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Madsen graduates from University of Arkansas
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (145+ words) Madsen graduates from University of Arkansas'Vicksburg Post Madsen graduates from University of Arkansas Vicksburg native Nathan Madsen earns Master of Science in Engineering Management from the University of Arkansas during December 2025 commencement. FAYETTEVILLE,, Ark. " Nathan Madsen of Vicksburg was among…...
PHOTO GALLERY: Mardi Gras comes to Vicksburg
1+ week, 2+ day ago (71+ words) PHOTO GALLERY: Mardi Gras comes to Vicksburg'Vicksburg Post AROUND TOWN: Page for a week A Valentine's celebration of God's grace Accused murderer has sentence revoked, others sentenced in court City moves forward with gas rate review MSU trains entrepreneurs at…...
Mayor Thompson appointed to Merit Health Vicksburg board
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (176+ words) Mayor Willis Thompson has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of Merit Health Vicksburg, the mayor announced in a press release on Monday. Thompson replaces former Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, whose three-year term ran from Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2025. "We…...
Hit-and-run on I-55 kills Vicksburg man amidst weekend of fatal wrecks
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (256+ words) A Vicksburg man was killed early Sunday in a hit-and-run along Interstate 55 in Rankin County, part of a weekend that saw multiple single vehicle fatal crashes in and around Warren County. Just after midnight Sunday, Nov. 23, the Mississippi Highway Patrol…...
Victim and suspect identified in Waleed’s Gas Station shooting
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (386+ words) Catherine Hadaway, as The Vicksburg Post's publisher, oversees the business operations of the newspaper. She is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and is a graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis where she earned bachelor's degrees in Business and Religion. She…...
USACE Vicksburg District welcomes Maj. Benjamin Speckhart as new deputy commander
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (199+ words) Published 4:59 pm Tuesday, August 19, 2025 VICKSBURG, Miss. " The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District welcomed MAJ Benjamin Speckhart as the new deputy commander on August 18, 2025. Previously, MAJ Speckhart served in the USACE Baltimore District from 2019-2022 as a Project Engineer and…...
Mayor Thompson to propose interim status for appointed officials, review city contracts
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (375+ words) Published 4:01 pm Friday, July 4, 2025 At the first regularly scheduled meeting of the new Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday, July 7, Mayor Willis Thompson is expected to propose designating all individuals currently serving in appointed city positions as "interim....
Vicksburg's Louis Na’im Smith graduates from Arkansas State University
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (165+ words) JONESBORO " Arkansas State University has announced the names of students who completed degree requirements to graduate during Spring Commencement at First National Bank Arena.The listincludes graduates from 43 states and D.C., and 26 other countries. Vicksburg's Louis Na'im Smith was among the…...
Pet of the Week: Meet Royal
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (102+ words) Royal is a seven-week-old female kitten available for adoption through Paws Rescue, an all-volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit no-kill animal rescue group located in Vicksburg. Call 601-529-1535 for more information. Email newsletter signup Sign up for The Vicksburg Post's free newsletters Check which newsletters…...
Mississippi weather as volatile as any I’ve seen
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (357+ words) Published 9:49 am Friday, March 7, 2025 I've spent the majority of my life living in the South " albeit in pretty drastically different parts of the area " so when you toss in a couple of years in central Missouri, I like to think…...