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Champions For Health event to promote community health and safety

One of the most important things a person can do is get recommended health screenings, where potential problems ...

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CHOP ON: Hollingsworth discusses future plans for The Chopping Block

By Jeff Byrd | Guest Contributor The Chopping Block in downtown Vicksburg will soon have a new home: the J.C. ...

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Vicksburg District hosts USACE Mississippi Valley Division Command Strategic Review

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District hosted top USACE leadership and subject matter experts for ...

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Warren County Hazardous Waste Day set for June 25

The Warren County Board of Supervisors on Monday voted to hire vendors for its 2022 Hazardous Waste Day, ...

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TORNADO TUESDAY: Severe thunderstorms bring rain, hail, tornadoes to Warren County

A band of severe thunderstorms moving east across the Southern United States came through Warren County on Tuesday, ...

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City of Vicksburg honors Dr. William Ferris with Key to the City

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen will present Dr. William Ferris with a Key to the City on ...

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NAACP Vicksburg Branch requests 50/50 district in Warren County

The Warren County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on Monday to receive comments from residents regarding ...

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Warren County Emergency Management: 4 tornadoes reported in area during severe storm

The worst of the severe thunderstorms seems to be behind Warren County as of 1:30 p.m., but the ...

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Warren County weather advisories to remain until ‘further notice’

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued multiple weather advisories for Warren County for the remainder of ...

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Tornado warning extended for East Central Warren County

The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the tornado warning until 1 p.m. for east central Warren, ...

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Tornado warning issued for area between Tallulah and Bentonia

UPDATE 11:38 a.m.: Powerlines are down on Eagle Lake Shore road, with pea-sized hail reported in the area. ...

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Vicksburg Warren School District announces early dismissal Tuesday

UPDATE 12:55 p.m.: The Vicksburg Warren School District announced via Facebook post that early dismissal procedures will resume ...

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Vicksburg Catholic School dismissing early Tuesday

Vicksburg Catholic School announced Tuesday morning that it will dismiss students early due to impending severe weather.  “We ...

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Vicksburg Police Officer injured on Clay Street released from hospital

A Vicksburg Police Department officer who was injured while pursuing a suspect on Sunday night has been released ...

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MOTHER CHURCH: Vicksburg’s oldest Black churches play host to history

Like many of Warren County’s Black churches, Bethel A.M.E. and Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church have a history ...

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A Juke by any name: South Delta Blues havens in Vicksburg

For years, they were a part of Mississippi’s cities and towns providing a place for people to go ...

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HOLY GROUND: Christ Episcopal Church is part of Vicksburg’s culture

At 183 years old, Christ Episcopal Church’s history is a part of the fabric that is Vicksburg. Like ...

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Reconstructing Society: Vicksburg was home to Mississippi’s first Freedman’s Savings Bank branch

Reconstruction was in full swing in Vicksburg in 1870, and with it came new establishments aimed at benefitting ...

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Thunderstorms expected in Vicksburg late Tuesday morning, early afternoon

Severe thunderstorms are expected across the state Tuesday, with early projections showing the worst of the weather will ...

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History, or Herstory? Fannie Willis Johnson Home gives a glimpse at lifelong philanthropist

Nestled on a quiet block of Drummond Street is a stately home filled with beautiful views, its fair ...

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Peculiar Digs: The strange life of Washington Green

Information for this story came from an article written by Eva W. Davis for the Vicksburg Sunday Post ...

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Uncle Johnny’s House: A Mid-Century Modern home gets a breath of fresh air

Vicksburg is known for its stately mansions and classic craftsman architecture, but nestled in the Wildwood neighborhood on ...

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From Saloon to Gift Shop: Peterson’s rough-and-tumble history

While it wasn’t at the O.K. Corral where the infamous shootout took place between outlaws and legendary lawmen ...

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Past, Present and Future: Decades of football in the River City

One of the earliest accounts of organized sports in Vicksburg is from 1864, when a group of occupying ...

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The City’s Lifeblood: When Vicksburg lost the river, they built another one

All along the Mississippi River, the oxbow lakes and cutoffs tell tales of its centuries of wandering. Ghost ...

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The Grand Dame: Nancy Bell’s commitment to saving Vicksburg’s historic buildings

Ever since she moved to Vicksburg nearly 40 years ago, Nancy Bell has met a lot of people ...

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LADY OF THE COURTHOUSE: How Eva Whitaker Davis saved a Warren County institution

Location, artistry and history could all three be reflective as cornerstones of the Old Warren County Courthouse Museum. ...

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The lure of 15 China Street: One of Vicksburg’s storied bordellos

Rumors, gossip and speculation no doubt swirled about the goings-on behind the doors of 15 China St., where ...

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