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Photo Gallery: Your newly crowned Miss Mississippi 2023 Vivian O’Neal

Miss Pine Belt Vivian O’Neal was crowned the new 2023 Miss Mississippi Saturday night at the Vicksburg Convention Center. Here are some images of O’Neal ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, June 11, 2023 6:20 am

BREAKING NEWS

74-year-old Vicksburg man dies in Marcus Bottom shooting

At 4:24 a.m. Saturday morning, Vicksburg Police Department officers were dispatched to the area of the Franklin Street and Military Avenue intersection in Marcus Bottom ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, June 10, 2023 8:24 am

Downtown Vicksburg

WJTV’s “Your Hometown” coming to downtown Vicksburg on Friday

All Vicksburgers are invited to come out on Friday for live broadcasts on Washington Street at 4, 5 and 6 p.m. as part of WJTV’s ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 5:16 pm

Business

Vicksburg’s Hayes-Davis to helm 35-day Civil War Battlefields Cruise with American Cruise Lines

American Cruise Lines announced Monday a new cruise that visits nearly every major battlefield of the Civil War. The all-new Civil War Battlefields Cruise departs ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, May 22, 2023 10:15 am

News

It’s knockout time: Will former Miss Mississippi advance on The Voice tonight?

Former Miss Mississippi Holly Brand battles in the knockout rounds on The Voice on Monday. The show airs at 7 p.m. Central on NBC. You ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, April 24, 2023 6:46 pm

Education

USACE Vicksburg District holds career fair for local junior high school students

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District held a career fair at the Warren Central Junior High School basketball gymnasium on April 6 ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, April 13, 2023 10:21 am

News

Vicksburg native Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann responds to Rolling Fork tornado damage

Vicksburg native Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann responded to the Rolling Fork tornado damage by making a statement early Saturday afternoon. “The devastation, both in terms ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, March 25, 2023 12:37 pm

News

Spring turkey season forecasts tough year; poultry surveys, recommendations could change the outlook

By Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader JACKSON — Spring turkey season opened March 15 as it has for the last decade, but the early ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 5:01 pm

Guest Columnists

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner and Vicksburg resident Mike Chaney comments on healthcare bill vetos

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner and Vicksburg resident Mike Chaney commented Thursday afternoon on Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ veto of SB 2244. “I am certainly disappointed in ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, March 16, 2023 2:33 pm

News

Vicksburg native’s WWII memoirs published in “Snippy’ Promise Made, Promise Kept’

Several years after retirement, the late Fielding Tucker, a Vicksburg native, began the process of organizing his memoirs of World War II; intended for inclusion ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, March 15, 2023 9:06 pm

News

Kirklin receives prestigious “Pat Fordice Award for Cultural and Humanitarian Service”

Annette Kirklin, Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), received the prestigious “Pat Fordice Award for Cultural and Humanitarian ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 1:59 pm

News

Corps of Engineers begins Phase I flood fight activities in Mississippi Valley

The Mississippi Valley Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) coordinates all flood fight activities in the Mississippi Valley. As of Thursday afternoon the Memphis and ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, March 9, 2023 2:39 pm

Local

OH DONUTS: SUV drives into Chevron, Divine Donuts building on U.S. 61 North

No injuries were reported after a motorist drove his SUV into the Chevron-Divine Donuts building in the 800 block of U.S. 61 North on Tuesday ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 3:42 pm

Local

Sunset concert series starts this weekend at Vicksburg Convention Center

The Vicksburg Convention Center will be having its Sunset concert series this spring. All concerts will be held outside of the Vicksburg Convention Center, if ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, March 6, 2023 10:30 am

Obits

Willie Lee Taylor

Mr. Willie Lee Taylor passed on February 21, 2023, at Merit Health River Region. He was 77. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 9:54 am

Obits

James Michael Davis

James Michael Davis, 72, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at River Regional Medical Center after a short illness. He was born July ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 9:50 am

Crime

Vicksburg woman arrested after shooting victim in chest during domestic dispute

A Vicksburg woman turned herself in to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday following a Feb. 20 incident that left one individual with a ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, February 23, 2023 7:14 pm

Obits

Laura D. Ashmore Williams

Graveside services for Laura D. Ashmore Williams, 85, who died Tuesday, February 21, at the Claiborne County Medical Center, will be held at 11 a.m., ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, February 23, 2023 1:59 pm

Obits

Susan Elizabeth Ables

Susan Elizabeth Ables, a native and lifelong resident of Vicksburg, died Saturday, February 18, 2023, at River Region Hospital. She was 67. Susan was the ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, February 23, 2023 1:54 pm

Obits

Carrie M. Cosey

Funeral services for Carrie M. Cosey, 94, will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Chapel of the Cross Worship Church, Nitta Yuma. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, February 23, 2023 10:29 am

Obits

James Alexander Clark

Funeral services for James Alexander Clark, 50, will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Mt. Zion M.B. Church, Vaughan. The burial will ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, February 23, 2023 10:27 am

Local

Warren County Land Records Feb. 13 to Feb. 20

Records were recorded from the Warren County Courthouse from the period Feb. 13 to Feb. 20. Warranty Deeds *Quincy Alexander to Ollie Hardaway, Part of ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, February 23, 2023 10:09 am

Local

Hinds Community College announces Fall 2022 Deans’ Scholars

Hinds Community College has announced the Deans’ Scholars for the Fall 2022 semester. Deans’ Scholars are those students with a cumulative 3.5 to 3.9 grade ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, February 23, 2023 9:50 am

Obits

Velma Myers Robichaux

Velma Myers Robichaux died February 19th, 2023 at the age of 91, surrounded by her children. She was the daughter of the late Hance Vernon ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, February 22, 2023 1:57 pm

News

Old Post Files Feb. 22, 1923-2023

Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This feature looks back at some of the happenings from ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, February 22, 2023 9:00 am

Obits

Carolyn Marie Shedd-Lassiter

Carolyn Marie Shedd-Lassiter, a Vicksburg resident, passed away on February 19 in the Hospice Ministries following a brief illness. She was 74. She was a ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, February 21, 2023 2:40 pm

Sports

VSA swimmers shine at Mississippi State Championship

Swimmers from the Vicksburg Swim Association made a splash at the Mississippi Swimming Short Course State Championship in Tupelo last weekend. Jack Stanley won the ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, February 21, 2023 1:45 pm

Obits

Marjorie H. Stabler

Marjorie H. Stabler died Sunday, February 19, 2023, at Merit Health River Region Medical Center. She was 88. Born in Villalba, Puerto Rico on Sept. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, February 21, 2023 11:50 am

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