Staff Reports, Author at The Vicksburg Post

Sports

Game Plan

Over the River Run Registration is now open for the 32nd annual Over the River Run, a 5-mile run and race walk across the Old ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, September 20, 2020 9:00 am

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Who’s Hot

Vicksburg native James Lewis has been named the athletics director at Jim Hill High School. Lewis is also Jim Hill’s boys’ basketball head coach, and ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, September 20, 2020 8:55 am

Sports

Louisiana Tech stuns Southern Miss with comeback, last-second TD

HATTIESBURG (AP) — Down to its last chance to complete a spectacular comeback, Louisiana Tech did it with just inches and seconds to spare. Griffin ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, September 20, 2020 1:00 am

Sports

Vikings remain undefeated with overtime win vs. Pearl

As Friday night wore on, Warren Central found itself in the familiar position of being locked in an early-season dogfight against Pearl. When it was ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, September 19, 2020 12:48 am

Sports

Porter’s Chapel, Tallulah Academy take lopsided losses

Porter’s Chapel Academy’s winning ways came to an abrupt end Friday night. Hillcrest Christian jumped on the Eagles for two early touchdowns, and then scored ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, September 19, 2020 12:46 am

Sports

Mississippi high school football scores: Sept. 18

Friday’s Mississippi scores Adams Christian 43, Copiah Aca. 27 Alcorn Central 36, Potts Camp 8 Amory 21, Ripley 14 Bartlett, Tenn. 27, Southaven 0 Benton ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, September 19, 2020 12:44 am

Crime

Victim reports car damaged after being shot at

Vicksburg Police are continuing to investigate a Thursday incident where a car was shot at while driving along North Washington Street. In a release from ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, September 18, 2020 3:42 pm

Local

Vicksburg District begins drawdown on Eagle Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, in collaboration and agreement with its local, state and federal partners, announced plans to operate the Muddy ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, September 18, 2020 2:05 pm

Obits

Willie Mae Singleton

Graveside funeral services for Willie Mae Singleton will be Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at 11 a.m. Cedar Hill Cemetery with Father Joseph Nguyan officiating. Willie ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, September 18, 2020 1:18 pm

Obits

Sadie Lee Bush

Funeral services for Sadie Lee Bush will be Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in the Chapel of W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home at 11 a.m. with Leon ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, September 18, 2020 1:13 pm

Obits

Fannie Marie Williams

Funeral services for Fannie Marie Williams will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home. Interment ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, September 18, 2020 1:06 pm

Obits

James R. Reynolds Sr.

Mr. James R. Reynolds, Sr. passed away Sept. 14, 2020, at Merit Health Central in Jackson. He was 86. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, September 18, 2020 9:46 am

Local

Alcorn ranks in four U.S. News & World Report rankings

LORMAN — In the recent release of the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of colleges, Alcorn State received four rankings and saw improvement ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, September 18, 2020 9:42 am

Obits

John Donald Frasier Jr.

John Donald Frasier Jr. of Church Hill was born Feb. 17, 1936, in Natchez and died Sept. 16, 2020. He was a lifelong resident of ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, September 18, 2020 9:01 am

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Who’s Hot

Warren Central linebacker Jashun Simon had 10 tackles, including three for loss and one sack, in a 23-3 win over Brandon on Sept. 11. Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, September 18, 2020 7:55 am

Obits

Glenda Kelly

Glenda Kelly passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. She was 80. Glenda was a member of Highland Baptist Church where she took care of ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, September 17, 2020 1:08 pm

Obits

Nancy M. Austin

Ms. Nancy M. Austin passed away on Sept. 12, 2020, at Merit Health River Region. She was 75. Homegoing services for Ms. Austin will be ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, September 17, 2020 11:50 am

Obits

Erwin S. Cosey Sr.

Erwin S. Cosey Sr. affectionately known as “Lil Man,” departed this life Tuesday, Sept 15, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, September 17, 2020 11:01 am

Obits

Johnny Lee Davis

Mr. Johnny Lee Davis passed away Sept. 11, 2020, a Merit Health Central in Jackson. Johnny was born June 23, 1956, to the late Sidney ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:39 am

Sports

Game Plan

VWAA fall baseball Registration for the Vicksburg Warren Athletic Association’s fall youth baseball league is open until Sept. 30. The league is for children ages ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, September 17, 2020 7:55 am

Sports

Alcorn State receives 2019 SWAC football championship rings

By Alcorn Sports Information LORMAN — A joyous occasion took place Tuesday evening at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium when Alcorn State football program was honored ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 3:16 pm

Obits

Willie Mae Singleton

Willie Mae Singleton, a Vicksburg resident, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. following a lengthy illness. She was 88. Funeral arrangements ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 12:00 pm

Obits

Pinkye Elizabeth Stewart

Pinkye Elizabeth Stewart, a Vicksburg resident, passed away Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, following a lengthy illness. She was 81. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with W.H. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:59 am

Obits

L.C. Jenkins

L.C. Jenkins, a Vicksburg resident, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, at his home following a brief illness. He was 73. Funeral arrangements are incomplete ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:58 am

Obits

Sadie Lee Bush

Sadie Lee Bush, a Vicksburg resident, passed away Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in his home surrounded by family following a brief illness. She was 71. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:57 am

Obits

Gerald Benard

A graveside service for Gerald Benard has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at Zollinger Cemetery Hwy. 61 South, Vicksburg at 2 p.m. Visitation ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:54 am

Obits

LaKiesha Renae Smothers Evans

A celebration of life for LaKiesha Renae Smothers Evans has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at Vicksburg Convention Center at 11 a.m. LaKishea ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:49 am

Sports

Who’s Hot

Tulane linebacker Nick Anderson, a former Vicksburg High star, had a team-high eight tackles and one sack in a 27-24 win over South Alabama on ... Read more