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On the Shelf: Curl up with these new adult fiction titles now available

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library.  This week the library is featuring New Adult Fiction ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Monday, March 4, 2024 11:36 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Levee, Depot streets and the overnight train track

The Louisville, New Orleans, and Texas Railway was formed by C. P. Huntington in 1882 to connect Huntington-owned railroads Southern Pacific and Chesapeake, Ohio and ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, March 3, 2024 11:01 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Looking back: The west side of the 1000 block of Washington Street: part II

While the west side of the 1000 block of Washington Street is devoid of buildings today, prior to the 1940s and urban renewal in the ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Monday, February 26, 2024 10:41 am

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This week’s selections run gamut from food to history

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week features New Nonfiction titles from our adult ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, February 25, 2024 5:55 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Looking back: West side of the 1000 block of Washington Street

The west side of the 1000 block of Washington Street is devoid of buildings today and the hill that slopes to the depot is known ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Monday, February 19, 2024 9:26 am

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On The Shelf: Mysteries, thrills this week’s titles from the new Large Print Collection

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library.  This week’s column features mystery/thriller titles from our New ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, February 18, 2024 4:59 pm

Letters to the Editor

Thank you to all who helped make Carnaval de Mardi Gras a success

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation, I would like to take this opportunity to thank ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Saturday, February 17, 2024 7:39 pm

Opinion

Private schools forget their racist origins in trying to collect public funds

Thick with irony is the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools’ contention that the provision of the Mississippi Constitution plainly stating that public funds cannot go ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, February 14, 2024 9:26 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

On The Shelf: A smorgasbord of knowledge awaits you in these new Adult Nonfiction titles

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week we are featuring some of our New ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Monday, February 12, 2024 2:45 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

On The Shelf: This week’s must reads are Young Adult Fiction but great for all ages

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week we are featuring fiction titles from our ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, February 4, 2024 6:58 pm

Letters to the Editor

Thank you to Vicksburg FD, first responders for taking good care of us

Dear editor, We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the Vicksburg Fire Department for their rapid and courageous response to the warehouse fire ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, February 4, 2024 5:37 pm

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ON THE SHELF: Giddy up with these Western titles in our New Large Print Collection

This week we are featuring Western titles in our New Large Print collection. The third title in Mary Connealy’s Wyoming Sunrise series is called, “Marshaling ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, January 19, 2024 9:37 am

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ON THE SHELF: This week we are delving into the Civil Rights Era with these Adult Nonfiction selections

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week’s column features new titles in the Adult ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Saturday, January 13, 2024 3:59 pm

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ON THE SHELF: Baby it’s cold outside so cuddle up with a good book

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week we are featuring titles from our New ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, January 7, 2024 7:16 pm

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ON THE SHELF: Ring in the New Year with these new titles from our Adult Fiction Section.

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library.  This week we are featuring New Adult Fiction for ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, January 3, 2024 9:45 am

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ON THE SHELF: Meet a menagerie of characters in these new selections

This column is submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week features titles from the New Adult Fiction ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Saturday, December 16, 2023 11:52 pm

Letters to the Editor

Thank You for a Successful Christmas Parade of Lights

The Christmas Parade of Lights “Merry Melodies” turned out to be a fantastic night with clear skies and an amazing crowd packed onto Washington Street. ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, December 15, 2023 11:56 am

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On The Shelf: History may not always be pretty but it is always relevant

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week’s column features Civil Rights and Mississippi titles ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, December 13, 2023 11:39 am

History

HISTORY FEATURE: 1017 Harrison St.

Article submitted by Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation. The three-bay galleried cottage at 1017 Harrison St. began its life as a twin to ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, December 7, 2023 12:21 pm

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ON THE SHELF: Get ready for some holiday romance with these festive titles

This column is submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week’s column features Christmas titles in the New ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Saturday, December 2, 2023 10:02 am

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What Gov. Tate Reeves and former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove have in common

Ronnie Musgrove, Mississippi’s last Democratic governor, and incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves, a proud Republican, have something in common — perhaps to the chagrin of both. ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 2:47 pm

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On the Shelf: Come snuggle up with some new Adult Fiction books

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library.  This week’s column features New Adult Fiction. In “Black ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, November 24, 2023 10:12 am

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On The Shelf: Learning about others and ourselves through new biographies

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week, we are featuring biographies and memoirs from ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, November 12, 2023 8:00 am

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LOOKING BACK: The history of Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church

By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation During the early days of Vicksburg’s history, people enslaved by Methodist congregants worshipped with white people. Records ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, November 8, 2023 8:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: Military families eligible to win $1,000 scholarship

By David McRae | Guest Columnist Putting your life on the line in service to your country is one of the most selfless acts a ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, November 8, 2023 8:00 am

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On The Shelf: The library’s latest large-print fiction titles

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library.  This week, we are featuring new large-print fiction titles. ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, November 5, 2023 8:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: Honor Our Soldiers by Voting

By Delbert Hosemann | Guest Columnist In 2008, shortly after being elected Secretary of State, I traveled to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait to visit with ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Saturday, November 4, 2023 4:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: Familiarize yourself with the upcoming election

By Michael Watson | Guest Columnist Mississippi’s General Election Day on Nov. 7 features statewide, state district, county and county district offices on the ballot. ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, November 3, 2023 8:00 am

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