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Sports Column: We need all the lifeguards we can get
1+ day, 41+ min ago (519+ words) Every summer, the crystal clear water at City Pool glitters like an urban oasis at City Park. The facility is one of the jewels of Vicksburg's Parks and Recreation Department, offering swim lessons, a home for the Vicksburg Swim Association,…...
Ways to stay safe during extreme heat
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (993+ words) Published 8:36 pm Monday, August 4, 2025 By Terri Cowart Frazier With temperatures being as hot as they have been for the past few weeks, it only seems fitting to pull out some of those Southern sayings like somebody fan me, it's hot…...
VWSD announces free meals for all students for 2025-26 school year
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (305+ words) Published 4:47 am Thursday, July 31, 2025 Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) announced this week that it will participate in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, and that all students enrolled in VWSD will receive free breakfast and lunch for…...
Summer has been fun, but I’m looking forward to the school year
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) Published 11:27 am Tuesday, July 22, 2025 But, I digress. The tournament is going to be fun to cover, but in my mind, it's sort of the unofficial end of summer. Not that it's going to get any cooler any time soon or…...
Mayfield launches summer program to feed youth
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (265+ words) Published 7:14 am Thursday, July 3, 2025 As part of his ongoing commitment to community wellness and youth development, Ward 1 Alderman Thomas "TJ" Mayfield said this week he is proud to officially launch the Dream Community Champions Summer Program in partnership with the…...
Cookie for a Cause raises nearly $4,000 to fight childhood hunger in Warren County
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (414+ words) Published 8:29 am Wednesday, July 2, 2025 The Vicksburg Young Professionals are continuing their commitment to community service " one of the group's three core pillars "through their recent fundraising initiative, Cookie for a Cause. The campaign raised $3,962.00 to help feed food-insecure children in…...
Southern Exposure Summer Camp still has openings for enrollment
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (338+ words) Published 9:52 am Saturday, May 31, 2025 Aidyn Jeffers (left) and Elias Carillo (right) tend to the vegetable garden at the Southern Exposure Summer Camp being run by the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation on Friday morning. (Ben Martin | The Vicksburg Post) Teacher Karen…...