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House of Israel set to host vacation Bible school
To the casual observer walking or driving down historic Washington Street, it might seem odd that House of Israel Hebrew Culture Center, which prominently displays ...
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Immigrant family to become citizens
The Patel family is proud to be American, and today is the final Independence Day before they become U.S. citizens. That happens in February, said ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, July 4, 2014 12:00 am
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Change in law could send more inmates out of county
A change in state law that went into effect Tuesday could cause local inmates convicted of theft to be shipped out of county to serve ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, July 4, 2014 12:00 am
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POW recalls service in Korea
In 1953, Sgt. Edward Williams never thought he would see Vicksburg again. Communist forces overran Williams and other members of the 555th Field Artillery Battalion ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, July 4, 2014 12:00 am
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Cannons to sound at famous battery
The thunderous roar of cannon fire will rumble forth again from Battery DeGolyer this weekend in a commemoration of the surrender of Vicksburg. The battery ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, July 3, 2014 11:30 am
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Former Sheriff Paul Barrett dies
Longtime Warren County Sheriff Paul L. Barrett — a lawman whose legacy reached mythic proportions — died Tuesday. He was 88. “He was a law ...
by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, July 2, 2014 11:07 am
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Caves on display at welcome center
Visitors to the Mississippi Welcome Center have a chance to step back in time. Since June 1, a replica of one of the caves Vicksburg ...
by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:53 am
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Williams pleads to manslaughter
A Vicksburg teen who shot and killed a Jackson man in the opening hours of 2013 will spend 15 years in prison after pleading guilty ...
by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:51 am
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Armstrong selected to state leadership role
Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong was selected to be in a leadership role for the state’s police chiefs. Armstrong was chosen as Central Vice President ...
by Josh Edwards, Monday, June 30, 2014 11:25 am
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Political battles raged in ‘63
The bickering among generals and politicians during campaigns in Middle Tennessee and North Georgia heated up almost as much as fighting on the battlefields. The ...
by Josh Edwards, Sunday, June 29, 2014 12:00 am
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Re-enactors portray common soldiers
From cooking, camping and shooting to taking a nap in the shade, the lives of common soldiers were on display Saturday at Vicksburg National Military ...
by Josh Edwards, Sunday, June 29, 2014 12:00 am
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Tallulah folk duo to tour South
Festival-goers listen as Tallulah based band Silo plays Saturday at the Downtown Crawfish and Music Festival on Walnut Street behind the Vicksburg Apartments. Call ...
by Josh Edwards, Saturday, June 28, 2014 12:00 am
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Bail denied in attempted murder
Warren County Judge Johnny Price denied bail for a man accused of attempted murder in a home invasion robbery of a 70-year-old woman and in ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, June 27, 2014 11:14 am
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Something strange is happening
On Wednesday afternoon at 3:15, I decided to head to Vicksburg National Military Park for my own silent commemoration of a deadly mistake that happened ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 26, 2014 11:30 am
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Attempted murder suspect surrenders
A Claiborne County man accused of attempted murder in a home invasion robbery last month on Warriors Trail was held without bail this morning. Bryan ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 26, 2014 11:30 am
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Re-enactors at redan this weekend
Re-enactors will help bring history alive at one of the hotbeds of fighting during the latter dates of the Siege of Vicksburg. The group of ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 26, 2014 11:30 am
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SOS transforms homes, lives
They came; they served; they transformed lives. The annual weeklong Service Over Self project came to a close Friday as the throngs of teen volunteers ...
by Josh Edwards, Sunday, June 22, 2014 1:00 am
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Sieges were similar in ‘63
While the Siege of Vicksburg was underway, an almost identical siege was brewing 240 miles downriver. By the spring of 1863, Vicksburg and Port Hudson, ...
by Josh Edwards, Sunday, June 22, 2014 12:46 am
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VNMP sharing war stories
Like the figures he must have sung about so frequently in spirituals, Abraham flew to freedom. And despite all the spirituals about flying the enslaved ...
by Josh Edwards, Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:00 am
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Music, crawfish fest set for Saturday
Downtown’s newest summer festival is hoping to be an instant classic. Gates open at 1 p.m. Saturday for Downtown Crawfish and Music Festival on Walnut ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, June 20, 2014 11:41 am
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Prison guards indicted for smuggling
Two former prison guards and two Warren County men were indicted this week for separate plots to smuggle phones, tobacco and drugs into Issaquena County ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, June 20, 2014 11:13 am
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Case against Tallulah doctor to proceed
The prescription fraud case against a Tallulah physician will move forward in Warren County Circuit Court. Circuit Judge M. James Chaney ruled this week that ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 19, 2014 11:21 am
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Moss puts service before self
For the past 15 years, Bob Moss has spent his Father’s Day serving as a role model for countless teens. Tonight, Moss and a group ...
by Josh Edwards, Sunday, June 15, 2014 12:00 am
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Civil War tide began to shift in 1863
Actions on and off the battlefield in Eastern Theater began to change the tide of the Civil War in 1863. In combat, Union forces, especially ...
by Josh Edwards, Sunday, June 15, 2014 12:00 am
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Brewer pleads guilty to two drug charges
A Warren County man who pleaded guilty to two drug charges Friday man might be sentenced under new guidelines that go into place next month. ...
by Josh Edwards, Saturday, June 14, 2014 12:00 am
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VPD officers attend free training
Vicksburg police hosted a two-day training session this week that drew dozens of officers from around the region, and the department is hoping to increase ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, June 13, 2014 10:25 am
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Jurisdiction questioned in forgery case
A Tallulah physician whose home in Vicksburg was raided by narcotics agents in 2011 is attempting to prove Warren County has no jurisdiction in the ...
by Josh Edwards, Friday, June 13, 2014 10:24 am
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VNMP lecture series examines crucial year
Vicksburg National Military Park will host the first in a three-part lecture program Friday highlighting crucial events of 1863. All three programs will begin at 7 ...
by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 12, 2014 11:30 am
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