Obits
Gloria Jean Naylor
Ms. Gloria Jean Naylor passed away June 30, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020, ...
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Obits
Kevin D. Mixon
Kevin D. Mixon, 59, of Edwards, died July 7, 2020. Viewing will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Willis and Sons funeral home in ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, July 6, 2020 4:20 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Suspect connected to late June murder arrested, appears in court
Bennard Craft, 23, has been arrested and charged with murder in the June 25 killing of Andrew Prudhomme. Craft made his initial court appearance Monday ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, July 6, 2020 2:50 pm
Obits
Eddie D. Upshaw
LEXINGTON — Eddie D. Upshaw, 72, Pickens, was born in Lexington, Aug. 21, 1947, to the late Luther Upshaw and Ruth Shanks Upshaw Carey. He ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, July 6, 2020 1:40 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Flaggs to hold press conference Tuesday to discuss COVID-19 response, decision on fire chief
Mayor George Flaggs Jr. has announced a press conference for Tuesday evening to discuss the city’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a decision ...
by Staff Reports, Monday, July 6, 2020 10:01 am
COVID-19
Active COVID-19 cases in Warren County continue to rise
Sunday’s report from the Mississippi State Department of Health provided a break of sorts for Warren County officials as just four new cases were reported ...
by Staff Reports, Sunday, July 5, 2020 12:22 pm
Sports
Who’s Hot
Vicksburg resident Steve Pranger won the 5K race walk championship at the Star Spangled Night Run in downtown Vicksburg on June 27.
by Staff Reports, Friday, July 3, 2020 7:20 am
Obits
Tina Swilley
Tina Swilley, age 64, passed away on Monday, June 30, 2020, at her home in Vicksburg. She was born on March 2, 1956, in Vicksburg, ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 2, 2020 3:07 pm
Obits
Henrene Taylor
ANGUILLA — Henrene Taylor, 53, died June 30, 2020, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Services are pending at Walker Funeral Home ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:26 pm
Obits
Fannie Mae Waller
ROLLING FORK — Fannie Mae Waller, 70, died June 22, 2020, at Sharkey-Issaquena Hospital in Rolling Fork. Graveside Services will be Friday, July 3, 2020, ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:23 pm
Obits
Mary McGee Hall
MAYERSVILLE — Mary McGee Hall, 86, died June 25, 2020, at Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg. Graveside Services will be Saturday, July 4, 2020, ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:18 pm
Obits
Gloria Jean Naylor
Ms. Gloria Jean Naylor passed away on June 30, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson. Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 2, 2020 12:11 pm
Obits
Melvin Wendell Cox
TUPELO — Melvin Wendell Cox, formerly of Vicksburg, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Hospice Care Unit. He was 79. ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 2, 2020 11:39 am
Clairborne County
Alcorn, Mississippi National Guard partner to create Braves Free Tuition Program
LORMAN — Alcorn State University and the Mississippi National Guard are partnering on an initiative that would provide free tuition to eligible members of the ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:32 am
Business
Brown named chair of Mississippi State Personnel Board
Vicksburg’s Donald Brown has been elected to serve as chairman of the Mississippi State Personnel Board for fiscal year 2021, which began Wednesday. Brown, who ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:25 am
Business
Purchase of Lady Luck Casino finalized, formally announced
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc. on Thursday announced it had acquired the operations and real estate of two casinos, including Lady Luck ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:17 am
Downtown Vicksburg
Downtown Vicksburg’s Old Depot Museum reopens
Vicksburg’s tourism industry got a boost Wednesday with the reopening of the popular Old Depot Museum on Levee Street. The museum announced it will be ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 5:00 pm
Crime
Crime reports: Vicksburg man arrested as part of ongoing storage unit facility theft investigation
The investigation into a number of commercial burglaries at storage units in Vicksburg netted another arrest Tuesday. The Vicksburg Police Department announced John Williamson, 29, ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 3:21 pm
Crime
Crime report: Vicksburg man arrested, charged with possession of meth
A Vicksburg man has been charged with possession of methamphetamine following his arrest Tuesday. According to a release from the Vicksburg Police Department, James Jester, 50, ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 3:16 pm
Education
MSU issues revised academic calendar for fall
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State is announcing a revised fall academic calendar, keeping the health and safety of the university family top-of-mind while delivering the highest ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 2:51 pm
COVID-19
Watch: Gov. Tate Reeves addresses the media Wednesday afternoon
LIVE: Governor Tate Reeves The plan, for weeks, had been to fully reopen by July 1. That’s not happening. Our re-opening is paused, and we’re ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 2:31 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Body of second missing boater found; victims identified
Search teams on Wednesday found the body of a second boater missing for more than a day on Eagle Lake. Warren County coroner Doug Huskey ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 1:41 pm
Sports
Game Plan
MAIS fishing tournament The Mid-South Association of Independent Schools will conduct its July Slam Fishing Tournament beginning July 3 and continuing through July 31. The ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 7:55 am
Sports
Who’s Hot
Vicksburg resident Jennifer Smith won the Star Spangled Night Run women’s 5K run championship on Saturday with a time of 23:49.
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, July 1, 2020 7:50 am
Sports
Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season
Baseball’s minor leagues canceled their seasons on Tuesday after Major League Baseball decided not to provide any players to its affiliated teams amid the coronavirus ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 5:21 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Reeves: We can move on, and with God’s help, we will
Below is the transcript from Gov. Tate Reeves’ speech Tuesday evening moments before he signed legislation retiring the state’s flag: Tonight, I am signing a ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 5:20 pm
Local
Varner named Rotarian of the Year
Vicksburg resident and attorney Mack Varner was named the Harry Gillespie Rotarian of the Year for 2019-2020 during the Vicksburg Rotary Club’s meeting Thursday at ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 3:16 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Looking Back: The history of the ‘elegant’ C.O. Willis home
C.O. Willis Home: This elaborate home was designed by William Stanton for Mary Ellen and Charles Willis and their five children and was built at ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, June 30, 2020 3:13 pm
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Polls
(4) 2005 Porter's Chapel vs. (5) 1938 St. Aloysius
- 2005 Porter's Chapel (58%, 114 Votes)
- 1938 St. Aloysius (42%, 83 Votes)
Total Voters: 197
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