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Sports

22 VSA swimmers have punched their ticket to the state swim meet

The rainstorm that had threatened on the horizon all morning held out just long enough Saturday for the Vicksburg Swim Association to complete its Last ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, July 8, 2017 11:22 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

New group to focus on riverfront development

Changes could be coming to the waterfront in downtown Vicksburg in the near future. During Wednesday’s meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Vicksburg Mayor ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, July 8, 2017 11:18 pm

Local

Vicksburg athletes compete in national games

Age is only a number, especially for the four Vicksburg athletes who competed in the National Senior Games in Birmingham in early June. Joyce Beacham, Charlie ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, July 8, 2017 11:17 pm

Local

Police help recover puppies stolen from Humane Society

Four people were arrested and charged with dog theft for stealing two yellow lab-mix puppies from the Vicksburg-Warren County Humane Society Saturday. Lacey Smith, 18, and ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, July 7, 2017 7:40 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

VCC preparing for roaring Ritz on the River

It is almost time to don your flapper dress and prepare for a night of 1920s-themed celebration during the annual Ritz on the River at ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, July 7, 2017 9:59 am

Columnists

A new pet means taking time to find our balance

At this rate I’m going to end up with tiny scars dotting my fingertips and my toes. Almost two weeks ago, I went to the ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, July 6, 2017 9:43 am

Local

County jail inmate makes a run for freedom, walks back in later

An inmate decided to flee from the booking area of the Warren County Jail Wednesday afternoon mere minutes before he would have been free to ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, July 6, 2017 9:38 am

Local

City making repairs to Splash Pad

The splash pad in downtown Vicksburg should be up and running by the end of the week. The fountain went down last week after a ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, July 6, 2017 9:33 am

Local

Vicksburg-based AmeriCorps has significant impact

Each year, 450 participants in the AmeriCorp’s National Civilian Community Corps are assigned to the southern region in Vicksburg. In a presentation to the Kiwanis ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, July 3, 2017 9:42 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Annual riverfront fireworks expected to be ‘great show’

A night filled with music, fun and fireworks is planned for downtown Vicksburg Tuesday to celebrate the Fourth of July. The festivities will begin at 7:15 ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, July 2, 2017 12:32 am

Sports

15 golfers compete in Clear Creek Club Championship

The annual Clear Creek Club Championships got underway Saturday after golfers had to wait an extra week to head out to the course after a ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Sunday, July 2, 2017 12:25 am

Sports

Community and former players honor legendary coach Houston Markham Jr.

It took only two games before Houston Markham’s tenure as the head coach of Rosa A. Temple High School was in jeopardy. Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, June 30, 2017 8:14 pm

Local

Drivers will face new laws starting Saturday

Beginning Saturday, Mississippi drivers will have to follow three new laws aimed at keeping drivers and their passengers safe. One of the new laws will require ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, June 30, 2017 10:06 am

Sports

VHS, WCHS wrap up summer softball

The season won’t officially start until February, but the Vicksburg and Warren Central High School fastpitch softball teams were on the field Thursday for their ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, June 30, 2017 9:41 am

News

Two months before season, Vicksburg still without head football coach

With only five weeks left until the start of football practice, the Vicksburg High School Gators remain without a head coach. Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, June 30, 2017 9:39 am

Sports

VSA hits the road for meet in Pensacola

Swimmers with the Vicksburg Swim Association are heading to Pensacola, Fla., this weekend for one of their final chances to qualify for the long course ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, June 29, 2017 9:31 am

Local

Camel presentation a part of the Siege of Vicksburg’s story

Among the more than 100,000 troops who participated in the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, there was but one camel. The story of Old Douglas, who ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:08 am

Local

Jernigan overcomes plenty on his way to Ph.D.

Joe Jernigan’s entire life story can be summed up in one word — perseverance. Born with hydrocephalus and spina bifida, which went undiagnosed for six months, ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:05 am

Local

Garden project sprouts other key developments

The persistent rain that drenched Vicksburg for much of the week gave way to clear skies Saturday just in time for the Community Garden to ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, June 26, 2017 10:10 am

Education

Innovation at the heart of annual Camp Invention

Broken pieces of keyboards, DVD players and even an old boom box were strewn across the classroom floor, as campers gleefully tore the old electronics ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, June 22, 2017 9:09 am

Business

Flower, gift shops see rush in business during week of pageant

The staff at Helen’s Florist spent two months getting ready for Miss Mississippi week. The shop ordered 200 plain white stuffed bears in January and ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, June 22, 2017 9:04 am

Columnists

I really don’t know what I am getting in to

Pageant week is officially here. I have heard so much about it, but even before stepping foot in the convention center for the first time, ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Thursday, June 22, 2017 8:31 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Pageant silent auction raises money for scholarships

The items have been trickling in for months now. Pottery, jewelry, Miss Mississippi memorabilia and even a few items signed by famous Mississippians have all ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 9:15 am

BREAKING NEWS

Cindy to bring rain … and a lot of it

A tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to produce heavy rain in Vicksburg and Warren County Wednesday night through the weekend. As ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 5:11 pm

Education

Warren Center, Vicksburg students receive JROTC honors

Vicksburg High School graduate Brandan Shaifer and Warren Central graduate Azylia Mallory have been named the inaugural recipients of the JROTC and NJROTC scholarships awarded ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 8:59 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Convention center made over as contestants move in

For 51 weeks out of the year, the room serves as a storage space for the Vicksburg Convention Center, but for one week the clutter ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Monday, June 19, 2017 10:05 am

Local

Here’s your guide to everything Miss Mississippi

Forty-four contestants, four days of competition, one crown on the line, the 85th edition of the Miss Mississippi will begin in Vicksburg for the 60th ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Saturday, June 17, 2017 9:39 pm

Columnists

Wet weather weary, reporter orders reinforcements

Ifinally broke down and did it. Following days of rain and with wet socks on my feet from rain water seeping through my shoes, I ... Read more

by Brandon O'Connor, Friday, June 16, 2017 8:37 pm

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