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Crime
A shooting investigation stemming from an incident earlier this month just outside the Vicksburg city limits has become a murder case after the victim died ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, June 14, 2024 1:45 pm
Crime
UPDATE: Jermiane “Bones” Johnson and Calbert “Calbo” Cosby were taken into custody just after noon Friday in Memphis. A fourth suspect, Wilmar Johnson, has also ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, June 14, 2024 12:41 pm
Lifestyles
The Technical Preservation Services office of the National Park Service has recently published its annual report highlighting the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program for ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, June 13, 2024 9:47 am
Columnists
Well. I learned a lot this week, to put it mildly. I’ve covered a pretty wide array of events over my career in newspapers, but ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 3:33 pm
Louisiana
The ongoing quest to solve problems with the City of Tallulah’s outdated water plant took a step in a new direction last week when the ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 11:07 am
Crime
Officials with Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) said Tuesday that a Monday-night incident on Grange Hall Road appears to be the latest in a string of ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 3:21 pm
Crime
Officials with Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) are continuing an investigation into an early morning shooting Friday on Washington Street that left one man injured. According ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, June 7, 2024 9:09 am
Crime
A shooting Thursday night just outside the Vicksburg city limits left one man hospitalized and local law enforcement on the hunt for the shooter, according ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, June 7, 2024 12:39 am
Local
With many in Vicksburg and the surrounding areas still without power following Monday night’s severe weather, the National Weather Service in Jackson is warning of ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, June 4, 2024 1:18 pm
Local
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen have announced the unveiling of a memorial to honor the memory of three Vicksburg firefighters who lost their ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, June 3, 2024 5:52 pm
News
The Warren County Grand Jury made a number of recommendations to governing bodies following its May term. Chief among them was what has become the ...
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by Blake Bell, Monday, June 3, 2024 11:19 am
Local
The race for Vicksburg’s Ward 1 alderman seat was all but decided Thursday night as Thomas “T.J.” Mayfield defeated Daryl Hollingsworth in a lopsided runoff ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, May 30, 2024 10:03 pm
Crime
Deangelo Denzel Ross was charged on May 20 with 5 Capias Warrants Served. Krystie Sharay Bryante Parson, was charged on May 20 with Contempt of ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, May 30, 2024 2:44 pm
Crime
One man is dead following a shooting Tuesday night on Locust Street, according to information from Vicksburg Police Department (VPD). Officials with VPD said officers ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 3:13 am
Local
The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen during its regular meeting Friday approved a resolution for interim City Clerk Deborah Nickson to advertise sealed bids ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, May 24, 2024 8:15 pm
News
Mississippi has a lot to offer. That was the message Gov. Tate Reeves brought with him – along with a host of other state officials ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, May 24, 2024 4:57 pm
Columnists
Monday is Memorial Day and, as always, most of us will attempt to strike a balance between enjoying a day off with family and remembering ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, May 24, 2024 9:25 am
Business
The Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce added another ribbon-cutting event to its recent string of ceremonies marking new and existing local businesses joining its ranks. ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, May 23, 2024 9:32 pm
Local
City of Vicksburg Parks and Recreation Director Rick Daughtry has a lot on his plate when it comes to his work in the River City. ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 9:42 pm
Local
The Friends of the City of Vicksburg Animal Shelter were very friendly at Monday’s meeting of the Board of Mayor and Alderman, where the group ...
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by Blake Bell, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 8:05 pm
Education
Porter’s Chapel Academy Head of School Chris Williams presided over his final graduating class Saturday when 26 seniors took part in commencement services at First ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, May 18, 2024 6:38 pm
Local
The Vicksburg Police Department is gearing up for its annual youth program, Street Ball, starting June 4 and running through July 12. “This initiative not ...
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by Blake Bell, Saturday, May 18, 2024 10:21 am
Education
The Class of 2024 stepped across the stage at the Vicksburg Convention Center Friday night and officially became alumni of Warren Central High School. The ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, May 17, 2024 9:04 pm
Crime
The Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) issued a statement Friday afternoon concerning the arrest of a woman hours earlier outside the Vicksburg Convention Center, where Warren ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, May 17, 2024 3:54 pm
Louisiana
The City of Tallulah is rescinding the boil water advisory issued on April 29, Mayor Charles Finlayson said Friday morning. “The State has cleared the ...
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by Blake Bell, Friday, May 17, 2024 9:53 am
Education
Like every school’s Class of 2024, the graduating seniors of Vicksburg High School (VHS) began their high school careers in the midst of the Covid-19 ...
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by Blake Bell, Thursday, May 16, 2024 9:21 pm
Education
River City Early College (RCEC) kicked off graduation season in Vicksburg Wednesday as 83 members of the Class of 2024 received diplomas. “Today represents a ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 10:38 pm
Columnists
Graduation is almost upon us and hundreds of our local students are champing at the bit to get across that stage and on to the ...
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by Blake Bell, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 9:31 pm
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