with the manifesting

The latest cockamamie, wackadoodle craze out there is “manifesting.” Perhaps you’ve seen stories about it in your favorite magazine. Perhaps that one weird grandchild or ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, January 5, 2022 4:00 am

Local

Kelle Barfield elected Warren County Board of Supervisors President

District 5 Supervisor Kelle Barfield was elected President of the Warren County Board of Supervisors during the board’s meeting on Monday morning. Barfield, a local ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, January 3, 2022 2:43 pm

Local

Longtime Vicksburg businesswoman, community volunteer Margaret Gilmer dies

Margaret Gilmer, a longtime businesswoman in the Vicksburg and Warren County community as well as past president of the Port Commission, died on Jan. 2. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, January 3, 2022 10:04 am

Crime

Skeletal remains identified as missing Vicksburg man

The human remains found on Clay Street in November have been identified by family members as Michael Moffett. The Vicksburg Police Department confirmed Saturday that ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Saturday, January 1, 2022 2:05 pm

COVID-19

Flaggs ‘concerned, but not alarmed’ by rise in COVID-19 cases in Vicksburg

Warren County has been identified by the Mississippi State Department of Health as a “hotspot” for COVID-19 as the Omicron variant of the virus spreads ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, December 30, 2021 4:32 pm

Crime

Vicksburg, Warren County law enforcement agencies launch Project Safe Neighborhoods in community

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office, Office of the District Attorney and the Vicksburg Police Department last week announced the formation of a joint task force ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, December 30, 2021 9:25 am

Local

Merit Health River Region searching for new CEO after Richaud resignation

Vicksburg’s Merit Health River Region hospital has an opening for its CEO. Benjamin Richaud, who served as chief executive officer of the hospital since February ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, December 29, 2021 4:16 pm

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Vicksburg keeps Christmas Spirit all season long

After more than a year of seemingly being in transition, my family and I spent our first Christmas morning in our own home. Seeing my ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, December 29, 2021 4:00 am

Local

Bovina-Tiffentown Crossing reopened after train derailment

The Bovina-Tiffentown Crossing on Bovina Drive reopened Monday, less than one week after a train derailed. At least 17 of the train’s 70 cars derailed ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 4:13 pm

Local

Vicksburg, Warren County fire departments kept busy during Christmas holiday

The Christmas holiday was an eventful time for first responders in Vicksburg and Warren County, with multiple calls and structure fires to face. Four structure ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, December 28, 2021 3:50 pm

Business

HOPPY HOLIDAYS: Mississippi drinks 62.7 million gallons of beer at Christmas, and Vicksburg’s Key City Brewery is in that number

Mississippians drink enough beer during the Christmas season to fill 95 Olympic swimming pools — and one-sixth of one of those pools is made up ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, December 24, 2021 8:00 am

Local

Vicksburg-Warren 911 Director announces resignation effective Dec. 30

Vicksburg-Warren 911 Director Shane Garrard has submitted his resignation after 10 years with the department. Garrard spent five of his 10 years with Vicksburg-Warren 911 ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, December 22, 2021 4:42 pm

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Lessons learned from a Christmas Party with the Governor

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to visit the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion as an attendee of the Governor’s Annual Christmas Reception. The event included ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, December 22, 2021 4:00 am

BREAKING NEWS

Warren County Sheriff: Traffic ‘greatest impact’ of train derailment

Traffic patterns appear to be the most affected aspect of Tuesday’s 17-car train derailment in Bovina. According to Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace, the derailment will ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 9:56 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Train derailed at Bovina-Tiffentown crossing in Warren County

Approximately 17 train cars derailed Tuesday night at the Bovina-Tiffentown crossing in Warren County. According to County Fire Coordinator Jerry Briggs, a portion of Bovina ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, December 21, 2021 8:39 pm

Local

Harris leaving as Warren County Comptroller, joining staff at ERDC

The resignation of Warren County Comptroller Shalanda Harris was officially accepted by the Board of Supervisors during its Monday meeting. Harris departs her position with ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, December 20, 2021 3:40 pm

Local

FAMILY MAN: Billy Joe Heggins retires from Warren County Sheriff’s Office after 27 years

Outgoing Chief Deputy Billy Joe Heggins has quite literally spent most of his life in the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. At age 8, he recalls ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, December 17, 2021 3:07 pm

Local

Tax Assessor: State-level changes mean property values increase in Warren County

Changes in the way property values are calculated are coming to Warren County, thanks to changes made by the Mississippi Tax Commission. During Monday’s Warren ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, December 17, 2021 11:20 am

Local

Repairs to Warren County Health Department estimated at $300,000

Repairs to the Warren County Health Department building are now estimated to cost $300,000, according to discussions held at Monday’s Board of Supervisors work session. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, December 17, 2021 9:27 am

Opinion

OUR OPINION: Vicksburg should stand with Quad-State Tornado victims

The tornado that struck parts of Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky, now known as the “Quad-State Tornado,” last Friday was without a doubt a horrific ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, December 17, 2021 8:00 am

Uncategorized

GUEST COLUMN: How Your Treasury Gave $40 Million Back to Mississippi

By Treasurer David McRae | Guest Columnist We all know the feeling when you dig out a winter coat and find a $20 bill forgotten ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 8:00 am

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Vicksburg Christmas Parade sparks good cheer for all

At the beginning of the month, I had the pleasure of taking my family to Vicksburg’s Christmas Parade. It was an absolute delight from start ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 4:00 am

Local

Warren County Coroner: ERDC shooting death a suicide

A shooting incident at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center last Thursday has been unofficially determined a suicide, Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 2:28 pm

Local

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS: Breakfast with Santa sees large crowd for charitable cause

The 20th annual Breakfast with Santa event took place Saturday morning, with hundreds of children and their parents — and at least one elf — ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 4:05 am

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