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3 days ago | 
vicksburgpost.com | Blake Bell
Published 10:23 pm Tuesday, June 3, 2025 With all precincts reporting, challengers Willis Thompson and Vickie Bailey finished on top in Tuesday’s municipal election in Vicksburg, defeating the incumbents, Mayor George Flaggs Jr. and Ward 2 Alderman Alex Monsour, respectively. Tuesday’s numbers gave Thompson a narrow, 61-vote victory over Flaggs. Thompson finished the day with 1,770, or 44%, with Flaggs finishing with 1,709 votes, or 42%.
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6 days ago | 
vicksburgpost.com | Blake Bell
Published 9:36 am Sunday, June 1, 2025 The City of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) partnered to bring a Stop the Violence Rally to the River City over the weekend, and a crowd was on hand at Catfish Row Art Park Saturday to support the movement. Featuring prize giveaways, vendors and a visit from groups such as the Southside Riders MC, Nubian Kruzer and Ruff Riders, among other activities, Saturday’s event also included numerous guest speakers.
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1 week ago | 
vicksburgpost.com | Blake Bell
Published 9:41 am Saturday, May 31, 2025 The 15-year-old suspect wanted for a shooting Thursday morning on Heartwood Drive turned himself in to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) Friday afternoon. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said Juepharion T. Wesley surrendered to authorities after he was identified by witnesses on the scene as the shooter in Thursday’s incident.
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1 week ago | 
vicksburgpost.com | Blake Bell
Published 11:41 pm Thursday, May 29, 2025 This time next week the City of Vicksburg will know who will make up the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that will lead our city for the next four years. Tuesday’s municipal election is my first in Vicksburg and it’s been interesting to get to know the candidates and their histories here in the River City.
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1 week ago | 
vicksburgpost.com | Blake Bell
Published 2:32 pm Thursday, May 29, 2025 A Warren County man is facing charges of statutory rape this week after being taken into custody over the weekend. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said 25-year-old Shane Standish was arrested Saturday morning by Warren County Sheriff’s Office deputies Mitt Goza and Andrew Clemts after a traffic stop on Highway 61 North, just south of the Issaquena County line. Pace said Standish was wanted after reports of sexual contact with a minor.
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1 week ago | 
vicksburgpost.com | Blake Bell
Published 1:48 pm Thursday, May 29, 2025 The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is actively pursuing a 15-year-old suspect wanted for questioning in regard to a shooting Thursday morning on Heartwood Drive. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said deputies responded to the scene in the 500 block of Heartwood Drive, just east of the Vicksburg city limits off Highway 80, at approximately 9:30 a.m., where they found a 33-year-old male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the leg.
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1 week ago | 
vicksburgpost.com | Blake Bell
Published 1:00 pm Tuesday, May 27, 2025 On a dreary Memorial Day that saw both the annual parade and wreath-laying ceremony canceled due to weather, a crowed still gathered at the Ardis T. Williams Sr. Auditorium for the 46th annual Memorial Day service in Vicksburg Monday morning. With a theme of “Lest We Forget,” this year’s service featured keynote speaker Col. Christian Patterson, PhD, commander of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg.
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1 week ago | 
vicksburgpost.com | Blake Bell
Published 5:37 pm Saturday, May 24, 2025 Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and with it will come all of the fun activities that most of us grew up associating with the holiday. Some folks will head to the beach for the first time since the temps rose enough to do so; some people will stay put and enjoy a backyard barbecue with family and friends; some will just enjoy a day off of work. But however you choose to celebrate Monday’s holiday, let’s not lose sight of what it is actually about.
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2 weeks ago | 
vicksburgpost.com | Blake Bell
Published 10:54 pm Friday, May 23, 2025 The Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) during its regular meeting Friday authorized an agreement between the city and Legacy Homes Vicksburg LP for the Legacy Village subdivision property. “Legacy Vicksburg property intends to develop land in south Vicksburg into a neighborhood,” City Attorney Lee Thames said. “The property will include 53 lots.
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2 weeks ago | 
vicksburgpost.com | Blake Bell
Published 7:26 pm Friday, May 23, 2025 The City of Vicksburg during its regular meeting of the Board of Mayor and Alderman (BOMA) Friday approved an amendment to the routine agenda authorizing the transfer of $1.5 million from the city’s water and gas pool cash account to its reserve account. Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said he wanted to use the opportunity to explain why the reserve account had dropped as low as $61,000 at one point in the fiscal year.
