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Miss Mississippi Hannah Roberts trading in crown for lab coat
In just a few short weeks, 2015 Miss Mississippi Hannah Roberts will step into the next phase of her life. The 23-year-old will turn in ...
In just a few short weeks, 2015 Miss Mississippi Hannah Roberts will step into the next phase of her life. The 23-year-old will turn in ...
A veteran and a newcomer were the winners in the second round of preliminary competitions at the annual Miss Mississippi Pageant Thursday night. Miss Amory ...
Locals Don Rathburn and Mary Ruth Jones will join the ranks of some of the top names in the theater world when they take on ...
Miss Mississippi veterans walked away as winners Wednesday night during the first round of preliminary competitions at the 82nd annual Miss Mississippi Pageant. Miss Dixie ...
Scholarship and service are the two main components of the Miss America program, and criteria for serving as the state titleholder reflect the national standards. ...
Whispering and muffled giggles could be heard in the hallway of the main floor of the Vicksburg Convention Center Saturday night. Budding princesses were lining ...
I am fortunate. I had the privilege of personally knowing Laurin Stamm and Martha Day. My friendship with both of these Vicksburg newspaperwomen was not on ...
Jose Eslinger was working diligently on a dragonfly. He was using an array of colorful markers to draw and make his bug as lively as ...
In less than 24 hours, a second long-time employee of the Vicksburg Post died. Martha Day, 85, who was The Vicksburg Evening Post society editor ...
The future of all 44 Miss Mississippi Pageant contestants will look bright next week thanks to the crew who arrived Thursday to install the lighting ...
It is that time of year again, when the smell of lumber and sounds of hammers can be detected at the Vicksburg Convention Center. Crews ...
Square footage comes at a premium in most college dorm rooms, with some barely having enough space to hold two beds and two desks. And ...
Mrs. Kinzer, my human physiology teacher in high school, was a taskmaster. Her mantra was, “There is no time to waste until you know everything.” ...
D-R-E-A-M is the acronym the 2016 Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen Stella Ford uses for her platform. The newly crowned rising high school senior is encouraging ...
Miss Southern Grace’s Outstanding Teen Stella Ford was crowned Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen at the Vicksburg City Auditorium Saturday night. She will receive a $5,000 ...
The final night of preliminary competition for the Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen Pageant produced three winners. Miss Southern Grace’s Outstanding Teen Stella Ford won the ...
A quiet roar ensues as audience members wait with anticipation. The last minute stragglers rush to their seats before the lights begin to dim. As ...
The 12th installment of the Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen Pageant got under way Thursday night at the Vicksburg Auditorium, and two preliminary winners were named. ...
Twenty-four teens, including local resident Madeline Lee, will give it their all in the upcoming Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen Pageant, which is set to run ...
Slathered in mayonnaise and sprinkled with salt, there is nothing better than a tomato sandwich. White bread makes it the best, and of course, it ...
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant stood atop a dirt hill on the west side of what is now the Old Warren County Court House Museum — ...
Rheta Grimsley Johnson has a way of writing about life that is humorous yet thought provoking. She shares personal accounts that many of her readers ...
Chairs rocking on the veranda, a dip of snuff tucked between the lips and gums and feet tapping to the sounds of folk music being ...
The month of May has always been busy for me. When our children were younger, my friend Corin and I used to lament about how ...
With her mother serving as the food editor of The Vicksburg Post for decades, the apple fell pretty close to the tree when Story Stamm ...
The Galleries — home of Lee Davis and Jane Thames — is nothing less than grand and elegant. From the beautiful architecture found throughout to ...
On Tuesday evenings at the First Presbyterian Church on Cherry Street, locals come together to engage in singing choral music. The Vicksburg Chamber Choir meets ...
The Champion Heritage Foundation will commemorate the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Champion Hill from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the grounds ...
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Monday’s college basketball slate includes five games with SWAC teams in play. Among those contests is the Jackson…
The Alcorn State Braves (2-15, 2-2 SWAC) will try to break a 14-game road skid when squaring off…
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