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Sports

Who’s Hot: James Lewis

Vicksburg-Warren School District athletics director James Lewis was elected to the Mississippi Association of Coaches Board of Directors for Class 5A and 6A District VI. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 3:55 am

Crime

Vicksburg Police Department arrest reports: July 8 to July 14

Gracie Kaylin Burke was charged on July 8 with Weekend Jail Time. Bobby Maurice Williams was charged on July 8 with Contempt of Court, Seatbelt ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 3:04 pm

Obits

Mary Jo Karre

Mary Jo Karre (73), of Pawleys Island, S.C., a force of nature and a beloved wife, mother, CoCo (grandmother) and sister, passed away peacefully Tuesday, ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 3:03 pm

Obits

Ernestine Marley

Funeral services for Ernestine Marley will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, at Mount Zion M.B. Church, Ballground. Interment will follow in the ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 1:25 pm

Obits

Joseph T. Bingham Jr.

A memorial service for Joseph T. Bingham Jr. will be held Wednesday, July 17, at Trinity Baptist Church at 11 a.m. with the Rev. James ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 1:23 pm

Obits

Laura Ann Holden-Lewis

Laura Ann Holden Lewis passed away Friday, July 5, in Jackson surrounded by her family. Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at noon ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 1:19 pm

Local

Years of service: City of Vicksburg recognizes 7 employees for combined 57 years

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. during Monday’s regular meeting of the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen recognized city employees for their years of service. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 11:37 am

Crime

VPD: Texas woman arrested for narcotics possession

A traffic stop on Interstate 20 led to a much lengthier travel delay for a Texas woman over the weekend. According to information from Vicksburg ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, July 15, 2024 10:52 pm

Crime

Family members arrested for possession of burglary tools, drugs

Three family members were taken into custody by Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) officers following a report of suspicious behavior and each made an initial court ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, July 15, 2024 6:44 pm

Crime

Murder suspect makes initial court appearance; has bond set at $3 million

The Vicksburg man arrested last week in connection with a fatal stabbing on Clark Street made his initial appearance in Vicksburg Municipal Court Monday Roosevelt ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, July 15, 2024 5:36 pm

History

From war to the supernatural, First East Street’s cottage has seen it all

This Greek Revival cottage at 1115 First East Street was built around 1857 for William and Elizabeth (Eliza) Curlee. It is said to have been ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, July 14, 2024 5:42 pm

Education

Local students make Southern Mississippi’s President’s List, Dean’s List

The University of Southern Mississippi has released its President’s List and Dean’s Lists for the 2024 spring semester. The President’s List includes full-time students who ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, July 14, 2024 2:54 pm

Local

Trump wounded in assassination attempt at Pennsylvania campaign rally

Former President Donald Trump was wounded during an apparent assassination attempt at a campaign rally Saturday in Pennsylvania. The suspected gunman and one person at ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, July 13, 2024 5:32 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Old Post Files: July 13, 1924 to 2014

Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This feature looks back at some ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, July 13, 2024 1:17 pm

Sports

Who’s Hot: Terrie Foster

Vicksburg resident Terrie Foster won the women’s race walk championship at the Star Spangled Night Run 5K in Vicksburg on June 22, the Tomato Festival ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, July 13, 2024 3:55 am

Business

ERDC to receive $700,000 from MilCon-VA Bill

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week voted for committee passage of an FY2025 appropriations measure that recommends $47.7 million for construction projects at military ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, July 12, 2024 8:27 pm

Crime

UPDATE: Vicksburg man in custody after Friday stabbing death of local woman

One woman is dead and a Vicksburg man is in police custody after an early morning stabbing Friday in a home on Clark Street. Vicksburg ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, July 12, 2024 6:02 pm

Obits

Janie B. Jackson Thomas

Janie B. Jackson Thomas, a Vicksburg resident, passed away Saturday, July 6, in the Merit Health River Region Medical Center following a brief illness. She ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, July 12, 2024 3:27 pm

Obits

Joseph O. Crist

Joseph O. Crist passed away Tuesday, July 9. He was 84 years old. He was born in Vicksburg October 20, 1939, to Orval Harry Crist ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, July 12, 2024 3:22 pm

Education

Vicksburg Kiwanis Club contributes to YMCA

The Vicksburg Kiwanis Club contributed $1,000 toward the Vicksburg YMCA delegation’s yearly trip to the Blue Ridge Christian Values Conference. YMCA will have 59 attendees ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, July 12, 2024 2:01 pm

Local

In-person public meetings scheduled to gather feedback on Yazoo Backwater Study DEIS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has announced a series of public meetings to gather feedback on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, July 12, 2024 12:19 pm

Sports

Who’s Hot: Brandon Gilliam

Copiah-Lincoln Community College football player Brandon Gilliam, a Warren Central alum, was selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District College Division team. Gilliam, a ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, July 12, 2024 3:55 am

Obits

Bryant Jamal Batiste

Bryant Jamal Batiste, a resident of Tallulah, passed away Sunday, June 30, at his home surrounded by family and friends. He was 33. Graveside services ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 11, 2024 3:09 pm

Obits

Janie B. Jackson Thomas

Janie B. Jackson Thomas, a Vicksburg resident, passed away Tuesday, July 6, in the Merit Health River Region Medical Center following a brief illness. She ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 11, 2024 3:08 pm

Obits

Freddie Diggs-Smith

Freddie Diggs-Smith, 68, died Wednesday, July 3, at Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 13, at ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 11, 2024 3:00 pm

Local

Sports Force Parks to be renamed Key City Park

The Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) has been selected by the City of Vicksburg as the operating partner for its premier sports and entertainment venue, formerly known ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 11, 2024 2:24 pm

Local

National EMS Moving Honors Procession to begin Saturday in Vicksburg

Representatives of Mississippi ground and air ambulance services and fire-rescue departments will link with a national EMS organization to honor four emergency medical caregivers from ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 11, 2024 1:47 pm

Business

Volunteer of the Week: Rebecca Sigh is driven to make Vicksburg shine

The Volunteer of the Week is Rebecca Sigh. Sigh is a Vicksburg native and mother of two children, Clayton and Anna Kate. She is the ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 11, 2024 12:54 pm

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