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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.

Crime

Search continues for Madison Parish escapee

Madison Parish, La., authorities are continuing their search for a man who escaped custody Saturday morning in Tallulah. According to Madison Parish Sheriff’s Office reports, ... Read more

by John Surratt, Monday, September 25, 2023 3:40 pm

Faith

OLD-TIME RELIGION: Dinner on the grounds returning to St. Alban’s Episcopal Church

After a three-year break forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, a church tradition returns to St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Bovina. “Our Dinner on the Grounds ... Read more

by John Surratt, Sunday, September 24, 2023 4:00 am

Local

Vicksburg Mayor: ARPA funds did not influence police department cuts

When the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the city’s fiscal year 2024 budget, the Vicksburg Police Department was cut by $570,033 compared to ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, September 22, 2023 5:50 pm

Local

ERDC’s first director proud of labs’ accomplishments over 25 years

Twenty-five years ago, Dr. James Houston, then-director of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory at the then-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station on Halls ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, September 22, 2023 4:31 pm

Local

Bailey discusses Public Service Commission with Warren County residents

Central District Public Service Commissioner Brent Bailey met with local residents Tuesday to give them an overview of the Mississippi Public Service Commission and answer ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, September 22, 2023 4:28 pm

Columnists

SURRATT: Fall is here, before El Niño exacts its revenge

This weekend marks the return of fall. Ah, fall, when the weather gets cooler, the breezes have a bit of a chill, the leaves start ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, September 22, 2023 8:00 am

Business

Asam Hotel owner told to fix property or risk demolition, Vicksburg board says

A Vicksburg landmark could soon be coming down. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday gave Asam Hotel owner Sam Mali 30 days to ... Read more

by John Surratt, Thursday, September 21, 2023 2:29 pm

Education

Holloway announces internship program at Vicksburg Warren Chamber meeting

The Vicksburg Warren County School District is preparing to start a paid internship program to give students the opportunity to get work experience while in ... Read more

by John Surratt, Thursday, September 21, 2023 1:35 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

You smelt it. Here’s who dealt it: Company at Port of Vicksburg identified as source of weekend smell

A company located in the Port of Vicksburg was the source of a strange odor reported Saturday by Vicksburg residents. Interim Public Works Director Dane ... Read more

by John Surratt, Wednesday, September 20, 2023 11:06 am

Local

USM, ERDC Environmental Lab collaborate on test project at Vicksburg waterfront

The Yazoo Diversion Canal became a laboratory for the University of Southern Mississippi and the environmental laboratory for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, September 19, 2023 4:44 pm

Local

200 attend House of Peace Worship Church leadership conference

The House of Peace Worship Church International was the setting Friday and Saturday for a weekend program of prayer and instruction as area pastors, ministers ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, September 19, 2023 4:31 pm

Local

Vicksburg police officer awarded Medal of Valor for saving a life

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr., left, presents Vicksburg police officer Brent Ferrell a certificate of recognition for saving a life as Police Chief Penny Jones ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, September 19, 2023 3:57 pm

Local

Vicksburg board takes engineering proposals for U.S. Rubber cleanup

A selection committee appointed by Mayor George Flaggs Jr. will select one of three engineering firms to oversee the City of Vicksburg’s efforts to clean ... Read more

by John Surratt, Monday, September 18, 2023 2:36 pm

Faith

FINE FURRY FRIENDS: St. Alban’s Episcopal Church to hold blessing of pets on Oct. 8

Members of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church will continue a time-honored tradition on Oct. 8 with the blessing of the pets, which is observed worldwide in ... Read more

by John Surratt, Saturday, September 16, 2023 4:00 am

Local

Bulk of Vicksburg’s ARPA funds committed, records show

The City of Vicksburg has either spent or committed the bulk of its $5.3 million in American Recovery Plan Act funds, city records show. According ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, September 15, 2023 5:00 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Vicksburg board approves $34.189 million budget, sets millage rate

The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Friday approved the city’s $34.189 million fiscal year 2024 budget and set the city’s millage rate at ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, September 15, 2023 11:53 am

Columnists

SURRATT: City and county have lost a friend in Doug Arp

Vicksburg, Warren County and law enforcement lost a great friend in Doug Arp. Doug died Monday, creating a void that I don’t believe will ever ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, September 15, 2023 4:00 am

Local

Arp remembered as a man who loved people, community

Talk to the people who met Doug Arp and they will describe him in many ways. But Buddy Holiday, who was Vicksburg police chief in ... Read more

by John Surratt, Thursday, September 14, 2023 5:30 pm

Crime

CAPTURED: Fugitives wanted for murder, assault returned to Vicksburg

A suspect sought for the 2020 murder of a Vicksburg man returned to Warren County this week. Investigators with the Vicksburg Police Department Wednesday traveled ... Read more

by John Surratt, Thursday, September 14, 2023 3:47 pm

Crime

Appeals court orders new murder trial for Skinner

A Warren County man convicted of murder in the 2019 death of another man is getting a new trial. Jason Skinner was convicted in 2022 ... Read more

by John Surratt, Thursday, September 14, 2023 1:05 pm

Crime

Deputies arrest fugitive after manhunt in Warren County

Warren County sheriff’s deputies arrested a fugitive wanted in Mississippi and Louisiana following a daylong manhunt on Tuesday. John Joseph Barr, 44 of Moselle, was ... Read more

by John Surratt, Wednesday, September 13, 2023 5:01 pm

Crime

DRUG HOUSE DOWN: Multi-agency narcotics search warrant results in arrests in Warren County

A Vicksburg man faces drug charges after Warren County investigators and Vicksburg Police narcotics officers on Sept. 6 served a search warrant on a home ... Read more

by John Surratt, Wednesday, September 13, 2023 4:59 pm

Faith

Church of the Holy Trinity sets Evensong service

The sounds of sacred music will fill the Church of the Holy Trinity on Thursday when Holy Trinity’s Conservatory of the Fine Arts presents an ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, September 12, 2023 3:43 pm

Local

Lack of rain threatens to drop Mississippi River level to near-record at Vicksburg

A lack of rainfall in the upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins is threatening to drop the level of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg to ... Read more

by John Surratt, Tuesday, September 12, 2023 12:43 pm

Faith

FAITH AND FRIENDSHIP: Catholic Moms group offers fellowship, spiritual growth

Kathleen Harris and Brittany McFall are seeking ladies interested in fellowship, growing spiritually and sharing their experiences of motherhood. Members of St. Paul Catholic Church, ... Read more

by John Surratt, Sunday, September 10, 2023 4:00 am

Local

$1.3 Million: A closer look at Vicksburg’s ARPA allocations for community organizations

The City of Vicksburg’s allocation of American Recovery Plan Act funds was $5.32 million. Approved by Congress in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, September 8, 2023 2:55 pm

Local

City of Vicksburg releases $34.18 million 2024 budget

The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen unveiled a proposed $34.18 million fiscal year 2024 budget with a projected $2.01 million increase in revenue over ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, September 8, 2023 1:38 pm

Columnists

SURRATT: May Jimmy Buffett’s music continue to soothe our lives

If I remember correctly, the Raising Cane’s restaurant in Hattiesburg pays homage to a favorite son of Mississippi — Jimmy Buffett. It’s a collection of ... Read more

by John Surratt, Friday, September 8, 2023 8:00 am

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