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BREAKING NEWS
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story reported that eight people died in the crash. The Mississippi Highway Patrol has since confirmed that only ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, August 31, 2024 10:18 am
Sports
Capitalizing on opportunities is the lesson Vicksburg High coach Christopher Lacey said he’ll be preaching to his team after the Gators found the red zone ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, August 31, 2024 1:23 am
Columnists
It’s hard to believe the last holiday of the summer is almost here, as Labor Day is coming up on Monday. Sure, the summer weather ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, August 30, 2024 5:45 pm
Business
The U.S. Small Business Association (SBA), The Vicksburg-Warren Partnership and the City of Vicksburg came together this week to bring a Small Business Forum to ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, August 30, 2024 12:59 pm
Local
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. has announced his final recommendations for rate adjustments ahead of the city’s new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. Flaggs made ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, August 30, 2024 8:35 am
Louisiana
The City of Tallulah has experienced a loss of pressure due to the failure of an emergency diesel pump, city officials said Thursday morning. “The ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, August 29, 2024 8:13 am
Columnists
Okay. So, for eight months now you’ve all been reading about how I’m slowly learning the ins and outs of life in Vicksburg. If it ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 7:00 pm
Local
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson spoke on a wide array of topics during his visit to the Vicksburg Rotary Club’s weekly meeting ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 6:10 pm
News
The area around Interstate 20 exit 15 in Flowers is becoming busier by the day and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann told The Post last week ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, August 24, 2024 11:32 am
Sports
TALLULAH — It was largely the Luke Moberly show early in Tallulah Academy’s 52-12 win over Riverdale on Friday. The eighth-grade quarterback called his own ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, August 23, 2024 11:54 pm
Local
The late Douglas “Doug” Arp was honored in a dedication ceremony held Friday at Vicksburg Police Department, where the former officer became the first name ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, August 23, 2024 6:02 pm
Business
A rezoning request, and subsequent appeal, with the potential to reshape Vicksburg’s commercial districts came to an end Friday when it was officially denied by ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, August 23, 2024 5:00 pm
Columnists
When I was in college in the early 2000s, my journalism professors at both the University of Missouri and the University of Alabama encouraged students ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, August 23, 2024 10:58 am
Downtown Vicksburg
The River City has officially finished first on the Readers’ Choice list of America’s 10 Best Historical Small Towns by Newsweek magazine. “As mayor of ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, August 22, 2024 8:23 pm
Crime
A Vicksburg man facing a litany of drug and gun charges will be held in Warren County Jail without bond until a preliminary hearing can ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, August 22, 2024 2:45 pm
Crime
A Vicksburg man is behind bars and facing a litany of charges after a months-long investigation led to the seizure of drugs and firearms earlier ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, August 21, 2024 2:12 pm
Local
Mayor George Flaggs Jr. has announced a proposed raise to rental rates for both the Ardis T. Williams Sr. Auditorium and the City Pavilion. “Due ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, August 20, 2024 4:29 pm
Local
As Vicksburg residents clean up after Sunday night’s severe weather, officials with the City of Vicksburg said Monday morning that they are paying attention to ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, August 19, 2024 1:44 pm
Business
The Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals group is teaming up with a state agency to make a local difference. The Young Professionals are ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, August 17, 2024 1:31 pm
News
Warren County is in need of poll managers for the Nov. 5 General Election. Warren County Election Commission Chairman and District 4 Commissioner Sara Carlson ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:17 pm
Local
A scary situation that began Sunday night when a tanker carrying a highly flammable liquid overturned near the Mississippi River ended Monday afternoon with little ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, August 13, 2024 4:46 pm
Local
During a special meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) Monday afternoon, Vicksburg Mayor Pro Tem Alex Monsour and Ward 1 Alderman Thomas ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, August 12, 2024 4:42 pm
Local
A crowd of friends and family members of the late Korey Sims Jr. gathered at Washington Street Park Sunday evening for a balloon release in ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, August 12, 2024 2:14 pm
Local
Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) Deputy Chief Troy Kimble has updated the status of the chemical spill cleanup at Bally’s Hotel and Casino on Warrenton Road, ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, August 12, 2024 9:34 am
Local
Officials with the Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) will be issuing a Code Red alert through its emergency texting system Monday morning, alerting locals of a ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, August 12, 2024 8:15 am
Crime
Byron Griffin last week pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter, heat of passion as part of a plea agreement in the case of a ...
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by Blake Bell, Sunday, August 11, 2024 2:39 pm
Business
Members of the 2024 class of the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce’s Entrepreneur Bootcamp officially graduated from the program Thursday night during a ceremony held ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, August 10, 2024 10:54 am
Local
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. announced raises for city employees, as well as increases to rental fees in the city and a recommended change for ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, August 9, 2024 9:12 pm
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