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December trials set for five men in May 2014 shootout

A Vicksburg man involved in an early morning shootout last May that damaged two homes and two vehicles will stand trial in December. Jimmy Lee ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, May 16, 2015 12:00 am

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Monsour opposes school funding initiative

A ballot proposal calling for full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program would remove power of the state’s 174 legislators and put it in ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 15, 2015 10:35 am

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Warren-Yazoo Mental Health celebrates 40 years

Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Service celebrated its growth over 40 years and its impact on thousands of lives before a packed house Tuesday at it’s complex ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:54 am

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Well-known deputy to get award

There’s no need to introduce Warren County Sgt. Leroy Williams. Williams has touched the lives of thousands of people in his nearly 40 years as ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:49 am

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Man charged in Walmart arson

A Warren County man accused of setting a fire in Walmart was held without bail Wednesday. Thomas Edward Crutchfield, 22, 3636 Redbone Road, Lot 1, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 1:25 pm

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Man wanted in stabbing

A Vicksburg man accused of stabbing his estranged wife and adult son was being sought by police Tuesday. An arrest warrant charging Christopher Galloway, 41, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 10:39 am

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Confusion reigned during Raymond fight

RAYMOND — The dust kicked up by 12,000 footsore marching men was so thick that Tuesday morning that one soldier said it rose above his ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 10:35 am

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County gives go-ahead to park test

Warren County supervisors approved pitching in more than $26,000 to test the extent of a landslide on the bluff at Riverfront Park. Supervisors voted Monday ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 10:30 am

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Car in I-20 shooting searched

Warren County and state officials were looking Monday for clues in a shooting Saturday along Interstate 20. A man and a woman were found shot ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 10:23 am

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Raymond, Champion Hill events set for this week

Vicksburg National Military Park is taking its commemoration on the road to Hinds County this week with programs on two battles in the Vicksburg Campaign. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, May 11, 2015 9:38 am

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Serial burglary trial set

A Warren County teen accused of breaking into the same home five times and being caught twice on camera will stand trial in December. Donyae ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, May 11, 2015 9:25 am

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Being the example: Mom completes degree while raising her three children

The journey has been difficult, but this weekend is filled with celebration for Jacqueline Hall.   ///   Hall, who has been raising three children ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, May 10, 2015 12:11 am

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Trial set in February murder case

A Tallulah, La., man accused of killing another man in the crowded parking lot of a Vicksburg night club will stand trial in November for ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, May 9, 2015 12:37 am

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Curiosity can kill during quakes

When the ground began rumbling Saturday night in Madison County, most people’s first instinct was to run outside, but emergency officials say that natural spark ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 8, 2015 11:37 am

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Murder suspect makes inital court appearance

Bail was denied for a Vicksburg man accused of stabbing a woman to death Wednesday night at her home on Grammar Street.  Municipal Judge Toni ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 8, 2015 11:35 am

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Bail denied for murder suspect

Bail was denied for a Vicksburg man accused of stabbing a woman to death Wednesday night at her home on Grammar Street. Municipal Judge Toni ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, May 7, 2015 3:22 pm

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Woman found in possession of two pounds of pot

A Vicksburg woman accused of having several pounds of marijuana was free on bail Thursday. Latoya Mitchell, 33, 450 Lake Hill Drive, was arrested Wednesday ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, May 7, 2015 9:45 am

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One historic mother of a tale

As the men from Warren County were marching through Virginia, the seeds of Mother’s Day were being planted. About the same time the 21st Mississippi ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, May 7, 2015 9:43 am

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Suspect held in woman’s stabbing death

A Vicksburg man was charged with first-degree murder after a woman was found stabbed to death in her Grammar Street home Wednesday night. Derrick Ramone ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, May 7, 2015 8:59 am

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Welcomed increase for tourism

Local tourism revenue and visitors seeking information were up in 2014, Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau director Bill Seratt announced during a National Tourism Week ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 3:39 pm

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Crash snarls traffic on I-20

The westbound lanes of the Interstate 20 bridge over the Mississippi River were closed Wednesday morning following a multi-vehicle crash just west of the Louisiana ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 9:24 am

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VNMP revives Shadows tour

History comes alive Friday night as the Vicksburg National Military Park will be giving visitors a candlelit look at the past during its popular Shadows ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, May 4, 2015 10:05 am

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A secret kept 60 years: Vicksburg veteran took part in six atomic weapon tests

  The confession came as Edmund McMaster was watching a movie with his granddaughter. For more than 60 years even through his battles with cancer, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, May 3, 2015 12:53 am

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Former clerk’s debt hard to collect

A Hinds County chancellor has ordered jailed former Circuit Clerk Shelly Ashley Palmertree to pay more than $800,000, but collecting could be difficult, attorney Marcie ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, May 2, 2015 12:00 am

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Walk Against Crime set for Saturday

Vicksburg police are asking the public to show their support for stopping violence by taking a stroll downtown. VPD’s sixth annual Walk Against Crime begins ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 1, 2015 10:08 am

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Vega sentenced to seven years

A Warren County teen who shot her stepmother in the face with a high-powered hunting rifle in 2011 was sentenced to seven years in prison ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 1, 2015 10:04 am

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City’s first female firefighter retiring

The first woman to become a certified firefighter at Vicksburg Fire Department is retiring after more than 23 years of service. Fire inspector and investigator ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, April 30, 2015 9:50 am

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Former resident safe in Nepal

A former Vicksburg resident who was reported missing following a catastrophic earthquake in Nepal says in an online posting that he is safe. Kevin Cason, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 4:30 pm

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