Courtland Wells, Author at The Vicksburg Post
Courtland Wells is a staff photographer at The Vicksburg Post. He is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism. Following graduation, he started at The Vicksburg Post in the fall of 2016. Courtland has won numerous awards through the Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors and the Mississippi Press Association. His work has also been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post as well as other national publications. Courtland is a member of the Vicksburg Young Professionals.
Education
Recently, students at Redwood Elementary stepped out of their classrooms to show support for one of their own. The school recently organized a drive-by parade ...
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by Courtland Wells, Thursday, October 15, 2020 9:57 am
Sports
The Vicksburg YMCA Flag Football league recently kicked off its 2020 season with a series of scrimmage games at Sports Force Parks on the Mississippi. ...
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by Courtland Wells, Sunday, October 11, 2020 10:00 am
Business
Each October, a week is set aside to recognize the contribution and work of physicians assistants in today’s medical community. According to the American Association ...
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by Courtland Wells, Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:41 pm
Local
St. Aloysius will learn who the 2020 Homecoming Queen will be a night earlier than originally planned after the school’s homecoming football game was moved ...
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by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:58 pm
Local
**Update: MDOT crews completed removal fo the damaged sign support structure and all lanes of traffic were reopened just before midnight.** Crews with the ...
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by Courtland Wells, Sunday, September 20, 2020 6:10 pm
Sports
The Vicksburg Convention Center was the site of the Top Gun Regional Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 12. Nearly 200 players of all ages competed ...
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by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 9:00 am
Education
The senior class at Warren Central High School recently selected the members of the school’s 2020 Homecoming Court. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, September 9, 2020 3:38 pm
Local
Warren Central defeated Vicksburg High 17-0 in the 58th annual Red Carpet Bowl on Friday night. It marked the first time the two rivals have ...
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by Courtland Wells, Sunday, September 6, 2020 3:00 pm
Local
Emergency units responded to a two-vehicle accident on Clay Street near the main entrance of the Vicksburg National Military Park Wednesday afternoon. The accident, which ...
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by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, September 2, 2020 5:28 pm
Education
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by Courtland Wells, Saturday, August 29, 2020 6:03 pm
Education
Vicksburg native and Tennessee Titans cornerback Malcolm Butler is still finding ways of giving back to the community while away. With the school year starting ...
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by Courtland Wells, Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:37 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Multiple units from the Vicksburg Fire Department responded Tuesday morning to a house fire on Sky Farm Road. No one was home at the time ...
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by Courtland Wells, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 10:59 am
Local
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by Courtland Wells, Saturday, July 25, 2020 9:46 pm
Local
The West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club recently hosted their annual two-day hunt test at Silver Creek Equestrian Center. The test included more than 200 retrievers. ...
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by Courtland Wells, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 6:55 pm
Local
The Army-Navy Club of Vicksburg raised a new flag over the Old Hwy. 80 Bridge Tuesday to honor a local veteran and his service to ...
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by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, July 15, 2020 11:44 am
Sports
The Hattiesburg Black Sox, an amateur baseball team based in Central Mississippi, played the U.S. Military Baseball Organization in a three-game series at Sports Force ...
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by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 11:00 am
Local
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by Courtland Wells, Sunday, July 5, 2020 10:52 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
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by Courtland Wells, Sunday, July 5, 2020 10:52 pm
Local
A woman was taken to Merit Health River Region with minor injuries after her car left the road on Standard Hill Road and slid down ...
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by Courtland Wells, Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:53 pm
Local
Multiple units with the Vicksburg Fire Department responded to a house fire at 305 Warren St. The initial call came at around 12:15 p.m. Monday. ...
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by Courtland Wells, Monday, June 15, 2020 12:43 pm
Local
Porter’s Chapel Academy’s Class of 2020 would not be deferred. After weeks of delays due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, friends and family ...
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by Courtland Wells, Friday, June 5, 2020 7:50 pm
Local
Vicksburg Fire Department firefighter/EMT Maurice Jenkins was promoted Wednesday to lieutenant during a ceremony at the department’s Central Fire Station. Jenkins, who had served as ...
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by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 3:26 pm
Sports
Clear Creek Golf Course reopened on Monday, following a two-week shutdown to abide by county and state restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Clear Creek is ...
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by Courtland Wells, Friday, April 24, 2020 8:00 am
Sports
Last week, golfers sneaked in one final round before Clear Creek Golf Course in Bovina closed to comply with state and local shelter-in-place orders. The ...
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by Courtland Wells, Thursday, April 9, 2020 8:00 am
Sports
Nearly three dozen children ages 8-18 participated in the annual Tennis in the Park tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park. The weeklong camp runs each ...
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by Courtland Wells, Sunday, March 15, 2020 7:55 am
Local
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by Courtland Wells, Saturday, March 7, 2020 12:23 pm
Education
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by Courtland Wells, Friday, February 28, 2020 11:13 am
Business
The Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce began the celebration of its 125th year Friday with the annual luncheon held at the Vicksburg Convention Center. In ...
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by Courtland Wells, Saturday, February 1, 2020 3:48 pm
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