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Local
Officials at the Community Council of Warren County, which is the agency that operates five federally funded programs here, don’t anticipate problems from federal budget ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, March 18, 2017 7:27 pm
Columnists
The cover of our Outlook section today features a subject that is near and dear to my heart. The plight of unwanted and mistreated animals ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, March 11, 2017 6:43 pm
Local
A man wanted for a probation violation from the state of Louisiana, who also had a warrant pending from U.S. Probation and Pre-Trial Services for ...
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by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, February 28, 2017 4:21 pm
Columnists
My baby sister is the mother of two children — a son and daughter. Her son is in his early 20s. Her daughter will be the ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, February 25, 2017 10:48 pm
Local
Sandi McCraine walked out of her office Wednesday, shortly after 2 p.m. when The Big Muddy opened its doors in downtown Vicksburg, and looked straight ...
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by Jan Griffey, Friday, February 24, 2017 10:41 am
Local
The Warren County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to ask the county’s representatives in the state legislature to introduce “local and private” legislation that ...
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by Jan Griffey, Thursday, February 23, 2017 9:48 am
Local
Vicksburg and Warren County’s gain is Grenada’s loss. That’s the sentiment shared by officials of the Grenada County Economic Development District on Tuesday when it ...
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by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, February 22, 2017 9:36 am
Local
The last piece of the new Vicksburg-Warren County economic development puzzle fell into place Tuesday morning when the Warren County Board of Supervisors, by a ...
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by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, February 22, 2017 9:34 am
Obits
Freddie Lee Kaiser died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at his home. He was 73. Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 1:38 pm
Columnists
Let’s talk about fake news. I know, I know. I’m just as sick of that term as you are. We hear it constantly on our ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, February 18, 2017 7:13 pm
Uncategorized
Area firefighters are on the scene of a fire at the Tyson Foods Inc.’s Vicksburg plant, located near Flowers. The fire is apparently under control, ...
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by Jan Griffey, Friday, February 17, 2017 7:47 pm
Local
Twenty-one of the best teachers in Vicksburg and Warren County were honored Wednesday by the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce at its monthly luncheon. Of ...
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by Jan Griffey, Thursday, February 16, 2017 9:27 am
Local
Two Warren County residents are the first in Mississippi to contract the Zika virus in 2017, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported in a ...
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by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:07 am
Columnists
We love telling the story of Vicksburg, and we need your help to do it. Do you like to write? Are you involved with civic, ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, January 28, 2017 7:20 pm
Local
Two vehicles collided nearly head on Friday night on Fisher Ferry Road, causing both drivers to be taken to University of Mississippi Medical Center in ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, January 28, 2017 1:41 pm
Local
Vicksburg Police seek help from the public in identifying two women involved with a shoplifting incident at a Vicksburg department store Saturday night, one of ...
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by Jan Griffey, Monday, January 23, 2017 6:22 pm
Columnists
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker’s column about the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which published in Saturday’s newspaper, would have been laughable were it ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, January 7, 2017 7:03 pm
News
Winter weather arrived in Vicksburg with a vengeance Friday morning when temperatures dipped below freezing and residents awoke to sleet and freezing rain. Mark McAllister, ...
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by Jan Griffey, Friday, January 6, 2017 8:50 am
News
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said he thinks the bulk of action in the new year’s legislative session in Mississippi, which will begin Jan. ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, December 31, 2016 11:29 am
Columnists
Time flies, and it is Christmas again. Amid the haste of the season, when we’re consumed with shopping and wrapping and cooking, please take some ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, December 24, 2016 10:00 pm
Local
What are the chances of our having a white Christmas here in Vicksburg? About the same as a snowball’s chance in, well, Mississippi. Mark McAllister, ...
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by Jan Griffey, Friday, December 23, 2016 5:55 pm
Local
Editor’s note: This story is the part of The Vicksburg Post’s annual review of the top stories of 2016. The series will continue through Saturday, ...
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by Jan Griffey, Friday, December 23, 2016 9:44 am
Local
Kroger is open and a man who was threatening to kill himself is getting medical attention after an incident Monday afternoon. Vicksburg Police Chief Walter ...
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by Jan Griffey, Monday, December 19, 2016 3:43 pm
News
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, said while he thinks “we owe it to the American people to investigate” any possible Russian interference in the recent ...
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by Jan Griffey, Friday, December 16, 2016 9:54 am
News
This most wonderful time of the year is actually the most dreaded time of the year for some. For those who are struggling to lose ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, December 10, 2016 6:19 pm
Local
Ownership of much of Cat Island, the westernmost of the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s four barrier islands, returned to Mississippi today. That’s an announcement Mississippi Secretary ...
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by Jan Griffey, Friday, December 9, 2016 2:50 pm
Columnists
As I sit at my desk and write this, my mouth is on fire! And I’m loving it! I’m eating a Frito pie from The ...
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by Jan Griffey, Saturday, December 3, 2016 6:34 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
The Downtown Christmas Parade of Lights, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed to Dec. 10. Kim Hopkins, executive director of Main Street, said the ...
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by Jan Griffey, Friday, December 2, 2016 9:47 am
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