Downtown Vicksburg
Organizers ramp up collections for Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child is underway in Vicksburg. While it may look a bit different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the outreach program that ...
Operation Christmas Child is underway in Vicksburg. While it may look a bit different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the outreach program that ...
It has been a heck of a week, and the last thing I want to write about is politics. But I just have to blow ...
A local bed and breakfast has been recognized by Tripadvisor, the world’s largest travel platform. Bazsinsky House owners Andrew Dawson and David Mitchell recently learned ...
Thanksgiving is approaching, and while many will be roasting the traditional holiday turkey, one local caterer will be frying the birds. Perry Boyd, owner of ...
There is just one formality left before Mississippi’s new state flag — the “In God We Trust” flag — becomes official. Even though nearly 72 ...
While it’s not official, the phrase, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” is a motto often used to describe the dedication ...
There is a responsibility that comes with helping make change. Many will be supportive of the new ideas, while others will be critics. In June, ...
Second-grade students at Beechwood Elementary have had fun learning about another culture’s traditions. They created art, made sugar skulls and on Friday watched, “Coco,” a ...
“Balance” was the theme of the Attic Gallery’s latest show, which opened Oct. 23. While the gallery did not host an in-person viewing, artists were ...
H.C. Porter has a deep connection to Mississippi and to Vicksburg. The nationally acclaimed artist has a gallery on Washington Street and through her craft ...
Fall is in the air, which means it’s time for the annual Germanfest organized by the Lutheran Church of the Messiah’s annual Germanfest. This year ...
It seems it’s not just the kids who get to have all the fun on Halloween. Andy Jackson and Cathy McArdle are getting in ...
Vicksburg natives Jason and James Penley are embarking on a new adventure. While the brothers have worked extensively in the restaurant and liquor industry, respectively, ...
Butterflies were fluttering as they made their way to the MAIS State Spirit Competition in Jackson. The team had spent hours practicing and running through ...
For families who are struggling to provide Christmas gifts for their children, the Salvation Army is in the process of taking applications for the Angel ...
Everybody knows bears like honey, but it seems they like donuts, too. Several weeks ago, Mississippi State University doctoral student Lacy Dolan made a stop ...
Did you know October is National Toilet Tank Repair Month? The notion to have a month set aside for awareness of commodes was put in ...
This year would have marked the 41st annual Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Soup and Sandwich Luncheon, but due to COVID-19, the annual event has been ...
Jesse Davenport turned 90 on Oct. 5, and to help celebrate his birthday his family threw him a party that included a cake made to ...
Lost or homeless animals need a way to find their way back home. And, even though animals themselves might not be able to browse Facebook, ...
It takes far more than sheets of music and skilled musicians to put together and operate a high school band. It takes plenty of support ...
Hearing a diagnosis of cancer is life-altering. It is also life-changing to hear the words cancer-free. But what does a person do if diagnosed with ...
I had no clue I was going to be out of commission for as long as two weeks. After my foot surgery last Thursday, I ...
It’s the not knowing, sometimes, that helps us get prepared and that is just what locals have been doing in anticipation of Hurricane Delta. As ...
The Strand Theatre will once again play host to the Manhattan Short Film Festival. The screening of the 23rd annual event begins Saturday at 7 ...
Mississippi’s First Lady Elee Reeves wanted to honor first responders and frontline workers, and in doing so decided to hold a competition to decorate the ...
It had been a sleepless night for Vicksburg Main Street Program Executive Director Kim Hopkins, but while in her wakeful state, she came up with ...
The first presidential debate was held Tuesday night. Since it was a debacle, it would probably be more prudent to talk about the weather, and ...
The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats versus the Southern Jaguars is one of six games on the Monday college basketball slate…
The Alabama A&M Bulldogs (6-10, 2-1 SWAC) will attempt to stop a six-game road slide when taking on…
The Alabama State Hornets (6-10, 2-1 SWAC) will hope to end a seven-game road losing skid when squaring…
Monday’s NHL slate includes top teams in play. Among those games is the Los Angeles Kings squaring off…
The Monday college basketball schedule includes one game with a ranked team on the court. That matchup? The…