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LOOKING BACK: You could save this Drummond Street gem

By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation 2322 Drummond St. was built before 1886 in an ...

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RICHARDSON: Progress being made on Animal Shelter

By Jeff Richardson | Guest Columnist In the mid-1980s, the city acquired an abandoned industrial site that manufactured ...

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GUEST COLUMN: ‘Gold in the Hills’ is more than a stage play

By Genevieve Rushing | Guest Columnist “And now, the act that made this place famous.” I vaguely remember ...

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ON THE SHELF: Nonfiction titles to improve your life and make you think

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

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LOOKING BACK: 1216-1218 Washington Street and its many-colored past

By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation In the first of a series on these properties, 1216 ...

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GUEST COLUMN: Spring Forward in Savings

By Treasurer David McRae | Guest Columnist Spring has bloomed here in Mississippi. The temperature has warmed. Buds ...

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ON THE SHELF: Young Adult titles for all to enjoy

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

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LOOKING BACK: The long history and changing faces of 1306 Washington St.

By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The building at 1306 Washington St. was most probably built ...

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GUEST COLUMN: Legislative rules say conference meetings are open. But are they?

By Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today House and Senate conferees met for days including through the Easter weekend in ...

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ON THE SHELF: Suspense and Thrillers to keep you hooked

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

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GUEST COLUMN: Protecting Our Food Security

By Treasurer David McRae | Guest Columnist This month, the nation celebrated National Agriculture Day, a time set ...

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LOOKING BACK: 1304 Washington a who’s who of Vicksburg’s merchant history

By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The address 1304 Washington St. is the southernmost storefront of ...

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SMART MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Creed III’ a worthwhile continuation of the franchise

By Ian Omar Smart | Guest Columnist Now playing at the B&B Theater at the Vicksburg Mall, the ...

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Mississippi Insurance Commissioner and Vicksburg resident Mike Chaney comments on healthcare bill vetos

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner and Vicksburg resident Mike Chaney commented Thursday afternoon on Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ veto of ...

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LOOKING BACK: Traveling down Monroe Street’s memory lane

By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The two-story Queen Anne at 1105 Monroe St. was ...

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ON THE SHELF: Bestselling adult fiction titles

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

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FROM THE VAULT: One Man’s Trash… Schaffer’s habit-turned-hobby leads to master ‘junk’ collection

By the Late Gordon Cotton | Originally published in The Vicksburg Post on March 24, 2013. If it ...

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OTHER OPINION: Medicaid Surprise From Gov. Reeves

When it comes to extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers to a full year, the score among the ...

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LOOKING BACK: An iconic piece of Monroe Street history

By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation This American Foursquare house, 1101 Monroe St., was built ...

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LOOKING BACK: The Lake House Resort, Gatling guns and Prohibition

By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation The first reference to the Lake House Resort, located ...

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GUEST COLUMN: Take time to learn what makes America exceptional

By Sen. Roger Wicker | Guest Columnist Even before the United States won its independence, Americans were celebrating ...

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ON THE SHELF: Adult Nonfiction for Black History Month

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

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OTHER OPINION: Somebody Grab Favre’s Shovel

There is an old saying about crisis management: When you’re in a hole, stop digging. Now there is ...

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FROM THE VAULT: Ray Cato’s lifetime behind the wheel

By the Late Gordon Cotton | Originally published in The Vicksburg Post on March 10, 2013. When you ...

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LOOKING BACK: More 1000 Main St. Memories

By Nancy Bell | Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation One of the most fun things about writing these ...

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SMART MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Knock at the Cabin’ a thought-provoking thriller

By Ian Omar Smart | Guest Columnist Now playing at the B&B Theater at the Vicksburg Mall, M. ...

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ON THE SHELF: Historical romance titles in large print

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

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LOOKING BACK: One Grand Home on Main Street

By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation An ad in the Daily Commercial Herald on July 28, ...

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