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Crime

Warren County Sheriff’s Office releases name of shooting victim

The Warren County 18-year-old who was shot on Saturday has been identified as Augustus Judge, Jr. Just after noon, Vicksburg Warren 911 received a call ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 11:17 am

COVID-19

Warren County Board of Supervisors extends mask mandate

The Warren County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to extend the county’s mask mandate through Oct. 4 at noon. The decision comes after a continued ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 10:19 am

Local

City of Vicksburg holds ribbon-cutting for pickleball courts

It’s time to play ball — pickleball, that is. The City of Vicksburg officially opened its state-of-the-art pickleball courts to the public on Saturday morning. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, September 6, 2021 12:23 pm

Crime

18-year-old shot in chest in Warren County

A Warren County 18-year-old was shot on Saturday, according to a report from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. Just after noon, Vicksburg Warren 911 received ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Sunday, September 5, 2021 1:52 pm

Local

Celebrity horses from ‘Yellowstone’ series evacuated to Warren County ahead of Hurricane Ida

Warren County played host to some celebrity evacuees from Hurricane Ida — of the four-legged variety. A team of nine horses known for their roles ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, September 2, 2021 4:44 pm

Education

Creative Learning, Creative Design: Vicksburg Warren School District hosts Academy of Innovation ribbon-cutting

Vicksburg Warren School District hosted an official grand opening ceremony on Wednesday for the state-of-the-art Academy of Innovation building, and in the words of Mayor ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, September 2, 2021 4:39 pm

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Ida brings back memories of surviving Hurricane Ivan

Everyone who grew up near the Gulf Coast has a hurricane story. Whether they had a few limbs or an entire tree knocked down in ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, September 1, 2021 4:00 am

Education

Schools in Warren County return to normal schedules Tuesday

After all schools in Warren County were closed on Monday due to the threat of Hurricane Ida, Tuesday will be a return to normal. According ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, August 30, 2021 4:21 pm

Local

Warren County “very fortunate” as Ida leaves the area

While Hurricane Ida devastated coastal Louisiana and even temporarily reversed the course of the Mississippi River, Warren County residents are mostly able to say they ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, August 30, 2021 1:05 pm

Local

Vicksburg on western edge of Hurricane Ida as it begins to weaken

Hurricane Ida has shifted further east, placing Vicksburg on its western side. As of 2:30 a.m. Monday, the middle of Ida was heading east of ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, August 30, 2021 2:40 am

COVID-19

Vicksburg Fire Chief: Paramedics in ‘bottleneck situation’ due to increased emergency calls

Vicksburg Fire Chief Craig Danczyk has a message for those who are oxygen-dependent in Warren County: “If you don’t need to go to the hospital, ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Sunday, August 29, 2021 3:49 pm

Education

Vicksburg Warren School District announces schools will be closed Monday due to Hurricane Ida

Vicksburg Warren School District announced Sunday afternoon that its campuses will be closed on Monday due to the threat of severe weather from Hurricane Ida. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Sunday, August 29, 2021 1:32 pm

Local

“Worst storm to hit the Gulf Coast”: Warren County Emergency Management holds briefing ahead of Hurricane Ida

UPDATE 3:28 p.m.: To self-report damage that takes place in Warren County, please click here to access the Emergency Management Agency link. As Warren County ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Sunday, August 29, 2021 1:29 pm

Local

Flaggs: Vicksburg ‘prepared as possible’ for Hurricane Ida

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said Saturday that Vicksburg is ready to face Hurricane Ida as it prepares to make landfall. “I’ve talked with our ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Saturday, August 28, 2021 7:04 pm

Local

Harper ‘refuses’ to represent state in Warren County Court, still receiving full county prosecutor’s pay

Recently reinstated Warren County Prosecuting Attorney Ken Harper has “failed to do his job,” according to the county court. According to Warren County Judge Marcie ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, August 27, 2021 1:06 pm

COVID-19

Vicksburg remembers attorney David Sessums, who died from COVID-19 complications

Longtime Vicksburg attorney David Sessums died Wednesday following a battle with COVID-19. Sessums was 68 years old. He spent 42 years as a partner at ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, August 26, 2021 7:21 pm

COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccines not yet mandatory for Merit Health River Region staff

While the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson and Ochsner Health System in Louisiana both recently announced a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for all ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, August 26, 2021 4:38 pm

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Working the visitor’s circuit in Vicksburg

This past weekend left me feeling so loved, and so thankful for our community. In the middle of the workday on Friday, my husband insisted ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, August 25, 2021 4:00 am

Local

Warren County Supervisors approve purchase of new voting machines

The Warren County Board of Supervisors approved Monday the purchase of new voting machines provided by VotingWorks, a non-partisan non-profit organization that builds open-source voting ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 8:00 am

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Thoughtful discussion led to Warren County Supervisors’ mask mandate

We’re back to wearing face masks again in Warren County, a decision many in the community disagree with and which was met with much confusion. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 4:00 am

Business

Drive-Thru, Walk-Up Job Fair taking place on August 31

Editor’s Note: Due to the effects of Tropical Storm Ida, the job fair has been postponed until September 14. The Vicksburg Area Drive-Thru, Walk-Up Job ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, August 17, 2021 4:18 pm

Business

Small Business Extravaganza hosts nearly 100 Vicksburg businesses

A Small Business Extravaganza held Saturday at the Vicksburg Convention Center played host to nearly 100 small businesses — the majority of them Black-owned. With ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, August 17, 2021 3:55 pm

Local

Warren County Supervisors discuss appropriation of American Rescue Plan funds

The Warren County Board of Supervisors spent more than an hour of its Monday working session discussing how the county’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, August 13, 2021 4:15 pm

COVID-19

Vicksburg Mayor Flaggs gets COVID-19 vaccine after recovering from virus

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. is now vaccinated for COVID-19, days after announcing he’d recovered from the coronavirus. Flaggs received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, August 13, 2021 10:47 am

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Rules for thee, but do the rules matter anymore?

After nearly two years of COVID — and all the rules and regulations and discussion of rights that goes along with it — it seems ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, August 12, 2021 4:00 am

BREAKING NEWS

Vicksburg mayor announces 14-day mask mandate, emergency order

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. issued an emergency order Wednesday evening, stating the city would be under a mask mandate for 14 days as a ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 4:04 pm

COVID-19

Warren County Supervisors discuss masks, vaccines due to surge in COVID cases

The Warren County Board of Supervisors on Monday discussed the potential need for a mask mandate for employees and a potential COVID-19 vaccine requirement as ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, August 10, 2021 3:57 pm

Local

Photo Gallery: Center For Pregnancy Choices hosts Run Baby Run 5K for Life in Vicksburg

The Center for Pregnancy Choices hosted its first-annual Run Baby Run 5K for Life event on Saturday morning. The course wound through downtown Vicksburg, where ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, August 10, 2021 9:57 am

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