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Education

MDE releases 2017 accountability scores, VWSD earns a D

The Mississippi Department of Education officially released the statewide accountability scores for 2017 Thursday, which assign each school and district across the state a letter ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 19, 2017 12:24 pm

Sports

Vicksburg has realistic shot at capturing a Region 2-5A playoff berth

Three weeks ago the Vicksburg Gators looked dead in the water coming off a 30-7 drubbing at the hand of Germantown in their region opener. ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, October 16, 2017 9:00 pm

Local

Students learn cooking skills at Hinds Community College

Students at Hinds Community College’s Vicksburg campus are cooking up a storm. Starting from scratch two years ago, the school’s culinary arts program has grown ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, October 16, 2017 8:58 pm

Local

Home destroyed, 2 dogs killed in fire

Units from every Warren County fire department responded to a fully involved structure fire at a home located at 60 Barber Drive Saturday evening. Tim ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, October 15, 2017 7:52 pm

Sports

Reserve QB Johnson powers Alcorn to win over Prairie View

Backup quarterback Noah Johnson led Alcorn State back from a two-score deficit to defeat Prairie View A&M 34-21 Saturday in front of a homecoming crowd ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, October 14, 2017 10:19 pm

Local

SCHF gearing up for Kids in the Kitchen this month

Halloween eats and spooky treats are what the menu calls for during the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation’s two sessions of Kids in the Kitchen in ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, October 14, 2017 9:00 pm

Sports

Anderson’s pick-six lifts VHS to win over Ridgeland

Vicksburg senior Nick Anderson called it on the field following last week’s near miss against Cleveland Central — his team was going to go out ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, October 14, 2017 12:10 am

Local

Haven House a sanctuary for women, kids

For more than 35 years the Haven House has served as a sanctuary for women and their children who are the victims of domestic violence. ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, October 13, 2017 11:29 pm

Opinion

Sharing your breast cancer story can help many

A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a walk against breast cancer organized by the Believers of Faith Cancer Organization at Halls ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 12, 2017 6:37 pm

Local

Hundreds of runners will be in Vicksburg

Runners from as many as seven states will be in Vicksburg Saturday morning for the 29th annual Over the River Run hosted by the Southern ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 12, 2017 6:30 pm

Sports

Gators take positive momentum away from loss

The 21-14 final score might not have been in their favor, but Friday’s game against Cleveland Central could have been just the spark the Vicksburg ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, October 10, 2017 8:00 am

Education

Bovina volunteer wins statewide honor

Karla Cook spent Friday afternoon handing out ice cream to students on the playground at Bovina Elementary. The class was the weekly winner of the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, October 9, 2017 6:07 pm

Local

River Region hosts luncheon focused on breast cancer

Women of all ages, many of whom were decked out in pink, gathered at Merit Health River Region Friday for a women’s health lunch program ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, October 8, 2017 7:52 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Missing man found dead after search

A Vicksburg man reported missing Saturday morning was found dead Sunday evening at the Warren County and Issaquena County line.    Seventy-two year old Eddie ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, October 8, 2017 7:48 pm

Local

Flea market brings thousands to downtown

Even the threat of afternoon showers wasn’t enough to keep a few thousand people from flocking to downtown Vicksburg Saturday for the Old Courthouse Museum ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, October 7, 2017 8:00 pm

Sports

Cleveland edges Gators

In a game that had the makings of a potential blowout on paper, the Vicksburg Gators showed they have turned a corner in their season ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, October 7, 2017 12:39 am

Local

Classics in the Courtyard kicks off Oct. 20

Classic music ranging from folk to country and rock will be returning to the Southern Cultural Heritage Center for the 10th annual Classics in the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 5, 2017 7:26 pm

Local

Share your breast cancer stories with Post readers

The Vicksburg Post will be Painting it Pink Sunday, Oct. 22, to raise awareness for all those impacted by breast cancer — those currently fighting ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 5, 2017 7:25 pm

Local

VCVB opposes top site for jail

A site being considered for a new county jail has met with opposition. A year and a half after starting the discussion about building a ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 5, 2017 7:22 pm

Columnists

Good to see Vicksburg business do well on TV

When I get home in the evenings the first thing I typically do is go into my room and kick off my shoes and then ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, October 5, 2017 7:02 pm

Local

Nightmare on Crawford Street kicks off Oct. 19

The Southern Cultural Heritage Center is planning for a spooky October with three events making up their festive A Nightmare on Crawford Street program. The ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Wednesday, October 4, 2017 7:59 pm

Local

County moves to have jail site appraised

A week after naming two finalists for the site for the new Warren County Jail, the Board of Supervisors approved the first step in moving ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 7:55 pm

Local

Texas ROTC cadets come to learn on military park battlefield

The Siege of Vicksburg ended on July 4, 1863, but Saturday soldiers once again walked among those hallowed grounds. Saturday, cadets from the U.S. Army ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 7:51 pm

Local

Vicksburg couple has new partner: Richard Branson

Vicksburg based entrepreneurs Richard and Juli Rhett and their company Sierra Madre Research officially have a new business partner in billionaire Richard Branson, owner of ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, October 2, 2017 7:00 pm

Education

Mentoring group shows girls they can achieve, lead, succeed

Foam tubes and tape quickly turned into marble roller coasters with drops and loops during the meeting of the G.A.L.S. group at Vicksburg High Friday. ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, October 2, 2017 7:00 pm

Local

County OKs new rules for discharging firearms

Warren County has a new law governing the discharge of firearms. The Board of Supervisors Monday passed unanimously an ordinance that sets fines for discharging ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, October 2, 2017 6:59 pm

Local

VFD responds to fire on Clay Street Saturday evening

The Vicksburg Fire Department responded to a fire at 8:41 p.m. Saturday at a business office located at 1304 Clay St. VFD chief Craig Danczyk ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, October 1, 2017 8:59 pm

Local

Woman arrested for shooting at River Region

Robbie Johnson, 34, was arrested and charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle following an incident in the parking lot of Merit Health River Region ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, October 1, 2017 8:58 pm

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