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Sports

Billings leads VSA to strong performance at weekend meet

Addison Billings won five events, and the Vicksburg Swim Association had 39 top-8 finishes at the 2023 Underdog Invite last weekend in Cleveland. Billings won ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 10:50 am

Business

Weather stacked odds against 2023 Mississippi pecan crop

A late freeze, high summertime temperatures and a devastating drought mean a poor pecan crop for Mississippi in 2023. Eric Stafne, fruit and nut specialist ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 10:36 am

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, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 9:38 am

Sports

Lady Flashes win basketball season opener

St. Aloysius’ girls basketball team won its season opener — and the debut of new head coach K.K. Willis — by beating Hillcrest Christian 40-31 ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 9:32 am

Local

General Election Day is Tomorrow

Mississippi’s General Election Day is tomorrow. The Nov. 7 ballot features statewide, state district, county and county district offices. To familiarize yourself with the upcoming ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, November 6, 2023 3:40 pm

Obits

Joe Wesley ‘Wes, Bud-Doe’ Lawrence

Funeral services for Joe Wesley  Lawrence will be held on Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. at Great Mt Zion Baptist Church, 701 Farmer St. with ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, November 6, 2023 1:40 pm

Local

Man killed in accident on Stirgus Street

The Vicksburg Police Department is investigating what is believed to be an accidental death that took place on Saturday. At 7:48 p.m., officers were dispatched ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, November 6, 2023 11:59 am

Obits

Lt. Col. Edgar Young ‘Eddy’ Hill Jr.

Lt. Col. Edgar Young “Eddy” Hill Jr., age 78, of Lewis Lane, Gloster, passed away on Sept. 13, at Shady Lawn Nursing and Rehab Center ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, November 6, 2023 11:49 am

Business

Vicksburg Main Street presents 27th Annual Old-Fashioned Christmas Open House on Nov. 26

The 27th Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Open House will take place in downtown Vicksburg on Sunday, Nov. 26 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. More than ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Monday, November 6, 2023 11:19 am

Sports

WC’s Brewer earns all-state honors at MHSAA Class 6A cross country state meet

CLINTON — Matthew Brewer finished his high school cross country career by running with the best. The Warren Central senior clocked a time of 17 ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, November 5, 2023 1:32 pm

Sports

How They Did: Vicksburg’s college football players – Nov. 2-4

A weekly recap of performances by college football players from Vicksburg-area high schools • Bluefield University defensive back Tyrese Wolfe (Vicksburg High) had five total ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, November 5, 2023 12:54 pm

Sports

Who’s Hot

Porter’s Chapel Academy wide receiver Ty Mack caught six passes for 150 yards and four touchdowns in a 53-18 win over Deer Creek on Friday ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Sunday, November 5, 2023 3:55 am

Sports

Quinshon Judkins’ late TD lets No. 11 Mississippi rally for 38-35 win over Texas A&M

OXFORD (AP) — Lane Kiffin, along with every fan of the Mississippi Rebels, needed to exhale after experiencing all the twists and turns of their ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Saturday, November 4, 2023 9:58 pm

History

Old Post Files: Nov. 4, 1923-2013

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, November 4, 2023 8:00 am

Sports

Mississippi high school football scoreboard: Nov. 2-3

MHSAA regular season Thursday’s scores Biloxi 35, D’Iberville 0 Brandon 27, Northwest Rankin 10 Brookhaven 29, Natchez 14 Center Hill 40, Saltillo 25 Clarksdale 32, ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 11:42 pm

Sports

Tallulah Academy loses, Sharkey-Issaquena advances in MAIS Class 1A playoffs

Tallulah Academy’s football season came to an end Friday night with a 52-36 loss to Lee Academy, Arkansas, in the second round of the MAIS ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 11:25 pm

Local

Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshall Mike Chaney urges you to check your smoke alarms this weekend

“Falling back to Standard Time early Sunday morning remains a good reminder to check your smoke alarms and change batteries,” said Insurance Commissioner and State ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 8:40 pm

Business

Vicksburg resident, Dr. Dale Cordes lectured at Hinds Community College’s Fall 2023 Ag Expo

Dozens of high school students from central Mississippi got a chance to see inside the T.H. Kendall III Agricultural Complex at Hinds Community College’s Raymond ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 8:39 pm

Local

Vicksburg Kiwanis welcomes a new member

Joey Minter became the newest member of the Vicksburg Kiwanis Club. Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 8:39 pm

Local

Ed Herring gave a state of Warren County talk to Vicksburg Kiwanis Club

Ed Herring, Warren County District 1 Supervisor, discussed the state of Warren County during a recent meeting of The Vicksburg Kiwanis Club. He said that ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 8:08 pm

Crime

Claiborne County man arrested for shooting cousin in legs

A Claiborne County man was arrested on Oct. 30 after his cousin named him as the person who shot him in the legs. Claiborne County ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 5:49 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

THE CRISIS: Civil War drama filmed in Vicksburg, live music coming to the Strand

The Strand Theatre in Vicksburg will host a live musical performance accompanying the film “The Crisis” on Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. Based on the ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 5:03 pm

Obits

Lillie Mae Jefferson

Lillie Mae Jefferson passed away on Nov. 2 in Jackson at the age of 81. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 4:18 pm

Obits

Robert D. Shields

Robert D. Shields passed away on Nov. 1,  at Merit Health Central Hospital in Jackson. He was 76. Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home is in charge ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 2:50 pm

Business

Downtown Vicksburg hosting 27th Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Open House

The 27th Annual Old Fashioned Christmas Open House will take place in downtown Vicksburg on Nov. 26 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. More than 25 ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 2:26 pm

Obits

Horice Palmer

Horice Palmer passed away on Oct. 28, in Jackson, at the age of 73. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 1:23 pm

Education

Vicksburg Warren School District awarded $500,000 for violence prevention

Vicksburg Warren School District has been awarded $500,000 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). VWSD is one of 10 ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 12:07 pm

Sports

Who’s Hot

Warren Central soccer player Jordan Polk scored three goals in a 5-1 victory over Kosciusko in the Lady Vikes’ season opener on Tuesday. Warren Central ... Read more

by Staff Reports, Friday, November 3, 2023 8:55 am

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