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Attorney registry: A growing piece of history

On a windy Tuesday morning late last month, Amelia McGowan — one of Vicksburg’s newest attorneys — inked her name into a antebellum relic of ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Sunday, February 16, 2014 12:15 pm

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Heritage garden wins state award

The caretakers of the plot of Victorian era plants at Vicksburg National Military Park will receive one of the state’s top historical awards next month. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, February 15, 2014 12:01 am

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4,000 gallons of chemicals leaked in wreck

About 4,000 gallons of a toxic solvent combined with lye spilled onto the Interstate 20 bridge and into the Mississippi River in a multiple vehicle ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, February 14, 2014 10:29 am

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Medical coke’s no joke

For a moment, lets forget the smokescreen surrounding both sides of the argument over medical marijuana and take a look at the long history of ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, February 13, 2014 11:30 am

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Military park to commemorate black troops

Vicksburg National Military Park on Saturday will commemorate the service of African American troops in the Civil War as part of a free-admission weekend at ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, February 13, 2014 11:30 am

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Bridge, river reopen as cleanup continues

  By Matt Stuart matt.stuart@vicksburgpost.com and Josh Edwards josh.edwards@vicksburgpost.com The Interstate 20 bridge across the Mississippi River and the river itself reopened late Wednesday about ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:40 am

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Crash, toxic spill closes I-20

  A multi-vehicle crash involving a toxic chemical spill closed the Interstate 20 bridge over the Mississippi River and halted barges on the river itself ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, February 12, 2014 11:30 am

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Old Post Files • 021014

70 YEARS AGO: 1944 Donald Feibelman receives his degree in medicine from Tulane University. • Pvt. Fielding Tucker leaves for Fort Meade, Md. 60 YEARS ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, February 10, 2014 11:30 am

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Lawmen ask for continued grants while in D.C.

Vicksburg and Warren County’s law enforcement leaders are asking Mississippi’s congressional delegation to continue funding vital public safety grant programs. Sheriff Martin Pace and Vicksburg ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, February 8, 2014 8:38 pm

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Breathe easy — Lorenz is here

If trying to pronounce otolaryngologist ties your tongue in a knot, Dr. Fred Lorenz might need to take a look at it for you. Lorenz, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, February 7, 2014 11:00 am

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Expansion at Port and schools on D.C. radar

Expansion of the Port of Vicksburg and an overhaul of the local education system were among the unified bloc of ideas a team of 16 ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, February 7, 2014 11:00 am

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Old Post Files • 020614

70 YEARS AGO: 1944 Harry K. Murray Jr. completes Marine Reserve officer Training School at Quantico, Va. • Gov. Thomas L. Bailey addresses the I.C. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, February 6, 2014 11:22 am

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Former Madison Parish hospital head sentenced

A former Madison Parish Hospital administrator will spend more than three years in federal prison for operating a Medicare kickback scheme at the hospital. Charles ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, February 6, 2014 11:00 am

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Nuns looked to tame streets, nurse sick in Vicksburg, Sister Oakes says

The Sisters of Mercy came to Vicksburg to establish a school in a rough-and-tumble city that had been plagued by bandits, violent gamblers, and men ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, February 6, 2014 11:00 am

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Two sides of tobacco

When Vicksburg’s newest pharmacy opens, there won’t be a single smoke, a sniff of snuff or chaw of chew in sight. CVS, the country’s highest-volume ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, February 6, 2014 10:51 am

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Grave robbery suspect to face trial in September

A Warren County man accused of robbing grave sites for scrap metal will stand trial in September. Christopher Avery Livingston, 21, who lives on Sweetgum ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, February 5, 2014 11:00 am

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Old Post Files • 020514

70 YEARS AGO: 1944 Pvt. William Lee Puckett is here visiting family. • A son is born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hossley. 60 YEARS ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, February 5, 2014 11:00 am

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Trail set in drive-by shooting of ex-husband

A Brandon woman accused of attempting to kill her estranged husband at a home in Bovina will stand trial in September. Mary Lou Neely, 58, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, February 5, 2014 11:00 am

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September trials set in Lee Road nightclub killing

A Vicksburg man accused of murder in a shooting death outside a bar and two women accused of aiding him will stand trial in September. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:30 am

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Shaping the future of OUR PARK

I had the opportunity on Monday to help shape the future of one of the most important places in American history. About 30 of us ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:20 am

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Palmertree criminal trial set for March

Circuit Clerk Shelly Ashley-Palmertree will stand trial in March before a specially appointed judge for three counts of embezzlement. Palmertree waived arraignment did not appear ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, January 28, 2014 11:00 am

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Public: Get more involved at VNMP

Increasing community involvement is vital for the future of Vicksburg National Military Park, members of the public said during the park’s open house and planning ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, January 28, 2014 11:00 am

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Murder suspects plead not guilty in Stamps’ death

Seven defendants younger than 21 pleaded not guilty to murder Monday in the shooting death of a Vicksburg High School student. Marquis Jovan Black, 16, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, January 28, 2014 11:00 am

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Sherman’s march to Meridian to be featured this weekend

A weekend full of events at Vicksburg National Military Park will commemorate Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s often overlooked Meridian Campaign that launched from ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, January 27, 2014 10:56 am

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