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Fires destroy and damage 2 homes

Fires destroyed one home and heavily damaged another Monday in Vicksburg. A blaze destroyed the home of Katy Thomas, 316-A Lake Hill Drive, Monday night, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:39 am

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Community garden coming to airport

Vicksburg is getting a community garden. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen Friday approved an agreement with Alcorn State University and Shape up Mississippi for ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, May 12, 2014 11:00 am

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Raising a child changes young woman’s life

As millions of families sit down today to celebrate Mother’s Day, Gloria McCoy has a message for all her fellow single parents — keep pushing ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, May 11, 2014 12:00 am

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Trials set in 2 murder cases

    A Vicksburg father accused of shaking his son to death will stand trial in September, and a 55-year-old accused of pushing an elderly ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 9, 2014 11:01 am

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Affordable housing expensive, according to study

A single parent would have to work two minimum wage jobs in order to pay for an affordable two-bedroom home in Warren County, according to ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 9, 2014 10:48 am

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MDOT official: Some trucks in awful shape

Some of the trucks on Mississippi’s highways are in pitiful condition, Sgt. Carl Houston of Mississippi Department of Transportation’s Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement division told ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 9, 2014 10:45 am

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Frank Smith’s $105 story

Believe it or not, Frank Smith’s $105 story was worth every penny. The curious tale of the 35-year-old and how he mysteriously arrived in Vicksburg ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, May 8, 2014 9:45 am

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Two killings headed to grand jury

The cases of a father accused of shaking his infant son to death and man accused of pushing an elderly man down a flight of ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, May 5, 2014 11:20 am

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Lights coming to VHS softball field

Renovations at Vicksburg High School’s softball field will be moving into the next phase in the coming weeks, VHS coach Brian Ellis told Port City ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 2, 2014 11:39 am

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Tornado confirmed by weather service

The storm that tore a path of destruction south and east of Vicksburg earlier this week was officially labeled a tornado Thursday.  The EF-1 tornado ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 2, 2014 11:35 am

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Radar trailer hits streets

Vicksburg drivers better watch their speed. Starting yesterday, Vicksburg police began using a trailer equipped with radar to monitor streets, roads and highways with a ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, May 2, 2014 11:00 am

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Fifth man sought in Tallulah cartel killing

A fifth man suspected of shooting a former gang associate before setting his body on fire in a drug cartel-related killing Tallulah earlier this month ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, May 1, 2014 11:30 am

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Port Gibson to commemorate US Colored Troops of Civil War

The history of formerly enslaved people who helped fight for their own freedom will come alive before a crowd of students and spectators Friday at ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, May 1, 2014 11:00 am

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Let’s save the Folkes grave

The ravages of time haven’t been kind to one of Vicksburg’s earliest leaders. Well, more specifically, his grave. Over the weekend, I was at Cedar ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, May 1, 2014 10:25 am

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Path of Destruction

 16 structures damaged; power out for thousands An apparent tornado ripped though a four-mile wide area of Warren County south and east of Vicksburg at about ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:30 am

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Severe weather expected through Tuesday

Several waves of severe weather moving across Mississippi tonight though Tuesday could cause strong tornadoes, large hail and flooding as it dumps up to five ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, April 27, 2014 12:00 pm

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Confederate soldiers to be remembered on Sunday

A group will gather Sunday at the final resting place of thousands of Confederate soldiers to remember and honor the sacrifices those men made during ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, April 26, 2014 12:00 pm

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Two charged in US 80 car lot thefts

Two people accused of stealing nearly a dozen cars from an auto dealership on U.S. 80 on April 15 were held without bail this morning, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, April 25, 2014 10:34 am

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Memories are their graves

Overloaded Sultana left Vicksburg on way to doom More than 1,500 lives lost Thousands of Union soldiers longing for the comforts of home after experiencing terrors of ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, April 24, 2014 11:30 am

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Vicksburg man hospitalized in shooting

A Vicksburg man who shot at a 94-year-old man was hospitalized this morning after being shot in the chest when the elderly man returned fire. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, April 24, 2014 11:30 am

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Voter ID: Get used to it

As Mississippians are preparing to show proof of identification before they cast a ballot, a prominent Republican on the national political stage is saying worries ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, April 24, 2014 10:42 am

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Whitehead gets 10 years in meth case

A Bolton woman convicted of methamphetamine charges will spend a decade in prison. Circuit Judge M. James Chaney sentenced Kimberly Ann Whitehead, 41, of Bolton ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, April 23, 2014 11:25 am

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The Week in Vicksbug • 042014

Temperatures dropped early in the week with highs in the 50s and 60s and lows in the 40s and 30s after a cold front that ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, April 20, 2014 12:00 am

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A resurrected life

Nichols goes from homeless to helper About four years ago, Justin Nichols was down to his last dime, living in a car wash 800 miles from home ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, April 20, 2014 12:00 am

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DA DONATES BLOOD

District Attorney Ricky Smith gives blood during a blood drive sponsored by his office Friday in the parking lot of the Warren County Courthouse. Mississippi ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, April 18, 2014 1:38 pm

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United Way seeks caring volunteers

United Way of West Central Mississippi is getting ready to spread caring and get into action. The organization’s annual Day of Caring is set for ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, April 18, 2014 10:49 am

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Task force raids home, Port Gibson man charged

A Port Gibson accused of having cocaine and more than a pound of marijuana was held without bail this morning. Julius “Corky” Davis, 31, who ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:11 am

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Sharkey man guilty of raping preteen

A Sharkey County man faces life in prison after being convicted this week of sodomizing a pre-teen in 2011. Jordy Devonte Johnson, 21, of Rolling ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:08 am

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