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‘Our faith will not be stolen’: Bethel holds prayer service for Charleston

  Dozens of people gathered at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Wednesday, a week after a gunman, apparently motivated by white supremacist ideology, opened fire ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 25, 2015 10:44 am

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Agencies work to keep contestants safe

This week, all eyes are on the contestants in brightly colored dresses flashing gleaming smiles, but the unsung heroes of the Miss Mississippi pageant wear ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:38 am

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Dangerous heat rolls into area

Summer’s barely begun, but dangerous heat is taking hold this week. The National Weather Service is calling for a high of 97 Tuesday in Vicksburg ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:36 am

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Prayer vigil set for Charleston tragedy

The state’s oldest African Methodist Episcopal Church will host a prayer vigil Wednesday in honor of nine people killed at a sister church in Charleston, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:35 am

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City could cash in on dice game money

More than $10,000 seized by Vicksburg police in an illegal gambling game could be placed in the city’s general fund this week, adding to the ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, June 19, 2015 9:49 pm

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Man sought in Claiborne County shooting

A Pattison man was hospitalized and another was on the lam Thursday following a shooting Wednesday afternoon in Claiborne County. At 2:30 p.m., Malcolm Hedrick, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, June 19, 2015 9:18 am

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Welcome Center on frontlines of state tourism

The frontline of state tourism is clearly drawn at the front door of the Mississippi Welcome Center on Washington Street. Welcome Center employees take every ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, June 19, 2015 9:14 am

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The great patriot gone 240 years

For a community that spends so much time thanking and honoring our veterans and Civil War dead, we certainly forget about our namesake. Ask the ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:45 am

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Rescue truck duo always ready to roll

Allen Pugh and Josh Gordon are arguably two of the busiest men in Warren County. The duo mans one shift of the Vicksburg Fire Department’s ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:35 am

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Bail set for husband, wife surrenders in murder case

Bail was set at $100,000 for a Vicksburg man accused of murder, and his wife and accused accomplice surrendered to police in Louisiana Wednesday. Municipal ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:20 pm

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MURDER ARREST MADE: Man in custody, woman on lam

A Vicksburg man, believed to have assaulted another man’s wife, is dead, the husband is in jail and the wife is on the lam following ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 12:22 pm

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City sprucing up for pageant week

The Red Carpet City of the South is sprucing up and preparing to show for pageant season. City landscape department crews were mowing grass Tuesday ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 12:10 pm

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Court won’t hear Hull’s murder appeal

The Mississippi Court of Appeals has declined to re-hear the appeal of a Vicksburg man convicted of beating his live-in girlfriend to death in 2011. ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 10:38 am

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One jailed, wife sought in Court Street shooting

A Vicksburg man, believed to have assaulted another man’s wife, is dead, the husband is in jail and the wife is on the lam following ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 4:59 pm

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County gives 2 tax exemptions, stalls on other

County supervisors approved two tax exemptions on two longstanding industries but declined to take action on a newcomer. Supervisors unanimously approved tax exemptions for International ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 9:44 am

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One dead in Court Street shooting

A Vicksburg man is dead following a shooting on Court Street Tuesday morning. The man was found dead and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds when ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 9:44 am

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Pickering issues $11k demand against Alonzo Stevens

A civil demand for more than $11,000 has been issued against former Vicksburg High School football coach and sitting school board member Alonzo Stevens. State ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Monday, June 15, 2015 3:56 pm

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Repairman: Household trick won’t dry out phone

Studies suggest that nearly 1 in 5 Americans will drop their phone into the toilet at some point, but common tips for “fixing” a water ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, June 6, 2015 12:37 am

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One charged in dice game shooting

A Vicksburg man accused of starting a shootout at a home on Buena Vista Drive where an illegal high-stakes dice game was taking place was ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Saturday, June 6, 2015 12:35 am

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Police: Two tried to pawn stolen property

Two people accused of coming to Vicksburg to pawn property stolen in Louisiana were arrested Wednesday. Anna Easter, 38 of West Monroe and Patrick Tadios, ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, June 5, 2015 10:27 am

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County to rebid work on ferry

Maintenance work on the county’s ferryboat hit a snag this week after the only bid for work came in at almost a quarter million dollars ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Friday, June 5, 2015 10:26 am

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Museum celebrates anniversary

Once slated for the wrecking ball, one of Vicksburg’s most iconic downtown attractions quietly turned 67 years old this week. The Old Court House Museum ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 4, 2015 10:52 am

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Green named top dispatcher

There’s no telling how many lives Edwin Green has helped save. Green’s not in the field, but when someone’s having the worst day of their ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 4, 2015 10:34 am

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City ready for bond projects

Vicksburg will be busting with construction work this summer as the city repaves streets, overhauls City Park and replace aging, failing infrastructure, North Ward Alderman ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 4, 2015 10:32 am

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Suspected drug dealer caught

A Vicksburg woman accused of illegally selling prescription painkillers was in jail Wednesday. Yoko Jones, 47, 918 Harris St., was arrested at 6:23 a.m. Tuesday ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 4, 2015 9:15 am

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Museum celebrates anniversary

Once slated for the wrecking ball, one of Vicksburg’s most iconic downtown attractions quietly turned 67 years old this week. The Old Court House Museum ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Thursday, June 4, 2015 9:00 am

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County sets date, time for hazmat event

What’s a person to do with that old refrigerator? Or maybe that box of dead batteries or stack of worn-bald tires? Warren County will hold ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 8:47 am

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Decades old error discovered

Warren County supervisors voted 4-1 to pay for surveying a home on Laura Lake Road after FEMA officials discovered a 20-year-old paperwork error putting the ... Read more

by Josh Edwards, Tuesday, June 2, 2015 10:09 am

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