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LOOKING BACK: An Openwood Oasis with heaps of potential

By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation This small one-story building at 1213 Openwood St. began its life most likely as early as 1850, ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 8:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: DEI initiatives distract from readiness efforts

By U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker | Guest Columnist The U.S. military is the most successful civil rights program in history, with a relentless focus on ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 8:00 am

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ON THE SHELF: Large Print fiction to open your eyes

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

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, June 11, 2023 8:00 am

Letters to the Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you from Mighty ‘Sip Fest Team

Dear Editor of The Vicksburg Post, On behalf of the Mighty ‘Sip Fest planning team, we would like to thank our partners who assisted with ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, June 11, 2023 4:00 am

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LOOKING BACK: A beautiful before and after on Grove Street

These two Queen Anne cottages at 806 and 810 Grove St. were built in 1902, most likely by the Lowenthal brothers, who owned a dry ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 8:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: Incrementalism will neither defeat Russia nor deter China 

By Dr. Matt Becker | Guest Columnist On May 22-23, the “Russian Volunteer Corps” and the “Free Russia Legion” crossed from Ukraine into Belgorod Oblast, ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 8:00 am

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ON THE SHELF: New Adult Nonfiction for the historically inclined

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

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, June 4, 2023 8:00 am

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LOOKING BACK: A Vicksburg home with Stamps on history

By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The one-story, six-bay galleried house at 820 Grove St. was built prior to 1886 and at that ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 8:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: Tech Innovation is important for Mississippi’s students

By Pat Fontaine | Guest Columnist It’s graduation time, and I can’t help but think about our duty to foster the innovative potential that our ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 8:00 am

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ON THE SHELF: New Adult Fiction for the start of summer

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

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, May 28, 2023 8:00 am

History

FROM THE VAULT: Old Court House clock has had storied life

By the Late Gordon Cotton | Originally published in The Vicksburg Post on June 30, 2013 The original works, installed in the tower in 1859 ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Saturday, May 27, 2023 8:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: Presley’s campaign tracks Hood on issues, but welfare scandal could be difference

By Bobby Harrison | Mississippi Today The similarities were striking as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley held a news conference at the state Capitol last ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 24, 2023 8:00 am

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LOOKING BACK: The Vicksburg families tied to 916 Grove St.

By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation This Queen Anne residence at 916 Grove St. was under construction on Feb. 12, 1891, and ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 24, 2023 8:00 am

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OTHER OPINION: Good News For Mississippi Kids

There was some recent good news about Mississippi children that didn’t get much notice: The state’s rate of screening children for developmental problems has greatly ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 8:00 am

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ON THE SHELF: Get lost in the latest Popular Fiction

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

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, May 14, 2023 8:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: Celebrating our Caregivers from Merit Health River Region

By Terry Treadwell | Guest Columnist Merit Health River Region plays an integral role in healthcare in Vicksburg, thanks to our knowledgeable and compassionate staff. ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, May 11, 2023 1:41 pm

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LOOKING BACK: Welcome to the (Jitney) Jungle

By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation Prior to the opening of the Jitney Jungle on the southwest corner of South and Monroe ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 10, 2023 8:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: Seek help early for childhood speech and language concerns

By Ashton Hotard | Guest Columnist As the nation recognizes Better Hearing and Speech Month this May, Vicksburg-based speech-language pathologist Ashton Hotard, M.S., CCC-SLP encourages ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 10, 2023 8:00 am

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ON THE SHELF: New nonfiction titles to enlighten the masses

This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week we have more New Nonfiction to share. ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, May 7, 2023 8:00 am

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SMART MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ remains faithful to its source

By Ian Omar Smart | Guest Columnist Kelly Fremon Craig returns after her impressive debut with an adaptation of the Judy Blume Novel, “Are You ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, May 7, 2023 4:00 am

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OTHER OPINION: What’s the right level of incarceration?

A recent email from the Mississippi Center for Public Policy asked this question: Does Mississippi send too many people to prison? Given that Mississippi has ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 3, 2023 8:00 am

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ON THE SHELF: New Adult Nonfiction for curious minds

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, April 30, 2023 8:00 am

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FROM THE VAULT: Rollin’ on the River

By the Late Gordon Cotton | Originally published in The Vicksburg Post on May 19, 2013 “Barges have been running into the bridge ever since ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, April 30, 2023 8:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: Earlier warnings would save lives

By U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker | Guest Columnist As accustomed as we Mississippians are to dealing with tornado damage, the past several weeks have been ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Saturday, April 29, 2023 4:00 am

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LOOKING BACK: More on 1216 and 1218 Washington’s history

By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation This is the continuation of the history of 1216 and 1218 Washington Street which was started ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, April 26, 2023 8:00 am

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GUEST COLUMN: Emissions Rules are costly to Americans and profitable for China

By U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker | Guest Columnist  In an epic overreach of the administrative state, President Biden recently proposed two changes to vehicle emissions ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, April 26, 2023 7:00 am

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ON THE SHELF: Large-print Westerns to read by the campfire

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

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, April 23, 2023 8:00 am

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OTHER OPINION: A measurement of child health

The WalletHub website regularly sends out information on national issues that breaks down the statistics by state. You can imagine where Mississippi ranked in its ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, April 23, 2023 4:00 am

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