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Vicksburg Living

John Brooks turns woodworking hobby into creating angels for others

Fastened securely in place, the block of wood begins to rapidly spin. Face shield on and tool in hand, John Brooks sets to work on ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, November 4, 2017 3:53 pm

Sports

Gators beat Holmes for fourth win in a row

In a game marked by offensive inconsistencies by both teams, it proved to be the Vicksburg High defense and special teams that rose above and ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, November 4, 2017 12:28 am

Obits

Joseph Samuel Scurria

Funeral services for Mr. Joseph Samuel Scurria, age 95, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, at the St. Edward Catholic Church in Tallulah, ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, November 3, 2017 11:11 pm

Local

Community comes through with abundance of donations for Humane Society garage sale

Pet supplies, home decor and even a swing set are but a few of the items available during the Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society’s garage sale being ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, November 3, 2017 11:10 pm

Local

ERDC researcher leading team modeling post-wildfire floods

Now that the recent wildfires in California and Oregon that burned through more than a million acres have been extinguished, the work is just beginning ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, November 3, 2017 11:09 pm

Local

Riverfront group takes lesson from Nola visit

The city of Vicksburg’s plan to revitalize the riverfront took a big step forward Thursday when representatives from the city took a tour of New ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, November 3, 2017 11:09 pm

Columnists

Fighting off the ‘Christmas Creep’

I love Christmas music. I have a Christmas Pandora station I have carefully cultivated over the last few years. Thumbs up to good songs, thumbs ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, November 2, 2017 7:04 pm

Local

Local veterans to be honored

At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 World War I officially came to an end. Ninety-nine years later ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, November 2, 2017 7:01 pm

Local

Firefighters make homes safer with smoke alarms

Residents of 20 households in Vicksburg can sleep easier now knowing they will be alerted if a fire starts in their home. Vicksburg Fire Department ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Wednesday, November 1, 2017 9:00 pm

Local

VCS launches capital campaign to expand

The Vicksburg Catholic Schools may soon be expanding. On Oct. 12, VCS officially kicked off its five year capital campaign aimed at raising money to ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, October 30, 2017 9:00 pm

Local

City celebrates major award

Monday was a day of celebration in Vicksburg. During a luncheon at Vicksburg Auditorium, the United Way of West Central Mississippi and the city of ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, October 30, 2017 9:00 pm

Local

Dogs dress up for a good cause

Dogs big and small came to Petsense Saturday morning dressed to the nines for Paws Rescue’s Strut Your Mutt costume contest. Eight dogs competed in ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, October 28, 2017 6:16 pm

Education

VWSD plan will target individual students to improve accountability scores

The Vicksburg Warren School District has a plan in place to see a drastic improvement in the district-wide accountability score and the score of each ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, October 27, 2017 9:00 pm

Local

ERDC researchers developing new water treatment system

Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center are working to change the world. A research team in ERDC’s environmental lab is on ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, October 27, 2017 9:00 pm

Columnists

Pink bracelet a reminder of cancer stories

For the past week and a half, I have been wearing a pink bracelet on my right wrist. It is a simple construction of silicon ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:00 pm

Local

What would you do in an active shooter situation?

Run. Hide. Fight. Those were Warren County Emergency management director John Elfer’s three suggestions of how to react if you find yourself in an active ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:00 pm

Education

VWSD promotes school bus safety

Fifty of the Vicksburg Warren School District’s buses have a new bit of decoration. In honor of National Bus Safety Month, the VWSD buses have ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, October 23, 2017 7:12 pm

Local

Vicksburg native meets Warren Buffett

Even now that the event has taken place, Parker Rutherford can’t believe he was selected. The Vicksburg native and current senior at the University of ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, October 23, 2017 7:11 pm

Local

Old county high schools hold annual reunion

Their schools have may closed down more than 50 years ago, but the graduates of Jett, Culkin and Redwood high schools came together for their ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, October 22, 2017 6:43 pm

Local

Engineer works with Corps to support Hurricane victims

As soon as Hurricane Irma hit Florida, Jose Mattei jumped at the opportunity to help those in need. A research chemical engineer at the U.S. ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, October 22, 2017 6:42 pm

Local

Police recover stolen weapons

Juluis Mobley, 25, was arrested by the Vicksburg Police Department on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of stolen ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, October 21, 2017 8:00 pm

Local

Joyful Survivors: Four women in Crawford Street Choir have history with breast cancer

On Sundays, they sing.  Gathered in their blue and green choir robes, the Crawford Street United Methodist Church choir leads the congregation in hymns.  For ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, October 21, 2017 8:00 pm

Local

Inaugural breast cancer walk aimed at helping battle

The morning started with some Zumba. The roughly 30 men and women who gathered at Halls Ferry Park for the inaugural breast cancer walk organized ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, October 21, 2017 8:00 pm

Sports

Vikings knock out Clinton

CLINTON — Against the team that ended its season last year, Warren Central earned the right to fight another day. In an win or be ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, October 21, 2017 12:37 am

Local

Classics in the Courtyard begins

Classical music wafted through the courtyard at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center at lunchtime Friday during the first concert in this year’s rendition of Classics ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, October 20, 2017 10:57 pm

Local

Pratt: VWSD scores are highest in years

Under the official accountability scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education Thursday, the Vicksburg Warren School District received a D rating for the second ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, October 20, 2017 10:54 pm

Columnists

Literature opens our eyes to reality around us

I am an avid reader and always have a book going. Currently, I am reworking my way through the second 1,000-plus page monster in Brandon ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 19, 2017 7:40 pm

Local

WCHS band ready to give you a fright

Warren Central’s Big Blue Band is ready to give you “the scare of your life.” The band’s annual Valhalla’s Frightmare Haunted House will open Saturday ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 19, 2017 7:35 pm

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