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Port expansion project could be complete by 2027
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Mayor Flaggs joined Super Talk Radio’s Paul Gallo on Monday to discuss the new Vicksburg Port Expansion Project that has been in the works since 2018. The Warren County Port Commission announced last year that Warren County now controls all the parcels needed for the Port Expansion Project south of Interstate I-20. Warren County and the City of Vicksburg worked with the Port Commission to acquire over 1,700 acres along the river. The project began in fall 2018 when the state legislature allocated funds to Vicksburg to explore the feasibility of expanding port capabilities in the region.
‘We’re on track’: New Vicksburg port on pace for 2027 opening
Officials from the city of Vicksburg and Warren County are progressing with plans for a new port complex, one that will be nearly 2,000 acres and make for one of the largest ports on the Mississippi River. Following the purchase of the final land parcel needed for the project in...
Chamber of Commerce Webinar: Mastering Digital Media Strategies
VICKSBURG, Miss. – For those who missed it, the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the fourth of it’s Digital Mastery Workshop webinar, covering Facebook Ad Formula: DIY Success. You can view it online here. This five-part series, in partnership with DRAFT Media Partners CEO Skip Wilson,...
Mississippi volunteer firefighters save life of 2-year-old who nearly drowned in swimming pool
Two Mississippi volunteer firefighters are being lauded for their heroic actions which saved a 2-year-old who nearly drowned in a swimming pool. WLBT News in Jackson reports that the firefighters from the Culkin Fire Department answered the call to save a toddler from drowning at the Pecan Ridge Apartments pool.
UPDATE – ALL SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY; Shooting victims dies; one shooter in custody, two on the run
UPDATE – 1:02 p.m. – Three more arrests have been made in relation to the homicide on June 6 at the convenience store on Halls Ferry at Gibson. An additional suspect, Wilmar Johnson, 23, was also charged with drive-by shooting and murder. Just moments ago, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office arrested the other two suspects, Jermain Johnson and Calvert Cosby. “I cannot say enough good things about the cooperation we recieved from our fellow sheriff in Shelby County. We are now awaiting word back from Tennessee and Texas to see if these individuals are going to waive extradiction,” said Sheriff Pace.
Three Warren County athletes win at AAU regional meet, qualify for nationals
The top six finishers at this weekend’s AAU Region 11 Qualifier track and field meet advanced to the National Junior Olympics. Three Warren Central athletes did a little more than just qualify. Sprinters Adria Burrell and Dwight Palmer, and high jumper Jonathan Henderson all won events at the regional...
2024 All-County Baseball: The Vicksburg Post All-County baseball team
At the end of each high school sports season, The Vicksburg Post honors Warren County’s best athletes in a number of sports with its All-County teams. The 2024 All-County baseball team features 17 of the area’s top players from Warren Central, Vicksburg High, St. Aloysius and Porter’s Chapel Academy.
2024 All-County Baseball: Warren County baseball stat leaders
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Warren County mother found guilty in son’s death
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – A Warren County mother was found guilty in connection to the 2023 death of her young son. The Vicksburg Post reported Brooke Mallett was found guilty on the charges of manslaughter and child neglect on Thursday, June 13. Mallett and her then-boyfriend, John Duke Walker, were arrested in April 2023 after […]
UPDATE: 4 in custody as Gibson, Halls Ferry shooting becomes murder investigation after victim dies
UPDATE: Jermiane “Bones” Johnson and Calbert “Calbo” Cosby were taken into custody just after noon Friday in Memphis. A fourth suspect, Wilmar Johnson, has also been arrested in Tyler, Texas. All four men have been charged with drive-by shooting and first degree murder. A shooting investigation stemming from an incident earlier this month just outside […]
Woman found guilty in the death of her 3-year-old child in Vicksburg
After a week-long trial in Warren County, Brooke Mallett was found guilty of Culpable Negligence Manslaughter, along with two counts of child neglect. It took the jury five hours to convict Mallett on all counts. Mallett was charged in 2023 when her 3-year-old son was found drowned in a pond...
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