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Letter to the Editor: Hospital staff appreciates community’s help during winter storm

Dear editor, During the recent winter storm, Merit Health River Region was overwhelmed and humbled by the generosity ...

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Letter to Editor: My sister is alive today because of Sheriff’s Office

Dear editor, My sister was stuck in her home with a burst water pipe and no power due ...

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Letter to the editor: Community rallied to navigate severe ice storm

Dear editor, As a Vicksburg native, I have seen over the years the challenges snow and ice can ...

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Letter to the editor: Vicksburg turned a new leaf

Dear editor, This ice event had been historic for many reasons. In my 12 years of living in ...

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Letter to the editor: Lawmakers must make defeating cancer a top priority

Dear editor, Just this month, the American Cancer Society released its cancer statistics for the year for Mississippi. ...

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Letter to the Editor: Alderman Monsour lays out successes from first term

Editor’s note: Candidates qualifying for Vicksburg’s upcoming municipal elections are allowed to submit a letter to the editor ...

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Letter to the Editor: Young’s service to Vicksburg is deserving of all the honors

Dear Editor,  When I think about a well-deserving lady, Mrs. Gertrude Young comes to mind. She is definitely ...

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Letter to the Editor: Vicksburg and Warren County helped spread God’s love around the world

Dear editor, We have recently concluded the Operation Christmas Child drive to collect shoebox gifts as part of ...

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Letter to the Editor: Thanks to all who helped make Breakfast with Santa a success

Dear editor, The 19th annual Breakfast with Santa held at the Vicksburg Convention Center was a huge success. ...

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Letter to Editor: REALTORS come together to ‘hug’ community’s seniors

Dear editor, On realizing the Vicksburg-Warren County Board of REALTORS was not going to be able to celebrate ...

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Letter to the editor: Help prevent more lives being lost to tobacco 

Dear editor, This month marks the American Cancer Society’s 45th annual Great American Smokeout, a day dedicated to helping ...

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Letter to the editor: Thanks to those who helped make Ritz on the River successful

Dear editor, We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the many organizations and individuals that supported ...

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Letter to the editor: Legislation is ‘how to destroy our national park’

Dear editor, “How to destroy our national Park.” That is what House Bill HR7608, recently passed by our ...

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Letter to the editor: All of us must do more to end systematic racism

Dear editor, I don’t understand COVID-19, but scientific knowledge isn’t required to know it’s deadly. Combining the disproportionate ...

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Letter to the editor: Thanks to local leaders for their work to change state’s flag

Dear editor, I have long been a proponent for changing the Mississippi state flag. It was divisive, and ...

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Letter to the Editor: Thanks to the community for loving Will Conway

Dear editor, To the community and friends of Will Conway, it is with joyful hearts that our family ...

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Letter to the editor: Peaceful protest is a tribute to all involved

The recent protest march in downtown Vicksburg is a tribute to the citizens who organized it and to ...

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Opinion: It’s not your right to risk the lives of others

Recently my adult son, whose car was not working, asked me to take him to Walmart to pick ...

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Vicksburg native hopes for a better impression on return visit

Dear editor, For the past several years my wife and I, who live in Madison, have been frequent ...

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Letter to the editor: Gene, we will miss you, but you still live within us

I wanted to submit a comment about Gene Presley that you all failed to report. I remember Gene ...

Letters to the Editor

Tyson continues its work while supporting area communities during pandemic

People are the heart and soul of our community — whether neighbors, school classmates and teachers, church and ...

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Letter to the editor: Thanks to the Vicksburg-Warren School District for taking care of the children

Dear editor, Thank you Vicksburg-Warren School District for your excellence. The world has been turned upside down with ...

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Letter to the editor: Thanks to all those — both you and old — who participated in egg hunt

Is it true for others that the brightest recollections of childhood often are moments spent with family? Memories ...

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Letter to the editor: We will get through this

In regard to the COVID-19 virus, all officials share a responsibility to exercise diligence. That includes everyone from ...

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Serious questions with a side of laughter in this stressful time

Dear editor, Just a few questions to ask, because y’all can get the scoop on anything. First and ...

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Letter to the Editor: City should address potential danger on Fort Hill Drive

Dear editor, The Fort Hill Drive community holds sentimental and historical value. From a sentimental perspective, I have ...

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Letter: Thanks to those who helped make Gumbo Cook-off such a success

Dear editor, On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation, I would ...

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Vaping: A true epidemic among our youth

As the State Health Officer of Mississippi, it is my duty to ensure that the citizens of Mississippi ...

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