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GUIZERIX: Like Laurel, Vicksburg’s revitalization is remarkable and ongoing

Over the holiday weekend, my family and I enjoyed a much-needed day trip to Laurel, the tiny dot on a road map-turned-renovation station of HGTV ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, July 7, 2021 8:00 am

Education

Sleeping child left on Vicksburg-Warren School District school bus

A 6-year-old child who fell asleep on the way to summer programs at Sherman Avenue Elementary School woke up Wednesday morning to discover herself alone ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, June 30, 2021 6:13 pm

COVID-19

No Delta Variant COVID cases reported in Warren County

As of Tuesday, there are no reported cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Warren County, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. However, ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, June 30, 2021 2:44 pm

Columnists

GUIZERIX: My time as Miss America

As I squeezed my mother’s hand and walked up the school steps, I used my other hand to straighten my tiara. Before we entered the ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, June 30, 2021 4:00 am

News

Case files on 1964 civil rights worker killings made public

JACKSON — Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, June 28, 2021 4:43 pm

Local

Warren County Supervisors increase jailer pay following plea from Sheriff: ‘$11 an hour isn’t worth it’

Detention Officers at the Warren County Jail will receive a pay increase effective Thursday, July 1. The decision comes after recent public outcry after the ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, June 28, 2021 4:29 pm

Local

City of Vicksburg to impose ‘maximum penalty’ for discharge of firearms

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. is aiming to close what he called a “loophole” in the punishment for gun crimes within the city. While it ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, June 25, 2021 11:35 am

Local

Warren County Board of Supervisors exclude roads and bridges from industrial ad valorem tax exemptions

The Warren County Board of Supervisors granted four ad valorem tax exemptions to industrial businesses during its Monday regular meeting — with a change in ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, June 25, 2021 11:12 am

Local

Flaggs: Vicksburg’s next Police Chief ‘likely female’

The search is on for Vicksburg’s next police chief, and Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. provided a clue as to who he’s considering on Friday. “I’m ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, June 25, 2021 10:35 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Miss Mississippi 2021: Miss Pontotoc Ridge, Miss Golden Triangle win in second preliminary phase

The second round of the Miss Mississippi preliminary competitions came to a close Thursday night at the Vicksburg Convention Center with a double preliminary winner earning ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, June 24, 2021 11:07 pm

Crime

No fatalities reported in Wednesday night wreck on U.S. 61 North

A two-vehicle collision on Wednesday night yielded no fatalities, according to Mississippi Highway Patrol. The wreck, which happened at approximately 10 p.m. Wednesday night, took ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, June 24, 2021 10:50 am

Crime

Brothers wanted for attempted murder of Louisiana deputies captured in Vicksburg

The Vicksburg Police Department announced Wednesday night that two brothers who were wanted in Louisiana for the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer had ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, June 23, 2021 10:27 pm

Local

City of Vicksburg animal shelter at capacity, animals in need of homes

The City of Vicksburg Animal Shelter issued a call for help this week, as the facility is at capacity and animals are in danger of ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, June 23, 2021 1:28 pm

Columnists

Looking Back: 1022 First East Street

By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation.  The house on the left of the photo is a late Queen Anne cottage designed by architect ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, June 23, 2021 8:00 am

Columnists

GUIZERIX: The resurgence of Sunday afternoon visiting

After Mass last Sunday, I took a little drive around town with my family. We drove past other churches where services were ending, before sitting ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, June 23, 2021 4:00 am

Local

Vicksburg’s Juneteenth celebrations ‘answer ancestors’ prayers’

Vicksburg’s 2021 Juneteenth Heritage Festival took place on Saturday, and the day began with a reminder: “We are the answer to our ancestors’ prayers.” The ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, June 22, 2021 2:43 pm

News

More than $11,000 raised for family of U.S. student with Vicksburg ties killed in Russia

A GoFundMe campaign established by the sister of Catherine Serou, a law student who was killed in Russia, has raised more than $11,000 in 24 ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, June 21, 2021 12:28 pm

Local

Vicksburg Deputy Chief of Police Bobby Stewart retiring

Bobby Stewart, deputy chief of the Vicksburg Police Department, is retiring. The news came in the form of a statement released by Stewart on Saturday. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Saturday, June 19, 2021 3:57 pm

Education

‘We are not raising taxes’: Vicksburg-Warren School District says local school taxes will not be raised this year

Following community pushback due to the language of a recent display advertisement, the Vicksburg Warren School District board of trustees used their Thursday budgetary hearing ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, June 18, 2021 3:37 pm

Crime

Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office arrests three for stabbing death, including teenage girl

Three Hermanville residents have been charged after the stabbing death of a male juvenile. On May 25 at approximately 6:26 p.m., the Claiborne County Sheriff’s ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, June 18, 2021 2:46 pm

Local

See you later, alligator: Alligator caught in Vicksburg’s Openwood Plantation subdivision

A six-foot-long alligator, nicknamed Al “The” Gator, was wrangled from Openwood Lake and relocated on Tuesday night, under the supervision of a Mississippi Department of ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, June 17, 2021 1:57 pm

Education

Graduates awarded Frank Crump, Jr. Next Generation Scholarship

Destiny Mayfield, Joshua Griffin, Morgan Nelson and Travis Williams, Jr. are the 2021 recipients of the Frank Crump, Jr. Next Generation Scholarship.  Destiny Mayfield, the ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Thursday, June 17, 2021 1:13 pm

Columnists

GUIZERIX: Locking your car could prevent more gun violence

The Vicksburg Police Department reported five automobile burglaries over the weekend, including four thefts from unlocked cars and three firearms being stolen. All but one ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, June 16, 2021 8:00 am

Local

Warren County Supervisors to establish roadwork database

The Warren County Board of Supervisors is examining the possibility of establishing a database of all past roadwork and repairs on county roads. During their ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Wednesday, June 16, 2021 8:00 am

Crime

Two charged with murder following shooting death in Kings

Two people have been charged with murder in the shooting death of Malik Vallarie, 21, of Vicksburg. Laqesha Davis, 29, and Demarion Reed, 15, both ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 9:50 am

Crime

Man found shot in Kings, Vicksburg’s second homicide of 2021

UPDATE 7:14 p.m.: A report of shots fired in the Kings community led to Vicksburg’s second homicide of the year on Monday afternoon. At 2:33 ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Monday, June 14, 2021 4:44 pm

Local

Warren County Sheriff recalls Eagle Lake evacuation during 2011 Mississippi River Flood

A flood was imminent at Eagle Lake on April 30, 2011, and Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace was charged with delivering the news to residents ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Saturday, June 12, 2021 8:00 am

Crime

Vicksburg Warren School District reports cyberattack

Computer systems in the Vicksburg Warren School District were recently the target of a security threat, according to a letter sent to parents on Friday. ... Read more

by Anna Guizerix, Friday, June 11, 2021 7:17 pm

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