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Photo Gallery: 2018 Miss Mississippi Parade

June 18, 2018

Downtown Vicksburg

Merchants spruce up for Miss Mississippi Pageant

By John Surratt and Brandon O’Connor The Vicksburg Post The 61st edition of the Miss Mississippi Pageant gets ...

June 15, 2018

News

Beloved ‘Downtown Eddie’ passes away

James Edward Wilson Jr. or better known as “Downtown Eddie,” or just “Eddie,” died Tuesday. Eddie was well ...

June 13, 2018

Business

Wine & Design to open downtown on Friday

There will soon be a new place to go for a fun night out with friends or to ...

May 22, 2018

Downtown Vicksburg

Flaggs fields questions, complaints during forum

Homeless people and panhandlers are one of the biggest problems for businesses in the downtown area, Main Street ...

May 15, 2018

Downtown Vicksburg

Vicksburg Main Street program recognized

The Vicksburg Main Street program continues to work to revitalize the downtown area and bring new businesses to ...

May 5, 2018

Downtown Vicksburg

Bridge group removed from supervisors agenda

Since showing up en masse at the Warren County Board of Supervisors work session April 23, members of ...

May 4, 2018

Downtown Vicksburg

Photo Gallery: Riverfest 2018

April 21, 2018

Downtown Vicksburg

Photo Gallery: Downtown Vicksburg’s 17th annual Mardi Gras Parade

February 16, 2018

Downtown Vicksburg

Old Depot Museum adds Duff Green Mansion model to collection

The neighborhood at the Old Depot Museum on Levee Street has grown. Model builder Robin Burr, who has ...

January 25, 2018

Downtown Vicksburg

A lot will be happening in Downtown Vicksburg in 2018

New businesses, a new museum and a bigger RiverFest with well-known headliners are all planned for 2018 in ...

January 11, 2018

Business

Brewpubs and craft breweries receive special exception from city

A change in the city’s zoning ordinance will allow brewpubs and small craft breweries in Vicksburg. The Board ...

December 23, 2017

Business

City officials begin talks with redeveloping city’s riverfront

City officials met Wednesday with the head of the company that designed the re-development of the New Orleans ...

December 22, 2017

Business

Cottonwood Public House restaurant and bar in the works downtown

Downtown Vicksburg will soon have a new tenant serving up a mixture of locally brewed beer, pizza and ...

December 14, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

City OKs grant to expand parking; Mayor has issue with Facebook posts

City officials have approved a grant agreement with the Delta Regional Authority for work at the old Mississippi ...

December 5, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Home for the holidays

The lights on the police cars danced, classic cars revved their engines and four different marching bands played ...

December 2, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Mississippi Barbecue Co. still cooking

Dale Jennings spent more than a year looking for the right location. After getting out of the nuclear ...

November 16, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Catfish Row Museum to open in 2018

Residents are expected to get their first look at the inside of the Catfish Row Museum in 2018, ...

November 11, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Photo Gallery: Vicksburg High School Homecoming Parade

October 12, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Photo Gallery: St. Aloysius Homecoming Parade

Photos by: Walter Frazier/The Vicksburg Post

October 4, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

City officials looking at downtown leisure and recreation district

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen are expected to take action Monday on two items that could allow ...

September 30, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Real estate developer takes up issue with supervisors on taxes

The tax abatement program to encourage development in downtown Vicksburg is a good one, but according to one ...

September 29, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Flea Market and Fall Fest take over downtown Oct. 7

Downtown Vicksburg will be full of activity Oct. 7 as the Old Courthouse Museum Flea Market and Fall ...

September 21, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Show will feature vintage motorcycles

Harleys, Hondas and motorcycles of all kind will be on display Sept. 23 in downtown Vicksburg during the ...

August 31, 2017

Business

Portofino Hotel work is underway

Work to transform the Portofino Hotel into a Margaritaville resort is continuing, a spokesman for the project’s investors ...

August 3, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Hundreds of backpacks to be given away Saturday

The second annual Back2Schoool book bag giveaway will take place Saturday. The event will begin at noon at ...

July 31, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Lorelei Books begins free book exchange

Each summer parents are forced to buy classic books such as “Lord of the Flies” and “The Adventures ...

July 31, 2017

Downtown Vicksburg

Pavilion for Farmers’ Market still in the works

When the Vicksburg Farmers’ Market opens next summer at the corner of Washington and Jackson streets, the vendors ...

July 29, 2017