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News

Reeves announces special session to finalize largest economic development project in state history

JACKSON, Miss. – Gov. Tate Reeves today announced he is calling a special session to finalize the largest economic development project in Mississippi’s history. The ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 1:41 pm

Sports

Smith posts another triple-double as PCA hammers Hillcrest

Jae’la Smith had another triple-double and Porter’s Chapel Academy got another win. The Porter’s Chapel Academy senior had a triple-double for the second game in ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 9:33 am

Sports

Gators, Missy Gators pick up road wins against Columbus

Vicksburg High took the longest road trip in MHSAA Region 2-6A and returned home happy. Tyler Henderson scored 26 points for his second game in ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 9:05 am

Sports

Flashes cruise past Victors to stop skid

After two district losses that were difficult to stomach, St. Aloysius’ boys’ basketball team feasted on an opponent outside of its league. Anthony McCloud and ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 8:28 am

Local

Flash-flooding likely over 24-hour period

Wednesday’s (Jan. 24) through Thursday’s (Jan. 25) forecast is a wet and soggy. Wednesday’s rain chances sit at 100% and Warren County is expecting three-to-five ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 7:41 am

Sports

Hunting Showcase: Keegan Jacobs

Keegan Jacobs killed his first buck, an 8-pointer, while hunting with his grandfather John Lindigrin on Paw Paw Island on Dec. 27. • The Vicksburg ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 3:55 am

Sports

Who’s Hot

Warren Central boys’ soccer player Laney Lewis scored two goals in a 7-0 win over Vicksburg on Monday. Lewis has four goals — all in ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 3:50 am

Education

Local students named to Mississippi State University’s fall 2023 Deans’ List

More than 2,500 students have been named to the fall 2023 Deans’ List at Mississippi State University. To be named to the Dean’s List at ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 10:40 pm

Crime

Approximately 40 arrests made in multi-state drug trafficking takedown

Jackson, Miss. – Approximately 40 individuals were arrested today (Tuesday, Jan. 23) pursuant to 10 federal indictments filed in the Southern District of Mississippi charging ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 2:32 pm

Faith

Looking back: Pleasant Green Baptist Church has had many homes, always with the community as its heart

Pleasant Green Baptist Church – In 1967, a group of members of King Solomon Baptist Church broke away from King Solomon to form a new ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 2:26 pm

Obits

Russell Edward Avery

Russell Edward Avery, 73, of Pearl, passed away Fri., Jan. 19, 2024. If Russell Avery could be described by one word it would be FAITHFUL. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 11:08 am

Obits

Dr. Jerrell “Jerry” Ballard Jr.

Dr. Jerry Ballard of Vicksburg passed away Sat., Jan. 20. He was 58 years old. Jerry was born May 18, 1965, to Jerrell Ballard Sr. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 11:00 am

Obits

Ruby Lee Fields Wilson

Ruby Lee Fields Wilson passed away Fri., Jan. 19, at Merit Health River Region. Funeral services celebrating her life will be held at 1 p.m. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 9:06 am

News

Post warns of out-of-state company selling Best of the Best plaques

An out-of-state company is calling winners of The Vicksburg Post’s Best of the Best contest soliciting marketing departments and business owners to purchase a plaque. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, January 22, 2024 3:01 pm

Education

TEACHER OF THE YEAR: Briana Richardson believes student success begins and ends with the teacher

Briana Richardson is a teacher at South Park Elementary. She has been teaching for seven years. Richardson believes student success begins and ends with the ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, January 22, 2024 1:55 pm

Obits

Wilson (Sleepy) Harris

Wilson (Sleepy) Harris, a Vicksburg resident, passed away Mon., Jan. 22, at his home following a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with W. H. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, January 22, 2024 1:19 pm

Local

Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield receives more than $350k grant

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) Board of Trustees awarded $753,150 in Mississippi Historic Site Preservation Grant (MHSPG) funding to American Battlefield Trust and Gulf Coast Housing ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, January 22, 2024 1:16 pm

News

Reeves signs legislation to finalize second-largest economic development project in state history

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves today signed legislation to finalize the second largest economic development project in Mississippi history. Additionally, the economic development ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, January 22, 2024 12:57 pm

Obits

Mary Alice Hill

Mary Alice Hill, a Chicago native, passed away Sat., Jan. 20, following a brief illness. She was 97. She was a homemaker and member of ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, January 22, 2024 12:48 pm

Obits

Felecia Decell Morgan

Felecia Decell Morgan, a Vicksburg resident, passed away Wed., Jan. 17, following a brief illness.  She was 53. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with W. H. ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, January 22, 2024 12:44 pm

Sports

Game Plan

The Vicksburg Post welcomes your items for the Game Plan. Submit items by email to sports@vicksburgpost.com. Please include the name and phone number of a ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, January 22, 2024 11:00 am

News

Gas news, prices for the week of January 22

Average gasoline prices in Mississippi have fallen 1.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.63/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,014 stations ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, January 22, 2024 7:36 am

Sports

Hunting Showcase: Kap Carey

Kap Carey, the 7-year-old grandson of Steve and Kathy Williams, bagged his first deer, a doe, on Nov. 21. • The Vicksburg Post invites its ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, January 22, 2024 3:55 am

News

UPDATE: MEMA adds 1 to list of weather-related deaths

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) on Sunday added one additional death to the list of those who have died as a result of the ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, January 21, 2024 6:50 pm

News

MEMA adds 2 to weather-related death toll

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) says the number of weather-related deaths in the state has climbed to 10 after two additional deaths were reported ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, January 21, 2024 2:49 pm

Education

Vicksburg student named to Dean’s List at Wofford College

William Weaver, a Vicksburg resident, has been named to the fall 2023 Dean’s List at Wofford College. To be named to the Dean’s List, a ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, January 21, 2024 12:49 pm

Sports

Smith has second triple-double of the season as PCA pounds Prairie View

Triple-doubles are hard to come by in high school basketball — unless Jae’la Smith is involved. The Porter’s Chapel Academy senior had her second triple-double ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, January 20, 2024 10:20 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

BTS Bash set table for big weekend

The table was set for a fun weekend of new experiences Thursday at Levee Street Warehouse, with Vicksburg as the centerpiece of what local officials ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, January 20, 2024 10:00 pm

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