Crime
Police looking for individual involved in Saturday shooting
Vicksburg police are looking for an individual in connection with the Saturday shooting of a man at the Cypress Hill Apartments, 402 Locust St. The ...
John Surratt, Author at The Vicksburg Post
John Surratt is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in general studies. He has worked as an editor, reporter and photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post staff since 2011 and covers city government. He and his wife attend St. Paul Catholic Church and he is a member of the Port City Kiwanis Club.
Local
After spike, four new COVID-19 cases reported in Warren County and one death
After setting a record for new COVID-19 cases Saturday with 56, four new cases were reported for Warren County Sunday with one new death according ...
by John Surratt, Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:13 pm
Local
Legislature returns to Jackson Monday
The Mississippi Legislature goes back in session in Jackson at 1 p.m. Monday. A notice of the call was published Saturday by Lt. Gov. Delbert ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, August 8, 2020 5:11 pm
Crime
Three face murder charges in trooper’s death
Three people face murder charges in the shooting death of off-duty Mississippi Highway Patrol Lt. Troy Morris, according to information from the Mississippi Department of ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, August 8, 2020 4:27 pm
Crime
One of two Jefferson Davis County escapees caught
Agents with the U.S. Marshal’s Service have captured one of two men who escaped from the Jefferson Davis County Jail on July 23. Prentiss Mayor ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:13 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Warren County sets one-day record with 56 COVID-19 cases
Warren County has set a one-day record for the number of new COVID-19 cases with 56, according to reports Saturday from the Mississippi State Department ...
by John Surratt, Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:18 pm
Crime
Traffic stop results in arrest on firearms charge
A traffic stop early Friday for no car tag resulted in the arrest of a Vicksburg man on a charge of possession of a stolen ...
by John Surratt, Friday, August 7, 2020 4:50 pm
Local
Flaggs seeks to keep city’s upcoming budget close to $30 million
Division heads presented their wish lists Thursday as the Board of Mayor and Aldermen held the first of two budget meetings in advance of preparing ...
by John Surratt, Friday, August 7, 2020 3:44 pm
Local
Mayor closes pavilion in Marcus Bottom for COVID-19 violations
Mayor George Flaggs Jr. has closed the pavilion in the Douglas Park area of Marcus Bottom out of concern for potential infection from COVID-19. Flaggs ...
by John Surratt, Friday, August 7, 2020 2:14 pm
Local
Deadline approaching for paying back property taxes
Warren County property owners who owe back property taxes have less than three weeks to pay them or risk having their property sold at the ...
by John Surratt, Friday, August 7, 2020 2:08 pm
Columnists
With all that’s going on around us, we need a humor break
Wednesday morning I was listening to the radio as I drove to work and heard a comedy classic. It wasn’t a comedy routine like Abbott ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:24 pm
Local
Lack of PPE forces VWSD Trustees to delay school reopening
Difficulty getting personal protective equipment for students and staff and the inability of the school district’s custodial contractor to get fully staffed has forced the ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:33 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Vicksburg Warren School District moves school start date to Aug. 17
The Vicksburg Warren School District’s Board of Trustees, during an emergency meeting Wednesday, voted to delay the start of school, moving the start date for ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 3:01 pm
Clairborne County
Services set for brothers killed in Port Gibson wreck
Funeral services are Sunday at the Vicksburg Auditorium for two bothers who died in a two-car wreck in Port Gibson on July 28. Tonny Le ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 2:17 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Vicksburg Police holding two in attempted carjacking
Vicksburg Police have two people in custody after an attempted armed carjacking at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Fleur De Lis Drive. According to ...
by John Surratt, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:56 am
Local
Reeves issues facemask mandate for adults, students
Gov. Tate Reeves Tuesday issued statewide orders requiring people to wear facemasks in public and adults and students to wear masks in the schools unless ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:27 pm
Local
Rosa A. Temple improvements expected to be complete by Friday
Improvements to Rosa A. Temple Drive by the Vicksburg Junior High School, Warren Central Junior High School and the new Academy of Innovation currently under ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:23 pm
Local
City board approves emergency for Halls Ferry waterline repairs
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday approved an emergency declaration to pay Florence-based Hemphill Construction for repairs to a damaged waterline and road ...
by John Surratt, Monday, August 3, 2020 5:53 pm
Business
Local manufacturers exempted from city emergency declaration
The city’s COVID-19 emergency declaration has been amended to exempt manufacturing businesses from requiring employees to wear masks on the job. The Board of Mayor ...
by John Surratt, Monday, August 3, 2020 3:39 pm
Heroes
Young men honored by city for good deed in returning wallet
If the Greek philosopher Diogenes was still looking for an honest man he would have stopped at Duane Williams and Tywon Lloyd. The two young ...
by John Surratt, Monday, August 3, 2020 12:34 pm
Local
School Board president takes exception with mayor’s letter
Vicksburg Warren School District Board of Trustees President Jim Stirgus Jr. on Thursday took issue with Mayor George Flaggs Jr.’s comments in a July 29 ...
by John Surratt, Friday, July 31, 2020 3:46 pm
Local
Smith Road home destroyed in early morning blaze
Fire destroyed a two-story home on Smith Road early Friday morning, according to information from the Fisher Ferry Volunteer Fire Department. Fisher Ferry Fire Chief ...
by John Surratt, Friday, July 31, 2020 2:59 pm
Local
School district continues with plans to restart schools Aug. 7
Vicksburg Warren School District trustees reinforced their decision to reopen schools Aug. 7, defeating a proposal by Trustee Alonzo Stevens to have all students use ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, July 30, 2020 8:55 pm
Downtown Vicksburg
Dog attack in downtown Vicksburg raises concerns
In early July, an unleashed pit bull attacked a Chihuahua at the corner of China and Washington streets. According to Vicksburg Police Department reports, the ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:24 pm
Columnists
Our society lurches ahead in the midst of gripping pandemic
Several months ago, my daughter showed me a YouTube video titled, “Southerners and Quarantine,” a humorous take on the COVID-19 pandemic and staying at home. ...
by John Surratt, Thursday, July 30, 2020 10:52 am
Local
Vicksburg faces large deficit in hazardous duty pay
A projected deficit of more than $600,000 has forced city officials to suspend hazardous duty pay for police officers, firefighters and some utility workers. Mayor ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 2:59 pm
Local
Broken main waterline on Halls Ferry fixed; boil water notice lifted
A damaged 400-foot section of Halls Ferry Road between Williams Road and Cain Ridge Road remained blocked off Tuesday after it was torn up Monday ...
by John Surratt, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 10:28 am
BREAKING NEWS
WATCH: Waterline leak on Halls Ferry Rd. causes road closure
Halls Ferry Road between Williams Road and Cane Ridge Road was closed off to traffic early Monday afternoon after a waterline leak caused the asphalt ...
by John Surratt, Monday, July 27, 2020 3:22 pm
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Polls
(1) 1970 Temple vs. (2) 1990 Vicksburg
- 1990 Vicksburg (50%, 375 Votes)
- 1970 Temple (50%, 372 Votes)
Total Voters: 747
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