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Education

High school students learn life skills during Junior Auxiliary program

Finding a place to live, buying groceries, and paying other bills means the money you earn is quickly spent supporting you and your children. That ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, October 1, 2017 8:57 pm

News

Bricks and Spokes rolls through city

More than 170 cyclists gathered in downtown Vicksburg Saturday morning for the eighth annual Bricks and Spokes Bicycle Ride. Starting on South Street, the ride ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, September 30, 2017 10:00 pm

News

Waring being inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame

Vicksburg’s own Shirley Waring will be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and presented with the Mississippi Ambassador for the Blues Hall of Fame ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, September 30, 2017 10:00 pm

Sports

Vikings roll Greenville

A week after falling to Northwest Rankin in a back-and-forth game, Warren Central came out and dominated Greenville from start to finish Friday night to ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, September 30, 2017 12:26 am

Local

Landowner wants bus turnarounds repaired

At Thursday’s meeting of the Vicksburg Warren School District Board of Trustees, the board approved a motion to allow superintendent Chad Shealy to petition the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, September 29, 2017 11:19 pm

Local

Man charged with attempted murder, shooting into occupied vehicle

Fabian Armstead was arrested by Vicksburg Police and charged with attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle following an incident that occurred Thursday around ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, September 29, 2017 11:18 pm

Local

Bricks and Spokes routes include VNMP

Participants in the 8th annual Bricks and Spokes bike ride Saturday will have the opportunity to not just ride across the Old Mississippi River Bridge ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, September 28, 2017 7:15 pm

Education

Hosemann encourages students as future voters

With no statewide election taking place in Mississippi this year, the Secretary of State’s Promote the Vote the campaign is focusing on state history as ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, September 28, 2017 7:13 pm

Education

Bowmar students work, sacrifice to earn donations for Harvey victims

Students at Bowmar Avenue Elementary showed the power of working together and setting goals by raising money to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 7:20 pm

Local

PCA students have pet dragon to help with lessons

Mike King’s fifth and sixth grades classes at Porter’s Chapel Academy have a unique visitor this school year to help with lessons in math, science ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, September 25, 2017 6:18 pm

Local

Local entrepreneurs to be featured on season premier of Shark Tank

Vicksburg based entrepreneurs and outdoor enthusiast Richard and Juli Rhett took a swim in shark infested waters in hopes of securing an investor for their ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, September 24, 2017 6:33 pm

Local

Color run kicks off UW campaign

An explosion of color engulfed nearly 400 runners at the start of the third annual True Color Run in downtown Vicksburg Saturday, which marked the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:00 pm

Local

Bikers show off vintage motorcycles

Antique motorcycles from the 1940’s through the 1980’s were on display at the farmers’ market lot in downtown Vicksburg Saturday during the inaugural Vintage Motorcycle ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, September 23, 2017 10:00 pm

Sports

Gators fall victim to mistakes in loss to Germantown

In a theme that has persisted through the first five weeks of the season, self-inflicted wounds proved to be the downfall for the Vicksburg Gators ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, September 23, 2017 12:28 am

Local

Fall Pilgrimage hopes to attract tourists

Mary Burney and Sue Luna stepped through the open antique wood doors at The Baer House on Grove Street Friday afternoon and were immediately transported ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, September 22, 2017 11:05 pm

Local

No Farmers’ Markets set for this fall

Due to a poor crop for local farmers caused by the excessive rain during the summer, the Vicksburg Farmers’ Market will not have a fall ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, September 22, 2017 11:04 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Flea Market and Fall Fest take over downtown Oct. 7

Downtown Vicksburg will be full of activity Oct. 7 as the Old Courthouse Museum Flea Market and Fall Fest take over downtown and attract thousands ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, September 21, 2017 11:00 pm

Columnists

Ready to open the windows and welcome fall

For almost two weeks I was super excited. The mornings were cool, the afternoons weren’t bad at all and the evenings were perfect. As soon ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:00 pm

Education

Mayfield hopes mentoring program changes lives of students

Warren Central teacher Thomas Mayfield is out to make a difference in students’ lives and introduce young men to the types of mentors that shaped ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, September 18, 2017 9:31 pm

Local

A childhood illness started Martinez-Guerra on a path that ended in a lab at ERDC

Water has flowed through Edith Martinez-Guerra’s life, carrying her in its current from a one-room house in El Salvador with dirt floors she shared with ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:00 pm

Education

VWSD facilities subject of sessions

Members of the community gathered at Vicksburg High School Thursday evening for the second of three community listening sessions being held by the Vicksburg Warren ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, September 15, 2017 8:29 pm

Local

Donations headed to Harvey victims

Friday afternoon, an 18-wheeler filled with donated supplies left the parking lot of Vicksburg Mall on its way to Houston, Texas, where it was expected ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, September 15, 2017 8:27 pm

Local

True Color Run: In need of volunteers

With the event just over a week away, the United Way of West Central Mississippi is in need of one very important piece of the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, September 14, 2017 10:00 pm

Columnists

People like St. Al’s art class are why I love my job

T he vast majority of the time the best part of this job is the people I get to meet. Working in a smaller town, ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, September 14, 2017 7:48 pm

Sports

Eagles trying to keep emotions in check

Porter’s Chapel Academy coach Blake Purvis had a simple message for his team following its loss last week to Central Private, and with the first ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, September 12, 2017 7:20 am

Local

Arts make a comeback at St. Al

A few simple props opened up a world of possibilities for students in St. Aloysius’s new performing arts class as they worked to hone their ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, September 11, 2017 10:00 pm

Local

Two injured in Monday morning wreck

Two people were transported to Merit Health River Region following a two-car wreck on North Frontage Road Monday morning at 10:31. Vicksburg Police officer Lt. ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, September 11, 2017 11:35 am

Local

Two injured following Sunday afternoon fight on Kings Drive

Two people were taken to Merit Health River Region with minor injuries following a fight that occurred on Kings Drive Sunday afternoon. Vicksburg Police Srgt. ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, September 10, 2017 10:26 pm

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