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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.

Local

Photo Gallery: Vicksburg Catholic School Luminary Prayer Labyrinth

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by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, April 17, 2019 9:56 pm

Local

Photo Gallery: Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves surveys Vicksburg Storm Damage

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by Courtland Wells, Tuesday, April 16, 2019 11:38 am

Local

Photo Gallery: Tornado Storm Damage

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by Courtland Wells, Monday, April 15, 2019 1:07 pm

Education

Photo Gallery: 28th Annual Special Prom at Warren Central

Students from Warren Central, Vicksburg High, and Jacob’s Ladder came together to eat and dance in Warren Central Gym B for the 28th Annual Special ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Friday, April 12, 2019 3:26 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Photo Gallery: “Mississippi Beautiful” Performance on City Hall Steps

Pamela Confer, who wrote and produced “Mississippi Beautiful”, performs on the steps of City Hall during her “Mississippi Beautiful” City Halls Tour Thursday. “Mississippi Beautiful” ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Thursday, April 11, 2019 3:57 pm

Local

Photo Gallery: Country Boys Mud Bog

The Country Boys Mud Bog is held every Saturday and Sunday near the three way on Grange Hall Road. All of the proceeds from the ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Sunday, April 7, 2019 9:51 am

Education

Video: Dana Road Elementary Touch A Truck

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by Courtland Wells, Friday, April 5, 2019 3:00 pm

Education

Photo Gallery: Vicksburg Catholic School’s 2nd Annual Feeding Our Community Project

Over 60 students from Vicksburg Catholic School and Vicksburg High School gathered in the St. Aloysius gymnasium to prepare and package 10,000 meals to help end hunger, ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, April 3, 2019 3:35 pm

Vicksburg Living

HUNT TRIAL: West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club tests dogs with annual event

The West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club held their annual spring hunt trial, drawing 100 participants and more than 195 dogs to Mahanah Wildlife Management Area. ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Friday, March 29, 2019 10:33 am

Local

PHOTO GALLERY: Circus comes to town

The Great Benjamins Circus performed their one night only 90-minute show Wednesday evening at the Vicksburg City Auditorium. The traditional circus had everything from a ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Thursday, March 28, 2019 8:07 pm

Sports

PHOTO GALLERY: 2019 VGSA Opening Day

More than 260 girls are playing in the Vicksburg Girls Softball Association this season. The league kicked off the season with opening day ceremonies and ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:13 pm

Sports

PHOTO GALLERY: Spring Break Tennis Camp

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by Courtland Wells, Friday, March 15, 2019 9:00 am

Sports

PHOTO GALLERY: Mississippi USA Gymnastics State Meet

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by Courtland Wells, Friday, March 8, 2019 6:42 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Photo Gallery: 2019 Mardi Gras Parade

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by Courtland Wells, Saturday, March 2, 2019 10:49 pm

Local

Photo Gallery: Flood Update

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by Courtland Wells, Saturday, March 2, 2019 11:37 am

Local

Photo Gallery: 40th Annual Run Thru History

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by Courtland Wells, Saturday, March 2, 2019 11:05 am

Education

Gifted and Talented Educational Services (G.A.T.E.S.) annual Chess Tournament

Students from throughout the Vicksburg Warren School District participated Thursday morning in the annual Gifted and Talented Educational Services (G.A.T.E.S.) chess tournament at Beechwood Elementary ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Thursday, February 28, 2019 3:01 pm

Local

Crews continue to prepare for flood, while barricades in place in some locations

Local officials continue to monitor and make preparations for rising floodwaters projected to reach more than 51 feet by March 14, which is the highest ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 8:04 pm

Sports

VGSA Fun-Day Softball Camp

The Vicksburg Girls Softball Association hosted the Fun-Day Camp at Halls Ferry Park on Saturday. A total of 64 girls ages 4-16 participated. Players worked ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Tuesday, February 5, 2019 9:00 am

Local

Photo Gallery: Flashettes headed to second National Dance Team Championship

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by Courtland Wells, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:37 am

Local

LeTourneau, Fisher Ferry Fire Departments respond to structure fire on Jeff Davis Road

LeTourneau and Fisher Ferry Fire Departments respond to a structure fire that occurred at 5658 Jeff Davis Road just after 9:20 a.m. Thursday morning. No one ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Thursday, January 24, 2019 11:39 am

Local

Vicksburg Salvation Army distributes toys for Angel Tree program

Several Warren County families will enjoy a much brighter Christmas this year thanks to the generosity of the community in providing toys for the Salvation ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Thursday, December 13, 2018 8:57 pm

News

PHOTO GALLERY: Christmas Caroling Contest preliminaries

The annual V105.5FM Christmas Caroling Contest continued Thursday night with the second round of preliminaries at the Vicksburg Convention Center. The third round of preliminaries ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Friday, November 30, 2018 10:49 am

Z-News Main

Photo Gallery: Volunteers clean up Fort St. Pierre

About a dozen volunteers turned out Saturday to clean up the Fort St. Pierre historic site on Highway 3. The Fort St. Pierre Tricentennial Planning ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Saturday, November 24, 2018 7:29 pm

Local

Photo Gallery: AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Class 24B Graduation

AmeriCorps NCCC Southern Region graduated 171 FEMA Corps members following their 10-month service across the nation Thursday. The ceremony featured musical performances by members, guest ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Thursday, November 15, 2018 2:47 pm

Faith

Crawford Street UMC holds annual turkey dinner fundraiser

Turkey with all the trimmings was on the menu Thursday as Crawford Street United Methodist Church held its annual turkey dinner from at the church. ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Thursday, November 8, 2018 7:28 pm

Education

Local students meet with recruiters and potential employers

Vicksburg High and Warren Central students were afforded the opportunity to meet with recruiters, potential employers and colleges from the surrounding areas during the Vicksburg-Warren ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 8:16 pm

Business

Local students participate in National Manufacturing Day

More than two dozen high school students in the Vicksburg Warren School District toured local businesses to learn more about manufacturing. Eight students from Warren ... Read more

by Courtland Wells, Tuesday, October 9, 2018 8:00 pm

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