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2018 Miss Mississippi Rehearsal
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, June 1, 2018 6:30 pm
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