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News

Luckett defeats Brown in rematch

The tax assessor rematch is over, and this year’s end result gave redemption to the candidate who sought to unseat the incumbent. With 6,434 votes, ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Wednesday, November 4, 2015 10:23 am

News

South Park teacher keeps students active

If the body is asleep, the mind is asleep. This is South Park Elementary fifth-grade math, science and social studies teacher Michael Gordon’s mantra. Keeping ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 10:14 am

News

You’re just not looking in the right place

When I meet other people my age in Vicksburg, they always seem so relieved. I know the feeling, especially because I am a transplant. Vicksburg ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Tuesday, November 3, 2015 9:53 am

Business

New business aims to serve elderly

Finding care for elderly and disabled loved ones in Warren County is about to get a whole lot easier. Educare will open its doors mid-November ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Sunday, November 1, 2015 12:00 am

News

Initiative 42 or 42A or neither? That’s question voters face Nov. 3

With the general election Tuesday, there is perhaps no more anticipated ballot measure than the initiatives 42 and 42A. The pitched, partisan battle over the ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:48 am

Uncategorized

Hinds CC provides training for active shooter situation

There have been nearly 50 school shootings this year, including one 100 miles north at Delta State University. Earlier this month, there was a lockdown ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:44 am

News

Mayor’s daughter spends night on streets

Mayor George Flaggs Jr.’s daughter will be glad to sleep under her own roof again tonight after spending a night on the streets. Emmarie Flaggs-Anderson ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Thursday, October 29, 2015 11:57 am

News

Chamber receives national award

Big things are happening in the Vicksburg Warren School District through the Leader in Me program, and others are taking note on a national level. ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Wednesday, October 28, 2015 9:47 am

Columnists

Vicksburg needs a food truck culture

Delicious. Efficient. Cheap. These are the reasons I fell in love with the food trucks in Shreveport, first, and eventually other cities like Washington, D.C., ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 10:28 am

News

Shealy: VWSD closer to early college

Vicksburg Warren School District Superintendent Chad Shealy’s vision of local students graduating with associate’s degrees by the time they graduate high school is one step ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 9:59 am

News

Homeless awareness her focus

Effective Wednesday at 5 p.m., Mayor George Flaggs Jr.’s daughter will be homeless. No, she isn’t having trouble with her bills, but she is working ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Tuesday, October 27, 2015 9:56 am

News

VCS Spooky Sprint set for Saturday

Ghosts, ghouls and goblins will be making their way around downtown Vicksburg this weekend to determine which frightening figure is the fastest. Vicksburg Catholic School ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Monday, October 26, 2015 10:34 am

News

Study: Vicksburg second best in state for African American entrepreneurs

A new report from GoodCall.com reveals which U.S. metro areas provide the best opportunity for success for African American-owned businesses, based on the firm’s analysis ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Sunday, October 25, 2015 12:00 am

News

One man injured after motorcycle collided with car

One man was removed from the scene of an accident by EMS Friday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. on South Frontage Road. A motorcycle traveling east ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Saturday, October 24, 2015 12:44 am

News

Students learn legal, ethical implications in real-world setting

Students from across Warren Central High School and Vicksburg High School got to learn the real-world importance of what they’re learning in their health science ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 10:09 am

News

Area teacher still learning

Ben Battle has been a teacher for 19 years, but when it comes to his job, he said he’s an old dog learning new tricks. ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 10:49 am

News

Despite cowbells, Starkville felt like home

Clanga, clanga. When I close my eyes, it’s all I can hear. Saturday I made my first trip to Starkville to watch my Bulldogs, the ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 10:26 am

News

Extension office to host backyard bird health talk

No one wants a sick chick. That’s why MSU Extension Poultry Science Professor Dr. Tom Tabler is holding a discussion on Avian Flu and the ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Monday, October 19, 2015 10:02 am

Business

Billy’s Italian Restaurant being sold to Chocolate Factory owners

On Halloween, Billy and Robin Lieberman will lock up Billy’s Italian Restaurant for the last time. On Nov. 2, Brady and TyAnn Ellis will open ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Sunday, October 18, 2015 12:00 am

News

Legendary Blues musician Bobby Rush to perform with St. Al band

Grammy-nominated and legendary Blues musician Bobby Rush will make a guest appearance Friday, Oct. 23, with the St. Aloysius Marching Band at halftime of the ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Saturday, October 17, 2015 12:53 pm

News

PLAN PAYS OFF: Lockdown scare puts agencies to the test

After last week’s lockdown at Warren Central High School, local agencies have had time to decompress and review their emergency management strategies and how they ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Friday, October 16, 2015 10:19 am

News

Celebrity Waiter Dinner raises more than $20k

Some of Vicksburg’s most well-known names from several spheres gathered at Ameristar Casino last Tuesday for a common cause — to eliminate cancer. The fifth annual ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Thursday, October 15, 2015 10:46 am

Columnists

Thank God for Mississippi

Growing up in Louisiana, I can’t even begin to recall the number of times I said it. “Thank God for Mississippi,” is sort of a ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Tuesday, October 13, 2015 1:40 pm

News

St. Francis teacher has deep roots

First-grade teacher Cindy Park has been at Vicksburg Catholic School for 17 years, and that doesn’t even include the years she was a student there. ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Tuesday, October 13, 2015 1:07 pm

News

County schools to host 50-year reunion

There will be a Warren County School reunion Oct. 17 beginning at 10 a.m. at the City Park Pavilion for anyone who attended any of ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:38 am

News

Theater at Vicksburg Mall opens today

Looking for an idea for date night this weekend? B&B Theatres Vicksburg Mall 6 has got you covered. Beginning Thursday evening at 7, the Vicksburg ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Thursday, October 8, 2015 10:32 am

News

Newspapers in education a growing trend locally

Every Wednesday during the school year, 3,537 issues of The Vicksburg Post are delivered to schools in Warren County, free of charge, as part of ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Wednesday, October 7, 2015 10:10 am

News

Teacher enjoys broadening minds

St. Aloysius science teacher Dawn Meeks has spent more than 30 years teaching in Vicksburg, and she’s now teaching her students’ children. Meeks said she’s ... Read more

by Austin Vining, Tuesday, October 6, 2015 10:58 am

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