John Surratt, Author at The Vicksburg Post - Page 19 of 220

John Surratt is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in general studies. He has worked as an editor, reporter and photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post staff since 2011 and covers city government. He and his wife attend St. Paul Catholic Church and he is a member of the Port City Kiwanis Club.

Business

Viking seeks permit for dock at Vicksburg Riverfront

Viking USA LLC is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a dock at the Vicksburg riverfront on the Yazoo ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 29, 2022 1:06 pm

Local

Battlefield grant to preserve part of Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield

A portion of the Chickasaw Bayou Battlefield in Warren County will be preserved with the help of a $136,740 National Park Service Battlefield Land Acquisition ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 29, 2022 11:31 am

Faith

Hawkins United Methodist Church preschoolers give ‘blessings’ for the needy

The preschoolers at Hawkins United Methodist Church began their Thanksgiving holiday helping others. On Nov. 21, the students helped restock the church’s Blessing Box near ... Read more

by John Surratt, Sunday, November 27, 2022 4:00 am

Local

City of Vicksburg seeks permit to drill new water well off Haining Road

The city is seeking permission to drill another water well off Haining Road near the water treatment plant. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, November 25, 2022 10:15 am

Columnists

SURRATT: I’m ready to ride that train

The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen took a big step forward by putting its support behind the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s effort ... Read more

by John Surratt, Thursday, November 24, 2022 4:00 am

Local

City of Vicksburg re-advertises animal shelter project

The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen is taking a second shot at a new animal shelter for the city. The board at its Wednesday ... Read more

by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 23, 2022 2:19 pm

Local

City of Vicksburg awards bid for erosion repairs

Four erosion problems caused by heavy rains in 2020 are closer to repair after action by the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen Monday. The ... Read more

by John Surratt, Monday, November 21, 2022 4:46 pm

Local

City of Vicksburg awards contract for Group 1 paving project

A Vicksburg company has been hired to handle the first phase of street paving under a $4 million program to resurface city streets. The Vicksburg ... Read more

by John Surratt, Monday, November 21, 2022 4:40 pm

Local

City backs Louisiana rail plan that could bring passenger service to Vicksburg

The city of Vicksburg is throwing its support behind the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s effort to secure federal funding for Louisiana’s Consolidated Rail ... Read more

by John Surratt, Monday, November 21, 2022 4:20 pm

Faith

WHEN STARS SHONE DOWN: Vicksburg Chamber Choir presents Christmas concert

Traditional and contemporary Christmas carols will fill the Church of the Holy Trinity when the Vicksburg Chamber Choir, under the direction of Christie Beasley, presents ... Read more

by John Surratt, Sunday, November 20, 2022 4:00 am

Local

Mississippi Department of Archives and History gets National Park Service grant

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has received a $136,740 National Park Service Battlefield Land Acquisition grant to preserve 3.06 acres at Chickasaw Bayou, according ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, November 18, 2022 5:08 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

ALL ABOARD: Old Depot Museum sees changes; second-floor renovation

The displays of ships that once competed with trains at the Old Depot Museum on Levee Street have in the past year gone to a ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, November 18, 2022 4:15 pm

Local

City of Vicksburg goes out for bids for ‘Wheels on the Hills’ bike trail

Wheels on the Hills, a proposed estimated 9.5-mile bicycle trail through Vicksburg, is getting closer to reality after the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, November 18, 2022 12:51 pm

Columnists

SURRATT: An early Thanksgiving greeting

This week, I’m jumping ahead of the calendar and writing about Thanksgiving. The evidence of Thanksgiving’s approach begins at the end of October — the ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, November 18, 2022 4:00 am

Business

State officials tour downtown Vicksburg as part of Main Street program

Downtown Vicksburg was on display Tuesday as the Downtown Vicksburg Main Street Program participated in a statewide tour hosted by the Mississippi Main Street Association ... Read more

by John Surratt, Thursday, November 17, 2022 4:36 pm

COVID-19

Vicksburg Champions program presenting ‘Salsa for the Soul’

A Latin beat will float through downtown Vicksburg on Friday when Champions for Health, the city of Vicksburg’s health awareness program will host “Salsa for ... Read more

by John Surratt, Thursday, November 17, 2022 12:57 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

PHOTO: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Downtown Vicksburg

City of Vicksburg employees were spotted using a power lift Wednesday morning as they worked to fasten a lighted Christmas tree on a Washington Street ... Read more

by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 16, 2022 12:45 pm

Local

MAC awards grants to sites in Vicksburg, Claiborne County

The city of Vicksburg has received a $214,730.56 Mississippi Arts Commission Building Fund for the Arts (BFA) grant to repair the Constitution Fire House in ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 15, 2022 3:37 pm

Business

Flaggs hopes Soul Bowl pep rally gets state’s attention

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr.said he hopes Friday afternoon’s Soul Bowl pep rally at the Vicksburg Convention Center for the Alcorn State-Jackson State football game ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 15, 2022 3:20 pm

Local

Bessie Dillard, 103, remembered as spiritual, amazing, loving, exemplary

A small group of friends and relatives gathered in March on Hanna Avenue in Marcus Bottom for a ceremony honoring an amazing woman and ensuring ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 15, 2022 2:52 pm

Faith

MOPS provides mothers with spiritual, personal guidance

It was 2002 when two women at what was then Bowmar Baptist Church got together to develop a program where the mothers of preschool-aged children ... Read more

by John Surratt, Sunday, November 13, 2022 4:00 am

Local

Gant: Veterans Day ‘a call to action’ to help vets

America’s veterans hold a special place of honor. Their legacy of service, commitment and sacrifice to the country should drive Americans to serve those who ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, November 11, 2022 5:40 pm

Columnists

Some late comments on Veterans Day

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, November 11, 2022 11:05 am

Downtown Vicksburg

City of Vicksburg considers installation of jumbotron screen, plans improvements to Washington Street Park

Washington Street Park, which in 2021 was considered a site for condominium development, is getting improvements — including a possible Jumbotron screen — to make ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, November 11, 2022 9:02 am

Local

City of Vicksburg signs engineer agreements for traffic study, bridge repair

The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen has signed agreements with Neel-Schaffer engineers to perform a traffic count on a section of North Washington Street ... Read more

by John Surratt, Wednesday, November 9, 2022 2:31 pm

Local

Corps general, Port Gibson native Gant to speak at Veterans Day observance

Port Gibson native Brig. Gen. Antoinette “Toni” Gant, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division and the first African American woman ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 2:57 pm

Local

Vicksburg Board announces support for Jackson State University football stadium

The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen put its support behind the efforts of Jackson State University to get a football stadium on the Jackson ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 9:33 am

Faith

Calvary Baptist Church’s new building helps continue legacy

The congregation of Calvary Baptist Church dedicated its new church on a hill overlooking Indiana Avenue during a ceremony on Oct. 30. The program, which ... Read more

by John Surratt, Sunday, November 6, 2022 4:00 am

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