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Drive-by shooting update: Teenager arrested, faces long list of felony charges

A Vicksburg teenager is facing multiple felony charges after being arrested late Monday in connection to a drive-by ...

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Vicksburg Forest Products expansion project gets supervisors’ support

The Warren County Board of Supervisors voted to approve consideration to provide a right of way and easement ...

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Profile 2021: Just a few more years for this one time capsule

It was 1976; the year the United States celebrated its bicentennial. People from across the country were gearing ...

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Profile 2021: The bricks on which part of Vicksburg is built

City Hall, the Mississippi River Commission, Christ Episcopal Church, Church of the Holy Trinity, the Yazoo and Mississippi ...

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Profile 2021: Where did city hall’s angels go?

For nearly 70 years, there has been a mystery that has gone unsolved in Vicksburg.  Rather than a ...

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City approves waivers for developers investing $4 million or more in projects

Developers looking to invest $4 million or more in construction in Vicksburg will get a break in their ...

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Jackson Street M.B. Church distributes food to city’s residents

Saturday morning, the members of Jackson Street M.B. Church delivered a blessing to more than 200 Vicksburg residents. ...

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Downtown Vicksburg makes ready for two spring markets

For those who enjoy looking for something hand-crafted and unique, and for those who have something hand-crafted and ...

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City to borrow money to fix damage from 2020 rains

City officials anticipate getting a short-term loan of up to $4 million to cover the cost of repairing ...

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Developer eyes two downtown properties for condo development

A Ridgeland company is considering a $10 million to $11 million investment to build condominiums on two pieces ...

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Massive investment: Condominium projects may locate downtown

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has approved the transfer of two pieces of city property for the ...

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The Lucky Seven: City, Police Department honor trailblazing officers

They were seven African American men who paved the way for others to follow.   Known as the ...

Downtown Vicksburg

Parman, Nasif named Chamber’s top educators of the year

During a virtual announcement Wednesday, the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of its 32nd Annual ...

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Mayor: City’s current water plant is obsolete

Vicksburg’s 53-year-old water plant is obsolete and unable to meet the city’s needs, Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said, ...

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Local leaders approve emergency resolutions for storm damage

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen at separate, special-called meetings Monday passed two emergency resolutions involving potential damage ...

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Mayor forms panel to evaluate water system’s capacity

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said Monday he wants to upgrade the city’s water system to avoid future crises ...

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Former police chief receives key to the city

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen honored former Police Chief Walter Armstrong Monday, presenting him with a key ...

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City introduces emergency water plan as water pressure continues to build

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. has initiated a 48-hour emergency plan to help the city’s water system recover in ...

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Flaggs looking to hire temporary help for 90 days

Mayor George Flags Jr. said he will be hiring temporary workers for 90 days under his plan to ...

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Less than 3,000 remain without power in Warren County

Less than 3,000 Entergy customers remain without power in Warren County, according to information from the utility. “We’ve ...

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Water service slowly returning to Vicksburg

About 85 percent of the Vicksburg Water System’s customers are back on with full service, Mayor George Flaggs ...

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Washout shuts down section of U.S. 80

Mississippi Department of Transportation workers are repairing a washed-out area of the shoulder of U.S. 80 near Newman ...

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Flaggs to lift hiring freeze; hiring more public works employees

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said he is lifting the city’s hiring freeze approved by the Board of Mayor ...

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Video: The beautiful sounds of fall — falling ice that is

With the sun shining and temperatures expected to well-surpass freezing later today, the ice that has blanketed our ...

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COVID-19 cases in Warren County are plummeting

Whether it is mitigating measures working or the lack of reporting during a historic ice storm, the number ...

Local

Ice storm recap: The slow thaw begins

For more than a week, Warren County has been subjected to a severe winter storm that brought inches ...

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State health department gives precautions for boil water notice

Vicksburg remains under a boil water notice until further notice as public works and utility employees work to ...

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Flaggs: More help is on the way

As of 7:30 p.m. Friday, more than 5,700 Entergy customers in Warren County remain without power. But, Mayor ...

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