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Economic leaders announce funding for completing MCITy secured

Developers of the Thad Cochran Mississippi Center for Information and Technology, also known as MCITy, will be able ...

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Executive Director: Miss Mississippi events moving forward

In 2020, the Miss Mississippi Outstanding Teen Pageant and the Miss Mississippi Competition were canceled because of worries ...

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City accepts property for another downtown dog park

Dog owners living in the downtown area now have a special place to take their animals for exercise. ...

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Current bar and restaurant restrictions will remain in place for New Year’s Eve

With the surge in COVID-19 cases brought about by the holidays, Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said he has ...

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City hires new engineers for Haining Road levee project

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen have hired a new company to complete the engineering and design to ...

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Businesswomen built the foundation for a vibrant downtown Vicksburg

History seems to be at the center of most things in Vicksburg — retail shops in downtown included. ...

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Koestler’s Bakery at Christmas is a beloved memory for many

The following story appeared in the November/December edition of Vicksburg Living. For more information on Vicksburg Living or ...

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Vicksburg Fire Department adding a boat to its arsenal

The Vicksburg Fire Department is getting a pontoon boat from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. The Board ...

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Agreement with railroad opens way for waterfront improvements

Action Wednesday by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen clears the way for two river cruise lines to ...

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Sorry to report, but Warren County has no chance of a white Christmas

Warren County may not experience snow on Christmas this year, but there is something about a Mississippi Christmas ...

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Clinton company is lone bidder for MCITy work

A Clinton contractor was the lone bidder for Phase 3 of the Thad Cochran Mississippi Center for Information ...

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Reindeer Run rakes in the money for Paws Rescue

All the work that went into planning the second annual Reindeer Run 5K held Dec. 5 in downtown ...

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Emfinger named director of Vicksburg Catholic School’s Early Learning Center

For more than 20 years, the Vicksburg Catholic School has hoped to one day open an early learning ...

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Damaged sewer line may prove to be a costly problem for water line project

A broken sewer line may change the cost of positioning the city’s auxiliary waterline to connect with the ...

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Diamond ring has been quite the attraction for downtown jeweler

“Forgot to mention one little thing, a ring and I don’t mean on the phone.” For those who ...

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Annual Breakfast with Santa draws hundreds to Vicksburg Convention Center

It might not have been the size crowd that normally flocks to see Santa Claus each year, but ...

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Scouts create, display thousands of luminaries around Glenwood Circle

What has long been a tradition for one neighborhood, has, over the years, grown into a tradition many ...

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Readers select Bohemia Cafe & Bakery as Vicksburg’s best breakfast spot

Every day, the lights at the Bohemia Cafe and Bakery turn on around 4 a.m. as Nadia Miller arrives ...

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Doctor regarding COVID-19: Mid-January is going to be a disaster

In the nearly nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vicksburg and Warren County have already experienced one wave ...

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Cook nears the end of his mile-a-day quest

Late last year, Adam Cook was in a bit of an athletic rut. He’s done Ironman triathlons and ...

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City Board approves agreement with state for proposed vaccine sites

The Vicksburg Auditorium and the Vicksburg Convention Center could be used as community COVID-19 vaccination sites under an ...

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In spite of COVID-19, city sales tax collections nearly meet budget

Despite restrictions enacted because of the COVID-19 virus, the city of Vicksburg came close to meeting sales tax ...

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Cherry Street once featured a row of bungalows

The five bungalow residences that once lined 1112 to 1120 Cherry Street were built between 1923 and 1929 ...

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Holiday Express will still deliver for Vicksburg community

COVID-19 might have stopped the train, but it did not derail Kansas City Southern’s Holiday Express project. The ...

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Photo Gallery: Reindeer Run has become festive downtown event

Runners of all styles turned out Saturday for the annual Reindeer Run 5K in downtown Vicksburg. Here are ...

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Reindeer Run draws both two-legged and four-legged runners

Santa ran with a Ridgeback. A Cockapoo named Cooper won the race. And the Grinch didn’t quite steal ...

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History of downtown building is built on sweets and cigars

This iron front building located at 1305 Washington St., which today is home to Willingham’s, was built between ...

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Authorities suspend search for pair missing on the Mississippi River

Authorities suspended their search Friday evening for two boaters reported missing on the Mississippi River. “We’ve recovered several ...

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