News

National Weather Service issues severe thunderstorm warning

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Warren County through 5:30 p.m. The warning ...

March 17, 2021

News

City and county offices to close early ahead of ‘dangerous’ weather system

Just before noon, the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center issued a tornado watch for portions of central ...

March 17, 2021

Downtown Vicksburg

Threat increases: Vicksburg placed under high risk for ‘long-track tornadoes’

The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center elevated the weather risk for much of Mississippi — including Vicksburg ...

March 17, 2021

News

Uncertain future: Theatre group waiting to see if it can continue using Strand Theatre

For 80 years, the Strand Theatre has been a city landmark that provided a venue for Vicksburg residents ...

March 16, 2021

News

Video: Emergency officials issue warning ahead of severe weather

March 16, 2021

News

More than a decade in the making: City activates new auxiliary waterline

Vicksburg’s new auxiliary waterline is operational. “We cut it on today,” Public Works Director Garnet Van Norman told ...

March 16, 2021

News

City considering cameras to protect historic cemetery, graves

Complaints involving problems at Cedar Hill Cemetery are prompting city officials to consider installing video cameras in the ...

March 15, 2021

News

Prepare now: High winds, tornadoes possible Wednesday

Warren County residents can expect severe weather beginning sometime Tuesday and continuing through Wednesday, according to the National ...

March 15, 2021

News

Candidate survey: Primary candidates address economic development issues

In a time of shrinking revenue and increasing costs to provide services to taxpayers, government officials are now ...

March 13, 2021

News

Looking back: Homes have stood the test of time, proved builders correct

Vicksburg contractors continued to see the use of this new material — hollow concrete blocks — as the ...

March 12, 2021

Faith

Clearer vision: Church’s historic stained-glass windows receive loving care

The Church of the Holy Trinity is known for its stained-glass windows. Visitors from near and far make ...

March 12, 2021

News

Mayor lifts some COVID-19 restrictions, mask mandate stays

Vicksburg’s mask mandate remains in effect, while some COVID-19 restrictions are now lifted under a new emergency order ...

March 12, 2021

News

Branch focusing on Miss Universe as she crowns next Miss Mississippi USA

After being crowned Miss Mississippi in 2018, Asya Branch spent a year traveling the state. She made frequent ...

March 12, 2021

News

Vicksburg Police Department launches ‘Blue Light Patrol’

In an effort to showcase the patrols officers are making through Vicksburg neighborhoods, the Vicksburg Police Department has ...

March 12, 2021

News

Visit Vicksburg launches City Attractions Passport

Visit Vicksburg announced Friday it has launched the City Attractions Passport, a free book the size of a ...

March 12, 2021

News

‘Gold in the Hills’ opens its 85th season this weekend

COVID-19 shuttered theatre productions across the country, leaving actors upstaged and audiences in the lurch. This void in ...

March 11, 2021

Uncategorized

Profile 2021: Pulitzer recognized newspaper’s historic coverage

In a time that was void of cellphones, computers and social media of any kind, it was up ...

March 10, 2021

News

Vicksburg Senior Center to be named in honor of ‘Miss Sue’

In 2010, Martha Sue Roberts, known to many as “Miss Sue,” was diagnosed with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor ...

March 9, 2021

Business

Riverboat cruises to make their return to Vicksburg

The American Duchess was the last riverboat to visit Vicksburg before cruises along the Mississippi were shuttered due ...

March 9, 2021

Business

Profile 2021: Investing in a neighborhood and community’s future

For Tom Pharr, developing and designing new homes and restoring and reimagining historic properties are not opposing forces. ...

March 8, 2021

News

An eloquent historian: Community mourns the loss of the iconic Gordon Cotton

Gordon Cotton, a Vicksburg and Warren County icon who spent a lifetime learning and sharing history, himself made ...

March 7, 2021

News

Profile 2021: Shifting lines leave monuments out of the park

For Civil War buffs visiting Vicksburg, the Vicksburg National Military Park is an obvious main attraction and the ...

March 7, 2021

Uncategorized

Profile 2021: Story behind illuminating a neighborhood

For one night each December, the residents of the Glenwood Circle neighborhood dim the bright lights of Christmas ...

March 7, 2021

News

Profile 2021: Markings provide the ‘key’ to a great downtown tour

On sidewalks all over downtown Vicksburg lay the keys to the city — or, at least, the keys ...

March 7, 2021

Local

Profile 2021: Twists and turns of Warren County’s jail

It sits on the corner of Cherry and Grove streets, a large red brick building with a tower ...

March 7, 2021

News

Review of public records shows mayoral candidate behind on taxes

A review by The Vicksburg Post of public property tax records at the Warren County Courthouse confirms that ...

March 5, 2021

News

New Beginning Church in Christ distributes cases of water to residents

Cases of water were stacked in the parking area in front of the Vicksburg Auditorium and the members ...

March 3, 2021

Downtown Vicksburg

United Way organizes community diaper drive

One in three mothers struggles to provide diapers for their child. That was the driving statistic for the ...

March 2, 2021