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Former owner haunts Baer House

  Leona Baer still roams the rooms of the mansion she and her husband, Lazrus, had built for them in 1870 at 1117 Grove St. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, October 31, 2014 12:10 pm

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Buddy Holliday has served city, county and country

For nearly two-thirds of his life, A.J. “Buddy” Holliday has been serving his community and his country. Holliday, who turns 68 next week, started as ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, October 30, 2014 12:30 pm

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Home invasion suspect shot by elderly victim

A Warren County woman shot while breaking into an 82-year-old man’s home on Wisconsin Avenue was hospitalized this morning and her boyfriend who assisted in ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, October 30, 2014 12:28 pm

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Remembering a real horror story

As our community prepares for the family-friendly festival of ghosts and ghouls that is Halloween, I present to you a real-life horror story. No haunted ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, October 30, 2014 12:20 pm

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Home invasion suspect shot by elderly victim

  A Warren County woman shot while breaking into an 82-year-old man’s home on Wisconsin Avenue was hospitalized this morning and her boyfriend who assisted ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, October 30, 2014 12:17 pm

News

Buddy Holliday has served city, county and country

For nearly two-thirds of his life, A.J. “Buddy” Holliday has been serving his community and his country. Holliday, who turns 68 next week, started as ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, October 30, 2014 12:00 pm

News

Shadows tour set for Saturday

Stories of Vicksburg after the Civil War will come alive Saturday during the Vicksburg National Military Park’s popular Shadows of the Past walking tour. The ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, October 29, 2014 12:13 pm

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State orders broker to stop selling securities

A Vicksburg woman accused of selling securities without registering with the Secretary of State’s Office has been ordered to cease and desist. The Secretary of ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, October 29, 2014 12:11 pm

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Crime Stoppers offers reward for home invasion tip

An unidentified man who broke into a home early Monday morning and tied up members of the family inside before a shootout ensued was on ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, October 28, 2014 10:59 am

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Home invasion leads to shootout

Victims of an early morning home invasion that ended in a shootout were being interviewed at Vicksburg Police Department this morning after an unidentified man ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, October 27, 2014 11:52 am

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Attitude about HIV changing

For better and worse, attitudes about HIV and AIDS are changing. HIV patients are living longer and are no longer stigmatized, but misconceptions about the ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, October 27, 2014 11:30 am

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New citizens sworn in at Cairo

After living on four continents Dr. Sunit Sebastian, was eager to become an American. “It’s been a fantastic ride,” Sebastian said shortly after taking the ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, October 26, 2014 12:09 am

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Williams is VPD’s first woman captain

When Vicksburg police Capt. Sandra Williams is out to lunch with her subordinate officers, people usually ask if she’s the secretary. Williams, a 23-year veteran ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, October 26, 2014 12:08 am

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City scouted for black heritage tours

Vicksburg is being considered as a destination on African-American themed tours of southern heritage. Sharon Robinson of Tyler Travel in Chicago was in Vicksburg this ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, October 26, 2014 12:00 am

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Battlefield now dumping ground

BOVINA — The buzz of flies above the dead bodies at the historic battleground is almost deafening. More than 150 years later, the stench of ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, October 25, 2014 12:15 am

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Cavalry spreads forgotten history

The return was triumphant. Hundreds of people ceremonially welcomed home the 3rd U.S. Colored Cavalry as it re-enactors received praise and government proclamations in their ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, October 24, 2014 11:30 am

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Port Gibson woman charged with using stolen check

A Port Gibson woman accused of buying a saw with a stolen check was held without bail this morning. LeTonya Smith, 36, 196 Old Highway ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, October 23, 2014 12:10 pm

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Sons of Confederate Veterans repairs four graves

Time has been cruel to Henry R. Allen’s memory. Allen was barely out of boyhood when he was killed here, 500 miles from his home ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, October 23, 2014 12:08 pm

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Old Post Files for Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014

70 Years Ago: 1944 Ensign Bruce Tillman, a graduate of Midshipmen’s School at Notre Dame, arrives for a visit with relatives. 60 Years Ago: 1954 ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, October 23, 2014 11:17 am

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Fighting Ebola-mania

Ebola-mania has been spreading far faster than the virus itself, but one Mississippian is doing his best to fight it. Fox News’ Shepard Smith, a ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, October 23, 2014 10:00 am

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Shooter in teen’s death gets 25 years

A Vicksburg teen will spend more than 20 years in prison for the shooting death of a Vicksburg High School student. Romaire Brown, 17, pleaded ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, October 22, 2014 11:30 am

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3rd Colored Cavalry rides again

  After more than 150 years, the 3rd U.S. Colored Cavalry is coming home. Recruited from Vicksburg in the late fall of 1863, the 3rd ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:30 am

News

Florida woman held here in Kansas auto theft

A Florida woman accused of stealing a car in Kansas was awaiting extradition from the Warren County Jail this morning. Jazalyn Rosado, 26, of Miami, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:29 am

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Old Post Files for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014

70 Years Ago: 1944 Grace Maxwell, Girl Scout executive, is speaker at the Lions Club. •  Mrs. R.A. Armstrong leaves to visit relatives in Atlanta. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:28 am

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Old Post Files for Monday, Oct. 20, 2014

70 Years Ago: 1944 Richard Conner, with the Air Force, is promoted to the rank of major. 60 Years Ago: 1954 William K. Rawdon is ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, October 20, 2014 2:25 pm

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Dr. Chenier not guilty of conspiracy: Jury split 7-5 on forgery

After two and a half hours of deliberation Friday, jurors acquitted Dr. Lawrence Francis Chenier of conspiracy but failed to reach a verdict on 73 ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, October 18, 2014 12:20 am

Faith

Redbone UMC to celebrate 200 years

For two centuries, the members of Redbone United Methodist Church have been helping shape Warren County. On Oct. 26, they will celebrate its 200th anniversary ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, October 18, 2014 12:00 am

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Breaking: Chenier not guilty of conspiracy; jury hung on forgery

After two and a half hours of deliberation, jurors acquitted Dr. Lawrence Francis Chenier III of conspiracy but failed to reach a verdict on 73 ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, October 17, 2014 12:43 pm

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