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Cooking and culture: St. Al students study Spanish language through food

St. Aloysius High School’s Spanish II teacher Vivian Velazquez knows the best way to a student’s head is sometimes through the stomach. Velazquez made good ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Tuesday, April 9, 2024 10:42 pm

Local

Vicksburg gets a peek: Cloud cover doesn’t deter crowds from viewing eclipse

The Vicksburg National Military Park drew a crowd for Monday’s eclipse, despite heavy cloud cover that made it a peek-when-you-could event. National Park Service Ranger ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Monday, April 8, 2024 2:51 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Main Street Program to receive development grant

The Downtown Vicksburg Main Street Program has been selected as one of only 18 in Mississippi communities to receive the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Saturday, April 6, 2024 9:18 am

Education

Learning the ropes: HCC, VWSD partnering to provide intern opportunities

As graduation looms only months away for college and high school students alike, institutions in Warren County are working on both levels to ensure students ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, April 5, 2024 11:10 pm

Local

Downed power line leads to house fire

A Friday-afternoon house fire at 1401 Division Street is the latest in a string of structure fires across Vicksburg in recent weeks.  Vicksburg Fire Chief ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, April 5, 2024 7:14 pm

Local

Walker to retire from city; chief of staff, administrative assistant named

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. announced Friday that mayoral secretary Jacqueline Walker will be stepping down from her position effective June 30, and has announced ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, April 5, 2024 1:20 pm

Local

City prepares to finalize appointment of interim city attorney, extends contract for prosecutor

The City of Vicksburg will make official two new appointments during an event scheduled for Wednesday, Mayor George Flaggs Jr. announced Friday morning. According to ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, April 5, 2024 11:17 am

Local

Total eclipse at the park

The second solar eclipse in just over six months will be visible Monday and the Vicksburg National Military Park is offering its prime real estate ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Thursday, April 4, 2024 9:00 pm

Local

VFD: Public should remain vigilant in preventing house fires

Vicksburg Fire Chief Derrick Stamps said the string of house fires across Vicksburg in recent weeks have not been related, but that’s no reason for ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Wednesday, April 3, 2024 2:00 pm

Local

Nailor resigns as city attorney; Thames returns as assistant

Monday brought with it a reshuffling of duties at Vicksburg City Hall as a new assistant city attorney was sworn in, while City Attorney Kimberly ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 2:18 pm

Crime

Easter weekend yields 3 shootings; Monday adds fourth incident

The Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) on Tuesday released information regarding four separate shooting incidents, three of which remain as open investigations. VPD initially reached out ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 1:11 pm

Local

City, county proclaim April Child Abuse Prevention Month

Both the City of Vicksburg and Warren County declared April Child Abuse Prevention Month at Monday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen and County Board of ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Monday, April 1, 2024 2:47 pm

Local

SALUTE TO FIRST RESPONDERS: WCSO asks ‘How have we helped the public today?’

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said the goal of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office is a simple one: finding a way to make the community ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Sunday, March 31, 2024 2:57 pm

Local

SALUTE TO FIRST RESPONDERS: Answering the call

Like many little boys growing up, Vicksburg native Neal Pryor wanted to be a firefighter when he was young. Today, the husband and father of ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Sunday, March 31, 2024 7:42 am

Local

SALUTE TO FIRST RESPONDERS: Stamps looks back at career of late fire chief

When Leland Keith Rogers, a 28-year veteran of the Vicksburg Fire Department and former VFD chief, passed away this week, many of his former colleagues ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Saturday, March 30, 2024 9:20 pm

Columnists

First responders often relive trauma again and again

I’m going to tell you a story about the hardest situation I ever covered, and I’ll warn you ahead of time, it isn’t for the ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Saturday, March 30, 2024 6:11 pm

Crime

VPD seeking public’s help following gunfire at Jacques’ Bar, car chase

Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) is reaching out to the public for help identifying suspects involved in a shooting Saturday morning at Jacques’ Bar on Levee ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Saturday, March 30, 2024 9:19 am

News

City alerts residents of water meter work

City of Vicksburg officials are alerting residents of ongoing work to water meters around town. Thursday afternoon, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen issued an ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, March 29, 2024 8:39 pm

News

No one injured in morning fire; cause of blaze remains under investigation

No one was injured in a fire that broke out in a vacant home Friday morning in Vicksburg. Vicksburg Fire Chief Derrick Stamps said the ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, March 29, 2024 12:42 pm

Local

Thompson, Hyde-Smith visit Vicksburg for local events

Both Rep. Bennie Thompson and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith were in Vicksburg this week attending events and taking time to speak to residents. Thompson served as ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, March 29, 2024 7:28 am

Business

Thad Cochran MCITy grand opening held Thursday

After years of planning, developing, and building, an official grand opening and ribbon-cutting was held Thursday for the Thad Cochran MCITy building on Washington Street. ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Thursday, March 28, 2024 6:56 pm

Local

Butler accepts Lifetime Achievement Award at BIG Black History program

Former president of the Mississippi Chapter of Blacks in Government (BIG) Dennis R. Butler was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award during BIG’s 27th Annual Black ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 3:32 pm

Columnists

Easter is proof a lot can happen in a week

As we near the end of Holy Week, it is always a humbling time for me when I sit and think about how the events ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 2:29 pm

News

Rolling Fork remembers: Community comes together for service one year after deadly storm

The streets of Rolling Fork are still lined with debris and buildings ripped apart still sit exposed one year after a deadly EF-4 tornado rocked ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Wednesday, March 27, 2024 7:32 am

Local

Could it happen here? Local officials talk bridge safety following Baltimore tragedy

When Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after being struck by a container ship, comments began flooding Vicksburg groups on social media. ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Tuesday, March 26, 2024 11:50 pm

Local

City officially vacates late alderman’s seat; date set for special election

During a somber meeting of the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Alderman Monday morning, the late Ward 1 Alderman Michael Mayfield’s seat was officially vacated ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Monday, March 25, 2024 3:55 pm

News

Striking a chord: Lenten Fine Art series concludes at Church of the Holy Trinity

Violinist Daniel Jones performed Friday at the Church of the Holy Trinity as the last in the 2024 Lenten Fine Art Series that began in ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, March 22, 2024 11:12 pm

Crime

DA: Murder suspect will be retried following mistrial

Warren County District Attorney Ricky Smith Jr. on Friday said murder suspect Byron Griffin will be retried by the state following a mistrial this week. ... Read more

by Blake Bell, Friday, March 22, 2024 11:36 am

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