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Woman charged with meth possession
A Warren County woman accused of drug charges was held without bail Wednesday. Kelsey Lewis, 25, 119 Sherman Ave., was arrested Tuesday and charged with ...
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Leadership changing at VNMP
Vicksburg National Military Park will be getting a new leader next month as the park’s current superintendent is leaving for the Northeast. The last day ...
by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:10 am
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Cotton claims blues challenge crown
When the dust settled Saturday at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, Eddie Cotton was crowned king of the International Blues Challenge. Cotton, whose band won ...
by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:15 am
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McCain changing face, perception of ag
Anna McCain, a former agriculture researcher, began Jan. 16 as the new county agent for the Warren County office of the Mississippi State University Extension ...
by Josh Edwards, Monday, January 26, 2015 9:53 am
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Violent crimes down for grand jury
A downtown robbery is expected to be one of just a handful of violent crime cases presented this week to the Warren County grand jury, ...
by Josh Edwards, Monday, January 26, 2015 9:44 am
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Sentence upheld in extension cord beating
The Mississippi Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a Vicksburg man found guilty of forcing his ex-girlfriend to strip naked before beating her with ...
by Josh Edwards, Saturday, January 24, 2015 12:00 am
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Brothers wanted in attempted murder
Two Louisiana brothers wanted in connection with an attempted murder this week in Vicksburg were on the lam Friday. An attempted murder warrant was issued ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, January 23, 2015 7:21 pm
News
Johnson: After school programs work
Radio and television stations once dramatically asked “It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?” but what they should have been asking where ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, January 23, 2015 9:06 am
News
Police investigator Judge is ‘CSI’ in real life
Vicksburg police investigator Curtis Judge’s job isn’t as simple as it seems on TV. Judge is one of the department’s crime scene investigators, and while ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, January 22, 2015 9:29 am
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Agent killed in training accident
A day after being promoted, the former agent in charge of the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s Vicksburg office was killed during a training exercise Wednesday near ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, January 22, 2015 9:15 am
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Colleagues say agent’s death a tragedy
A day after being promoted, the agent in charge of the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s Vicksburg’s office was killed during a training exercise Wednesday near Tunica. ...
by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 3:54 pm
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Gaming officer killed in training accident
An agent from the Mississippi Gaming Commission has died after being accidentally shot during a training exercise in Tunica. The officer, whose identity has not ...
by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 1:35 pm
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Top Stooge learned craft on river
Moses Horwitz arrived in Vicksburg as an unknown — just another slim, short, Jewish performer from Brooklyn hoping to make a living. But here on ...
by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 10:59 am
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SCV celebrates Lee as student, educator
The John C. Pemberton Camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans celebrated the birthday of their ancestors’ commanding officer Monday with cake and remembrances of his ...
by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 9:42 am
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Domestic violence utility waivers suit tossed
A federal judge had tossed out a lawsuit to block a waiver of utility deposits for domestic violence victims, adding another tool for local victim ...
by Josh Edwards, Monday, January 19, 2015 9:29 am
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Red Cross expanding local projects
After a cost-saving measure that consolidated offices in 2010, The American Red Cross is growing again in Warren County. The service organization has a number ...
by Josh Edwards, Sunday, January 18, 2015 12:15 am
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Vicksburg High’s band jams with Cruz
Vicksburg High students got a rare chance to perform with an award-winning professional blues band during a workshop Friday sponsored by the Vicksburg Blues Society. ...
by Josh Edwards, Sunday, January 18, 2015 12:15 am
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Homemaker volunteers honored
The Warren County Chapter of Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers honored its members for their tens of thousands of hours of service last year with a luncheon ...
by Josh Edwards, Sunday, January 18, 2015 12:00 am
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VWSD moves to smaller forums
The Vicksburg Warren School District is shelving its communitywide forums in favor of campus-by-campus public comment sessions. District 2 school board member Alonzo Stevens made ...
by Josh Edwards, Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:02 am
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City fire damage nears $4M for 2014
Fires caused an estimated $3.7 million in damage to property in Vicksburg last year. Vicksburg Fire Department estimates losses related to vehicle, structure and outdoors ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, January 16, 2015 9:43 am
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Bail set at $30k in fondling case
Bail was set at $30,000 Thursday for a Warren County man accused of fondling a vulnerable person. Joseph Milton Barnett, 55, 149 Warriors Trail, was ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, January 16, 2015 9:37 am
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Six county men held in burglary bust
Six Warren County men accused of being part of a burglary ring that stole from sheds and commercial buildings here and in Louisiana were in ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, January 16, 2015 9:27 am
Columnists
What’s the truth about Common Core?
Listen to some politicians and Common Core State Standards are nothing but creeping communism, while others say it’s a beacon of hope that will bring ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:26 am
Opinion
Taxi regulation, industry show improvement
It makes good sense to ensure your ride gets you to point B in one piece. Tuesday, the Vicksburg Public Transportation Board OK’d a more ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:26 am
News
Garrard coordinates rescue training
As most Warren County residents were nestled in bed during last week’s cold snap, more than a dozen firefighters, police and sheriff’s deputies were bundling ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:23 am
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Law enforcement officers boost stricter texting bill
Law enforcement agents are throwing their support behind State Rep. Oscar Denton’s bill Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong, who is the central vice president of ...
by Josh Edwards, Monday, January 12, 2015 9:25 am
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Cotton to compete for blues crown
Eddie Cotton Jr. wants to bring the world’s top blues award home to Vicksburg. Cotton will be competing Jan. 21-24 in Memphis as the Vicksburg ...
by Josh Edwards, Monday, January 12, 2015 9:23 am
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VPD wants to buy body cameras
Vicksburg police are hoping to purchase cameras to keep a better eye on officers and suspects in the field. Police Chief Walter Armstrong said he ...
by Josh Edwards, Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:00 am
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