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Business

Cottonwood Public House restaurant and bar in the works downtown

Downtown Vicksburg will soon have a new tenant serving up a mixture of locally brewed beer, pizza and an assortment of other “hangout food.” Cottonwood ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, December 14, 2017 10:02 pm

Columnists

Don’t worry about figuring ‘it’ out right away

Wednesday marked four years to the day since I graduated from Florida State. FSU is a really big college (40,000-plus students) so even graduating in ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, December 14, 2017 9:46 pm

Local

Robotics competition to be held Saturday in Vicksburg

Robotics teams from throughout the state of Mississippi will be in Vicksburg Saturday competing in two of the five qualifiers for the state FIRST LEGO ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, December 11, 2017 7:24 pm

Lifestyles

Vicksburg author Marc Mitchell has been pounding out words at an award-winning pace

Fifty thousand words in one month is a lot of writing by anyone’s standards, but for the past six years, Marc Mitchell has been pounding ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, December 11, 2017 5:15 pm

Local

Santa makes his 41st annual visit to Openwood Plantation

The children lined up waiting began to jump and yell as the sirens echoed down the road heralding Santa Claus’s annual arrival in the Openwood ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, December 10, 2017 6:01 pm

Sports

Lady Vikings roll without Gaston

Warren Central’s girl’s basketball team set the tone early coming out in full court press on defense from the opening whistle and wore Vicksburg down ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, December 9, 2017 8:56 pm

Sports

Vikings hold off Gators down the stretch for win

In a game defined by back and forth runs from both teams, a clutch basket in the closing seconds of the third quarter proved to ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, December 9, 2017 8:55 pm

Local

Kids enjoy time spent with Santa

With bells on his boots and curls in his beard, Santa Claus sang his way into the Vicksburg Convention Center Saturday morning for the 16th ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, December 9, 2017 7:41 pm

Local

Walkers get healthy talk from doctor

Early morning temperatures in the 30s may have forced the walkers inside, but Saturday’s Walk with a Doc program hosted by Shape up Vicksburg still ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, December 9, 2017 7:40 pm

Education

PSC Commissioner encourages students to consider utility industry

From engineers to computer scientists, security personnel and even secretaries and accountants, the utility business encompasses much more than just the journeyman out working on ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, December 8, 2017 6:38 pm

Columnists

Enjoying a little winter

I have spent my entire life living in the south. Vicksburg is the farthest north I have every lived and the majority of my life ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, December 7, 2017 7:24 pm

Education

VWSD students learn about career academies

The foundation has been laid, and now it is time for eighth graders throughout the Vicksburg Warren School District to decide which career academy they ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, December 7, 2017 7:11 pm

Local

ERDC gets in Christmas spirit

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg is ready for Christmas. ERDC held its third annual Christmas tree lighting Thursday evening with ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, December 7, 2017 7:11 pm

Local

Jacob’s Ladder Learning Center students raise funds with creations

Following a successful trip to the Holly Days Arts and Craft Show over the weekend, the Jacob’s Ladder Learning Center students were inundated with special ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, December 4, 2017 7:55 pm

Education

VWSD to hold academy showcase for eighth graders

After spending the fall semester working through the 16 career clusters and identifying their top 10 career choices, it is time for eighth graders throughout ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, December 3, 2017 8:10 pm

Local

VCC hosts Yellow Ribbon Program

More than 450 members of the Mississippi National Guard and their families descended upon Vicksburg over the weekend to prepare for a deployment next summer. ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, December 3, 2017 8:10 pm

Crime

10-year-old being treated for gunshot wound

A 10-year-old Warren County girl remains hospitalized in Jackson after suffering a single gunshot wound to the shoulder Saturday evening. Officers from the Warren County ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, December 3, 2017 2:58 pm

Local

Shoppers seek unique gifts from 10th Holly Days

Hundreds of shoppers were able to check items off their Christmas list Saturday during the 10th annual Holly Days Arts and Crafts show hosted by ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, December 2, 2017 7:31 pm

Education

School board OKs purchase of 5 new buses if grant funds approved

The Vicksburg Warren School District may soon be adding new school buses to its fleet. During its meeting Thursday, the Board of Trustees approved a ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, December 2, 2017 7:30 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Home for the holidays

The lights on the police cars danced, classic cars revved their engines and four different marching bands played Christmas tunes as the annual festival of ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, December 2, 2017 7:30 pm

Local

ERDC civil engineer tries to help her homeland

Marielys Ramos-Villanueva could barely even talk about the devastation she’s experienced in Puerto Rico without breaking into tears. The bare trees where hurricane winds had ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, December 1, 2017 6:40 pm

Local

Organization helps handicapped hunters

Friday afternoon and all day Saturday there will be 27 special hunters in the woods throughout Warren County doing their best to kill a whitetail ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, December 1, 2017 6:40 pm

Education

WWII veterans receive high school diplomas

The Vicksburg Warren School District has two new graduates. During the meeting of the Board of Trustees Thursday, World War II veterans Herbert Jackson, 100, ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:25 pm

Columnists

Vicksburg National Military Park a treasure

I am really bad at finding time to workout. I am not particular fond of running despite running distance on the track team in high ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:20 pm

Education

River City freshman giving back this Christmas season

Madison Lindsey is making it a point to give back to those less fortunate this Christmas season. A freshman at River City Early College, Lindsey ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, November 27, 2017 7:10 pm

Local

Couple marries after meeting at senior center

Henry Walker did not expect to be in the situation again, standing next to a woman he loved saying wedding vows, and he was willing ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, November 26, 2017 7:36 pm

Local

City kicks off Christmas season with open house, tree lighting

The Christmas season is officially underway in the city of Vicksburg. Downtown Vicksburg marked the beginning of the season Sunday with the Old Fashion Christmas ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, November 26, 2017 7:36 pm

Local

Easterling, Ford to meet Tuesday in Dist. 54 runoff

Tuesday, District 54 will have a new representative in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Kevin Ford and Dr. Randy Easterling will face off in a ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, November 25, 2017 8:00 pm

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