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Man gets 6 years in meth case

A Warren County man who was caught with a small package of methamphetamine while undercover narcotics agents were investigating a plot to ship several ounces ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, September 14, 2015 12:01 pm

News

City man faces second murder charge in 3 years

A Vicksburg man was charged with murder for the second time in three years following a deadly shooting Saturday at a mobile home park on ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, September 14, 2015 11:52 am

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Suspect charged with 2nd murder in three years

A Vicksburg man was charged with murder for the second time in three years following a deadly shooting Saturday at a mobile home park on ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, September 13, 2015 8:36 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Suspect apprehended in motel killing

A Warren County man was dead and another was apprehended Friday night after an apparent gang-related homicide at a Vicksburg motel. Richard May Jr. was ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, September 11, 2015 10:25 pm

News

Green takes command at ERDC

Col. Bryan S. Green seemed somewhat destined to become the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center. “I am ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:14 pm

News

Salvation Army recognizes area first responders

The Vicksburg branch of the Salvation Army held breakfast Friday morning for first responders across the county in remembrance of those who lost their lives ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:11 pm

News

ERDC designs helped save lives on 9/11

Construction methods developed at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center helped save lives during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, September 11, 2015 12:10 pm

News

Wilcox Cinema at mall closes

Vicksburg’s only full-time movie theater closed Thursday. Wilcox Cinema 6 in Vicksburg Mall closed Thursday effective immediately following a screening of “The Man from U.N.C.L.E” ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, September 10, 2015 1:26 pm

Columnists

A cotton-picking good story, even false

Some swear it’s the strangest agricultural innovation ever concocted, and others say is the South’s most persistent hoax. Either way, the story of W.W. Mangum ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, September 10, 2015 11:56 am

News

Warren County Homemakers pick entries for Mississippi State Fair

The best blue ribbon crafts around were on display Wednesday at the Warren County Extension Office as the Warren County Homemaker Volunteers selected entries for ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, September 10, 2015 11:52 am

News

County makes move to fund education

Taxpayers in Warren County will see higher tax bills when they arrive in December after the Board of Supervisors approved an increase to further fund ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, September 10, 2015 10:52 am

News

Peltz bows out of circuit clerk’s race

The Democratic candidate for Circuit Clerk dropped out of the race Tuesday with less than two months to go before Election Day. Election Commissioner Sara ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 10:10 am

News

Layoffs imminent for Cameron

Cameron International is anticipating mass layoffs at its Vicksburg plant as early as November, according to a letter reviewed Tuesday by the Warren County Board ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, September 8, 2015 5:53 pm

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CAMERON TO LAY OFF 222

Cameron International is anticipating mass layoffs at its Vicksburg plant as early as November, according to a letter reviewed Tuesday by the Warren County Board ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, September 8, 2015 11:02 am

News

Positive attitude is everything for VPD’s Wheeler

Alberta Wheeler greets her “customers” with a smile, even though most of them aren’t happy to meet her. Wheeler, a booking officer at the Vicksburg ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, September 6, 2015 5:26 pm

News

Windows update free for most

The latest operating system from Microsoft computers, tablets and phones fixes problems, allows more customization and best of all, it’s free to most users, an ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, September 6, 2015 5:23 pm

Business

Firm named Best of the Best

Vicksburg accounting firm May & Company LLP has been named Best of the Best Under $5 Million by INSIDE Public Accounting, one of only 10 ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, September 6, 2015 12:00 am

News

Library applies for engineering exhibition

Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library is hoping to land a traveling exhibit aimed at getting kids more involved with math and science. The library recently applied ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, September 6, 2015 12:00 am

News

Central Hinds hammers PCA

An ugly win is still a win, but as Central Hinds coasted past Porters Chapel Academy, 43-13, the ugly sure shined through. Players from both ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, September 5, 2015 1:02 am

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Robber gets 10 years in prison

A Vicksburg man was sentenced to a decade in prison after pleading guilty Friday to stealing a cellphone at gunpoint and breaking into a home ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, September 5, 2015 12:00 am

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Jury selection starts in death of former doctor

Jury selection began this week in the trial of a man accused of shoving his second wife, a former Vicksburg eye doctor, to her death ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, September 4, 2015 9:51 am

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Driver found guilty in fatal crash

A Warren County man was found guilty Wednesday in a drunk driving crash that killed a 26-year-old Vicksburg woman. Dakota West, 23, 1270 Jeff Davis ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, September 4, 2015 9:43 am

News

A local unsung hero laid to rest

John Barnes was the ultimate everyday hero. Barnes, the husband of Warren County Chancellor Vicki Roach Barnes, died Aug. 27 and was laid to rest ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, September 3, 2015 8:59 am

News

Shape Up gets grant, coaching

Shape Up Mississippi has received a grant and coaching from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help make Vicksburg a healthier place. In May 2014, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:48 am

News

Pierce celebrates 40 years of medicine

When Dr. Paul W. “Bill” Pierce III first opened his medical practice, one of the latest medical marvels was the Heimlich maneuver and smallpox was ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:43 am

News

Trial set for ISIS couple

A former Warren Central High School honors student and her boyfriend accused of plotting to join the terrorist organization the Islamic State are set to ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:38 am

News

Homemakers learn safety tips for steering clear of slithery creatures

If you see the slithering or hear the hiss or that distinctive rattle, step back to stay safe, a snake expert told members of Warren ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, September 1, 2015 11:20 am

News

Man found dead in stranger’s pool

A Vicksburg man was found dead Sunday in a stranger’s swimming pool about 10 miles from his home. A homeowner about 7:30 a.m. Sunday found ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, August 31, 2015 11:16 am

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