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Birthday bonanza: Celebrating the children’s special days

I should have planned better. My oldest three children’s birthdays are each about two weeks apart, starting on ...

Opinion

What are we gonig to do with our extra day this leap year?

Well, here we are, coming to the end of the shortest month of the year. But, 2024 is ...

Opinion

Hey, Vicksburg: My kids think you’re really cool

I know I’ve mentioned them a few times before in my columns, but in case you missed it, ...

Local

How to become the boss of your own mind

When I was a child, I remember times when a peer or my younger brother would try to ...

Opinion

Chamber banquet was further evidence of what I suspected

With each passing week, I feel like I know the community a bit more as I collect new ...

Opinion

Excited to witness my first Vicksburg Mardi Gras

Where I come from, we got out of school for Mardi Gras every year. Growing up in Mobile, ...

Local

Vicksburg, Beautiful Table Settings Bash made great partners

Despite an Arctic blast in the River City last weekend, the Beautiful Table Settings Bash event was a ...

Opinion

History is a huge part of living in Vicksburg

You don’t have to live in Vicksburg to see that our town is steeped in history, specifically military ...

Opinion

There is nothing Common in Common Courtesy

What is common courtesy? I have heard of it most of my life and didn’t know its true ...

Local

Snow cream and other snow-related musings

It snowed this week in Mississippi, or was that sleet? Anyway, something white actually fell from the sky ...

Local

Snow or not, Vicksburg is a beautiful place

If you’ve ever been anywhere near south Alabama around this time of year, while any hint of winter ...

News

Letting go, clearing the clutter for the New Year

It’s that time of year when I purge. From closets, to drawers, to storerooms to the attic, I ...

Opinion

Bulldog, Rebel, or other, Monday’s game was weird

Let’s get this out of the way early, guys. I’m an Alabama fan. And not just a normal ...

News

Preserving memories is important; experiencing the moments even more precious

A couple of years ago, my cousin’s son set out to help me with a project. Mason is ...

Columnists

Diet and exercise resolutions: Because my Hershey Bar cake consumption needs a run for its money

Topping the New Year resolutions are diet and exercise, and my guess is it is due in part ...

Opinion

It’s time for me to go home

This may be my last column. After 44 years as a journalist — the last 12 spent here ...

Vicksburg

Looking forward to getting to know Vicksburg, Warren County

When you make a job change in the newspaper industry, it isn’t as simple as just getting to ...

Local

Take time to rest in the ‘thin places’ of life, faith

I’ve been reading Shauna Niequist’s devotional book, “Savor: Living Abundantly Where You Are as You Are” this year. ...

Opinion

As we go through the holidays, let’s not forget that stocking and its owner

One of the hardest tasks for me is writing a column for Christmas. I guess what makes it ...

Local

It’s a wrap: Savvy shopkeepers and Chinese government played a role in those pretty packages

There was a time when I aspired to be a gift wrapper. It just always looked like a ...

Opinion

Residents need to keep their properties up to code

An old topic came before the Board of Mayor and Aldermen last Friday — the South Street Apartments. ...

Opinion

It’s time to practice what Jesus preached

A bit of history for today: Thursday marked the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. ...

Opinion

ON THE SHELF: Get ready for some holiday romance with these festive titles

This column is submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. This week’s ...

Local

Remembering the storm: Triumph over tragedy

For a few weeks now I have been doing some research into the 1953 tornado. With this year ...

Opinion

Of football bowls and the Heisman

This column is about football, or rather the Heisman Trophy and bowl games. I’ll start with the Heisman. ...

News

What Gov. Tate Reeves and former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove have in common

Ronnie Musgrove, Mississippi’s last Democratic governor, and incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves, a proud Republican, have something in common ...

News

Thanksgiving didn’t even start in Massachusetts…

Yes, it is true, the first Thanksgiving-type holiday happened in the area near St. Augustine, Fla. not in ...

Local

A bold move: Christmas decor on rotation

The decorating blitz has begun. Well, truth be told I started a couple of weeks ago, which is ...

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