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by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 6:44 pm

Business

Vicksburg Forest Products to reopen mill, hire 125

Vicksburg Forest Products officially announced plans to reopen the former Anderson-Tully Sawmill Tuesday morning. Anderson-Tully originally announced in March that a third party company would ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 10:52 am

Local

Barnes-Otis still making impact on her students

More than 20 years after she retired from teaching, Bessie Barnes-Otis is still having an impact on the hundreds of students she taught during more ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, June 17, 2018 7:00 pm

Local

Simmons chosen top dispatcher

Three years after she “fell into” a job as a dispatcher with Vicksburg-Warren County 911, Vonnae Simmons has been chosen as the dispatcher of the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, June 17, 2018 7:00 pm

Local

All you need to know leading up to Miss Mississippi pageant

Miss Mississippi 2018 week is officially here. The city of Vicksburg is hosting the pageant for the 61st consecutive year and the week is full ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, June 16, 2018 9:05 pm

Education

VWSD sends out bids for facilities plan

The first bids for work under the Vicksburg Warren School District’s facilities plan have gone out and work should be starting in the next couple ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, June 15, 2018 7:18 pm

Local

Community mourns the tragic loss of Greg Raimondo

The man killed Thursday when a pick-up truck he was working on fell from its jack has been identified as Greg Raimondo, public affairs director ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, June 15, 2018 7:17 pm

Local

Mother’s Milk Bank opening in River Region

New mothers in Vicksburg and Warren County will soon be able to support mothers in need throughout the state. A new Mothers’ Milk Bank of ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, June 14, 2018 8:10 pm

Education

VWSD seeks proposed $87.7M budget

The Vicksburg Warren School District is proposing a balanced budget with expenses in excess of $87.7 million for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The proposed budget ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, June 14, 2018 8:09 pm

Columnists

Learning to read starts at home

Last week, the Mississippi Department of Education announced good news for the Vicksburg Warren School District with the release of third grade reading scores. With ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, June 14, 2018 8:05 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Suspect charged in Wednesday shooting

A suspect has been arrest in connection with a shooting Wednesday morning. Vicksburg Police Sgt. Johnnie Edwards said Austin Marshall Terrell, 22, was detained Wednesday ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, June 14, 2018 2:08 pm

Local

Some Ritz on the River tickets are still available

The Vicksburg Convention Center is ready to take you back in time. The VCC will be hosting the 5th annual Ritz on the River July ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 7:50 pm

Local

Vicksburg close to getting Excel by 5 certification

Vicksburg and Warren County are close to being certified an Excel by 5 community. Speaking at the Vicksburg Kiwanis Club meeting Tuesday, members of the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 7:25 pm

Local

Vicksburg’s airport to receive funds for drainage

Improvements will be coming to the Vicksburg Municipal Airport thanks to a federal aviation grant. Mississippi’s senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith announced Tuesday that ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, June 12, 2018 7:24 pm

Local

Durman rises to leader of retired education personnel group

When Eugene Durman Jr. retired from teaching, he knew what his next step was. After nearly 30 years as a teacher, Durman immediately got involved ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, June 11, 2018 7:00 pm

Local

Summer heat wave has arrived

The summer heat wave is officially here. Temperatures in Vicksburg are expected to creep into the 90s almost every day over the next week and ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, June 9, 2018 7:59 pm

Local

Vicksburg and Warren County have seen drastic changes in last 50 years

Editor’s note: This is the second part in a series highlighting the year 1968 in Vicksburg and how the town has changed over the last ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, June 9, 2018 7:57 pm

Local

Fire destroys secluded home

A home on Dana Road was deemed a total loss following a fire that occurred Thursday morning. Vicksburg Fire Chief Craig Danczyk said 911 received ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, June 8, 2018 7:00 pm

Education

Initial VWSD 3rd grade reading scores look good

The Mississippi Department of Education released initial results from the third grade reading test this week and the Vicksburg Warren School District once again received ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, June 7, 2018 7:02 pm

Columnists

Getting ready for the pageant

In just more than a week, the busiest seven days of the year in Vicksburg will be upon us. Miss Mississippi week 2018 kicks off ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, June 7, 2018 7:00 pm

Local

Baria, Sherman will meet in runoff for opportunity to take on Wicker

David Baria and Howard Sherman will face off in a runoff June 26 for the right to challenge Roger Wicker who has served in the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 7:13 pm

Local

Call volume sometimes overwhelms E911 center

Sometimes a call to 911 may be picked up a voice recording, but don’t hang-up and a dispatcher will be with you as soon as ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 7:09 pm

Business

Margaritaville Resort slated to open June 20

With work still underway on the pool and interior of the hotel, the new Margaritaville Resort in downtown Vicksburg is moving closer to being open. ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 9:41 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Wicker defeats challenger; Democratic primary still undecided

Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has won his party’s primary, months after being endorsed by President Donald Trump. Mississippi is heavily Republican; it ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 8:27 pm

Local

Dual enrollment leads to quick job

Three days after graduating from high school, Dalton Thornton began his career. Thornton, who recently graduated from Warren Central high school, earned not only a ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, June 4, 2018 8:06 pm

Crime

Free legal help available for area’s low-income residents

The Warren County Bar Association is partnering with the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission and the Warren County Chancery Court to host a free legal ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, June 3, 2018 4:03 pm

Local

New robotic system means shorter hospital stays, less pain

Patient care at Merit Health River Region has taken a big step forward thanks to a new piece of cutting edge technology. The hospital introduced ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, June 2, 2018 6:36 pm

Local

Senate race is personal for candidate Baria

David Baria’s career in politics was born out of tragedy. Eighteen months after he and his family moved to Bay St. Louis from Jackson, Hurricane ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, June 1, 2018 6:30 pm

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