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DUIs cost big bucks as cops step up enforcement

The message is clear this holiday season for Mississippi motorists who hit the holiday spirits too hard: drive sober or get pulled over and pay ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, December 20, 2014 2:56 am

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VNMP growth hinges on Obama signature

A bill that contains provisions to expand Vicksburg National Military Park is waiting for President Obama’s signature. The National Defense Authorization Act, which contains authorization ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, December 20, 2014 2:37 am

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18-wheeler crushes car; woman killed: Tallulah man dies in separate crash

A Vicksburg woman was killed and three men were injured in four crashes Thursday on Interstate 20. Additionally, a Tallulah man was killed in a ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, December 19, 2014 10:04 am

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Burglars run when they find teen in home

REDWOOD — Two burglars were on the lam Friday after breaking into a home Thursday in Redwood and fleeing when they found a teenager alone ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, December 19, 2014 9:55 am

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Warren County’s strangest Christmas

There’s a pretty good reason no one re-enacts the events of Christmas 1863 around these parts. It certainly must have not felt like Christmas. I ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, December 18, 2014 11:55 am

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Volunteer EMT saved baby’s life; County officials seeking family

Samantha McKenzie prevented every parent’s nightmare, and now she wants to follow up. The 24-year-old Culkin volunteer firefighter and EMT and Warren County Dispatcher saved ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, December 18, 2014 11:30 am

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Oak Grove man charged in fatal crash

An Oak Grove, La., man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a North Carolina woman was held without bail this morning. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, December 18, 2014 11:20 am

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Suspected tornado damages homes

A suspected tornado knocked down trees damaged homes in Bovina on Monday afternoon. The storm hit at about 5:30 p.m. near Allen Place and Tucker ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, December 16, 2014 11:30 am

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High-speed chase ends with manhunt, arrest

A Jackson man who led Warren County deputies on a high-speed car and foot chase though the eastern part of the county was held without ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, December 16, 2014 11:15 am

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Old Court House re-creates city’s first Christmas tree

It’s not Vicksburg’s first Christmas tree, but it sure looks like it. Nearly every year, the Old Court House Museum chops down and hauls a ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, December 8, 2014 10:49 am

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Riots of 1874 caused by ‘Al Qaeda of Reconstruction’

Armed insurgents threatening American freedom, political unrest, rioting and racial tension were rampant; change the dates and locations, and 1874 sounds an awful lot like ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, December 7, 2014 1:19 am

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Five convicted in Circuit Court

In Warren County Circuit Court for the week ending Friday: • Lance Burton, 27, 3749 Gowall Road, pleaded guilty to felony shoplifting and was sentenced ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, December 6, 2014 12:01 am

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Band will perform in Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade

  Early Friday morning, members of Warren Central High School’s Big Blue band set off on a long-awaited journey to Hawaii to represent Mississippi in ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, December 6, 2014 12:01 am

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Court sides with casino in fall suit

The Mississippi Court of Appeals has sided with a Vicksburg casino and affirmed an earlier decision that the business was not at fault in the ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, December 5, 2014 11:00 am

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VNMP proposes fee increase

Vicksburg National Military Park will host a town hall meeting Tuesday to discuss a proposed increase in entrance fees and the park’s recently completed foundation ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, December 5, 2014 11:00 am

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Warren County Sheriff’s deputy Brooks lends helping hand

Warren County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Maurice Brooks is always there to lend a helping hand. He’s a face that almost everyone in Vicksburg recognizes from ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, December 4, 2014 11:30 am

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Civil War gator story a creative hoax

A story circulating online that hunters here killed a massive, ancient gator with Civil War bullets embedded in its hide is a good read but ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, December 4, 2014 11:28 am

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Civil war sites host weekend events

Vicksburg and Grand Gulf military parks are offering up a dose of history for the holidays. Vicksburg National Military Park will host a symposium on ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, December 4, 2014 11:25 am

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Palmertree indicted, charged with stealing restitution

Jailed former Circuit Clerk Shelly Ashley-Palmertree is facing more legal trouble as she is now accused of stealing thousands of dollars meant as restitution for ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, December 3, 2014 11:35 am

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Carr sentenced to two years in prison

The live-in girlfriend of a Tallulah physician accused of supplying her drug habit will spend two years in prison. Circuit Judge M. James Chaney sentenced ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, December 3, 2014 11:27 am

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Two dead in Tensas Parish crash

Two elderly Newellton, La., residents were killed when the vehicle they were in crashed head-on into a dump truck on Louisiana 4 in Tensas Parish. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, December 3, 2014 11:14 am

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Poverty Point to hold tool demo

Visitors to Poverty Point State Historic Site this weekend can get a firsthand look at how pre-historic people in one of the earliest settlements in ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, December 1, 2014 11:15 am

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Staying Within the Lines

St. Aloysius’ run to the Class 1A football championship this Friday in Starkville took hundreds of hours of practice, 579 points scored and more than ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, December 1, 2014 11:13 am

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Tickets on sale for Balfour Ball

Tickets are on sale now for the Old Court House Museum’s annual Balfour Ball, which commemorates the most famous night of dancing in Vicksburg’s history. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:01 am

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Volunteer knows what Salvation Army can do

It doesn’t matter if it’s freezing cold or pouring rain; Dorothy Griffin has a smile on her face and a bell in her hand.  Griffin ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, November 28, 2014 11:15 am

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Reynolds: Hospice is not just end of life care

Johnny Reynolds knows a lot of people hate the word hospice. Just the name of this specialized medical care can trigger feelings of sadness because ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, November 28, 2014 11:14 am

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Firefighters celebrate away from home on Thanksgiving

While families, including their own, sit down to Thanksgiving dinner together Thursday, Vicksburg’s firefighters will have their own feast at work. But when the bell ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, November 26, 2014 8:00 pm

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Two charged in Washington Street shooting

Two Vicksburg men accused of being involved in a shooting early Saturday were held without bail Wednesday and additional charges are expected. Billdevon Shelton, 18, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, November 26, 2014 10:31 am

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