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Downtown Vicksburg

More than 4,000 expected for Quilt Fest here Aug. 16-20

If you see quilts hanging in store windows downtown next week, don’t be alarmed. The stores aren’t closing up shop, but more than 4,000 quilters ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 9:46 am

News

Lessons learned 13 years after kindergarten

Yesterday, thousands of children donned their backpacks, laced their back-to-school sneakers and walked through their schools’ doors for another year. This year will be the ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, August 9, 2016 9:41 am

Business

Billy’s seeking to expand two months of business

After less than two months in their new building, Billy’s Original Foods has already outgrown its facilities, president and head chef Billy Lieberman said of ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Friday, August 5, 2016 11:04 am

Local

Locals offer home-buying tips, advice

Buying a home can be a tricky process for even the most experienced buyer and can be downright daunting process for those experiencing it for ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Friday, August 5, 2016 11:01 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Building to become condos, barbecue restaurant

H.H. Biedenharn once walked out the front door of his 1870s home and down the hill to his candy company on Washington Street, where they ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, August 4, 2016 10:01 am

Local

First veteran’s town hall to be held Friday

Vicksburg is home to many United States military veterans, and often those veterans travel in order to interact with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Thanks ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, August 3, 2016 9:54 am

News

Book bag donations roll on in

Two hundred and eight-five. That’s how many approved requests the Salvation Army of Vicksburg has received for school supplies via its Back to School Book ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Monday, August 1, 2016 11:27 am

Local

Holy Trinity collects recipes, history for anniversary

As a staple of downtown Vicksburg, a tourism destination and a landmark on the National Register of Historic Places, Church of the Holy Trinity’s history ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Saturday, July 30, 2016 6:26 pm

Local

Main Street program seeks home

Consistency is often a key to success in any work environment, as is having as many employees and materials under one roof as possible. For ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Friday, July 29, 2016 11:34 pm

Downtown Vicksburg

Wheatley ups the ante with expanded store downtown

Jasmine Wheatley is upping the ante. Wheatley, the former owner of Lipstick and Labels located below The Vicksburg apartments downtown, has expanded her business just ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Friday, July 29, 2016 9:43 am

News

Best Little Air Show Oct. 14-15

The Southern Heritage Air Foundation’s Best Little Air Show in the World is visiting the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport yet again. The air show is scheduled ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Friday, July 29, 2016 9:39 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Downtown businesses come together to support local law enforcement

Vicksburg may soon be sporting a tad more blue than normal thanks to a few local restaurants. In the midst of national controversy surrounding America’s ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, July 28, 2016 10:20 am

Local

County may change fire funding

Warren County may soon change the way it funds its six volunteer fire departments. County Fire Coordinator Jerry Briggs asked the Warren County Board of ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:47 am

Local

The Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg District changes command

Build strong. Army strong. The motto was repeated throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Change of Command Ceremony Tuesday at the Vicksburg Convention Center ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:46 am

Local

Hinds seeks out expansion to meet community needs

Hinds Community College’s Vicksburg-Warren Campus will likely be expanding. The college’s president met with the Warren County Board of Supervisors Monday at its work session ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, July 26, 2016 11:31 am

News

Workers find ways to beat summer heat

Summertime and sweat are pretty much synonymous here in central Mississippi, and with highs pushing 100 degrees and enough humidity in the air to make ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Saturday, July 23, 2016 6:50 pm

News

Annual event attracts hundreds for good cause

Amid the glow of lanterns hung from the ceiling and the chatter of the more than 350 people in attendance, Vicksburg got its groove on. ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Saturday, July 23, 2016 6:45 pm

Local

VNMP asks for more volunteers

As part of the United States National Park Service’s 100th celebration, it is challenging Americans to find a national park that draws them in, that ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Friday, July 22, 2016 11:13 am

Local

Next week’s sales tax holiday expected to draw large crowds

As families across Vicksburg prepare for the beginning of August, back to school clothing and footwear often fall high on the priority list. To help ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Friday, July 22, 2016 11:09 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Merle Norman, salon opening downtown

Vicksburg’s first Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio was located on Washington Street in the 60s, according to the studio’s current owner, Sharon Rose Bishop. And now ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, July 21, 2016 10:11 am

Local

Fickled showers bless some, while others wither away

Summer showers are leaving some in the farming, wildlife and forestry industries doing a happy dance, and others are doing a rain dance in hopes ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, July 21, 2016 9:59 am

Local

Lewis preps for next step

Her exercise regiment is set, her wardrobe has been decided and the clock is ticking toward Miss America 2016. For Laura Lee Lewis, the countdown ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Wednesday, July 20, 2016 9:24 am

News

Our actions often unknowingly affect others

Six degrees of separation. They say that’s all that stands between me and a stranger on the other side of the world. Six degrees. That’s ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 9:55 am

Obits

Karen Mixon Carpenter

Karen Mixon Carpenter died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at her home. She was 42. Karen was a native of Horn Lake and made her home ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 9:53 am

News

Salvation Army to be collecting for Back to School Book Bag Drive Friday

In just a few short weeks, children across Vicksburg will don their backpacks and walk into their classrooms on the first day of school for ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Monday, July 18, 2016 10:20 am

Local

McBeath leaves caring legacy

The cliché goes that some can light up a room when they enter. The crowd parts and the laughter and smiles increase. You know the ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Saturday, July 16, 2016 8:51 pm

News

Vicksburg trivia team earns trophy, bragging rights at state semifinals

Arrange these in chronological order: the year Kanye West released his first album, the year Honey Boo Boo was born, when Italy won the World ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Friday, July 15, 2016 10:38 am

News

River City Rescue thrives on donations

He cares for the 54 men currently staying at the River City Rescue Mission because he was once considered one of them. “I came here ... Read more

by Sarah Mahan, Thursday, July 14, 2016 10:06 am

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