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Upgrades OK'd for Kings Point Ferry
The vessel is busiest during deer-hunting season each winter, when hunters flock to Kings Point Island, located north of Vicksburg on the Mississippi River. Comment?
Jane Austen class offered at Millsaps
... topics. The first event the chapter organized was a Jane Austen birthday tea at The Corners Mansion in Vicksburg, and this past March, Brown and Ford taught a class together at Millsaps College titled, 'Happy Birthday, Pride and Prejudice!,' in ... Comment?
... TV" features historical novelist Jeff Shaara discussing his novel "A Chain of Thunder: A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg," about the standoff between the Union and Confederate armies at Vicksburg, Miss., in 1863. "Book TV in London: Robert McCrum" ... Comment?
No open guns at federal Corps of Engineers sites
... by up to six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. The Corps operates the Lower Mississippi River Museum in Vicksburg, and it has offices in the city. It also operates four lakes in Mississippi - Arkbutla, Enid, Sardis and Grenada. The new state law ... Comment?
Corps of Engineers clarifies firearms rules in light of new carry law
The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says federal regulations still prohibit the possession of firearms on Corps property, in light of Mississippi's new open carry law. Comment?
No open guns at federal Army Corps of Engineers sites
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... by up to six months in prison and a $5,000 fine. The Corps operates the Lower Mississippi River Museum in Vicksburg, and it has offices in the city. It also operates four lakes in Mississippi -- Arkbutla, Enid, Sardis and Grenada. The new state ... Comment?
Vicksburg schools face budget shortfall
With two weeks left before the state-mandated deadline for the Vicksburg Warren School District to adopt a budget, three of five board members have said they will not support a tax increase to make up for a potential $7.7 million deficit for the 2013-14 school year. Comment?
Dead Zone to be prevalent in Gulf of Mexico
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... VILONIA, Ark. (KNOE 8 News/AP) - Authorities say a Vilonia couple was killed over the weekend in a car crash near Vicksburg, Miss. VILONIA, Ark. (KNOE 8 News/AP) - Authorities say a Vilonia couple was killed over the weekend in a car crash near ... Comment?
Miss Mississippi College Courtney Parella of Grenada, left, and Miss...
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... The pageant, in its 56th year, runs July 10-13, with the finals being broadcast live July 13 by WLBT-TV from the Vicksburg Convention Center. Thirty-five women will compete for the title, including two - Chelsea Rick and Jessica Terrill - back for ... Comment?
Miss America 2013 to visit Vicksburg
The Vicksburg Child and Parent Center will host Miss America 2013 Mallory Hagan on Saturday, July 27 in Vicksburg, Miss. Comment?
Lightning victims, weather professionals, caution lightning safety
... more likely to hit trees and structures than people, especially during the summer. Over the weekend, a church in Vicksburg burned to the ground as a result of one of hundreds of lightning strikes in Warren County on Sunday. By density, Mississippi ... Comment?
VWSD looking to solve budget shortfall
With two weeks left before the state-mandated deadline for the Vicksburg Warren School District to adopt a budget, three of five board members have said they will not support a tax increase to make up for a potential $7.7 million deficit for the 2013-14 school year. Comment?
Charlie Mitchell: Your data is your business
... and that some bad men -- like the culprit in Meridian -- might be caught. Charlie Mitchell, former editor of the Vicksburg Post, is assistant dean of the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi. Write to him at Box ... Comment?
Mississippi church destroyed in lightning-sparked fire
... that destroyed the building on Sunday (June 16). WLBT-TV reported Eagle Lake Baptist Church off of Highway 465 in Vicksburg caught fire around 3 p.m. Sunday as a strong thunderstorm was moving over the area. According to the Eagle Lake Volunteer ... Comment?
Research breakthrough garners patent
Joint research by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss., and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center has developed a family of new cloth-type structural components named "Hydrostatically Enabled Structural Elements," or HESEs. Comment?
150 years ago in June 1863: The Civil War Years
... will retard this important operation." Apr-Jun/jun 6 1863 sat.pdf Vicksburg, Mississippi continued to be in the news from the front as General Grant tried to regain control of the Mississippi River. ... Comment?
Man accused of stabbing at Vicksburg casino competent to stand trial
A 24-year-old man charged with aggravated assault for attacking a female worker at the Ameristar Casino in Vicksburg has been found competent to stand trial. Comment?
Man accused of stabbing ex-girlfriend at casino
A 24-year-old man charged with aggravated assault for attacking a female worker at the Ameristar Casino in Vicksburg has been found competent to stand trial. Comment?
Anguilla mayor's 10th term a record for Miss.
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... I retired." Running a small town, he said, is not too different from handling a large one. "A small town's like Vicksburg or Jackson. We've got the same problems, but we don't have as many of them. "We've got people fussing at you about garbage ... Comment?
Commission sets fee for public to buy bridge video footage
... security cameras on the old U.S. Highway 80 bridge over the Mississippi River will cost the public $500 each. The Vicksburg Bridge Commission voted this week to charge the fee to turn over footage from its security cameras when formally requested. ... Comment?