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VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) – A company that remanufactures lumber for pallets, crates and siding will open a plant in Mississippi, investing $2 million and hiring 50 people over four years. Industrial Wood Products of Climax, North Carolina, announced Vicksburg location Wednesday – its first in Mississippi. In addition to remanufacturing lumber for shippers, the company […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) – Police say a man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a woman in Mississippi. The Vicksburg Post reports that 56-year-old Darrell Lepercy Green was arrested Sunday and charged with murder. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer. Police reports say Green and 45-year-old Latonya Love Campbell had […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) – The Democratic mayor of Vicksburg thinks he’s figured out a way to straddle the partisan divide in politics: He’s going to declare himself an independent, so that in the future he’ll only have to run in general elections, not primaries. The Vicksburg Post reported Tuesday that Mayor George Flaggs Jr. says […]
BancorpSouth Bank and FHLB Dallas Provide Funds for 25 Home Renovations in Marcus Bottom The Mississippi Link Newswire U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (MS-2) joined local dignitaries, the city of Vicksburg, BancorpSouth Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) at a home dedication ceremony in the Marcus Bottom neighborhood of Vicksburg, Mississippi. […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) – An independent candidate for mayor of Vicksburg has been disqualified, with city election officials saying she lives outside the city limits. The Vicksburg Post (http://bit.ly/2rbzV3V ) reports the city Election Commission on Friday announced Jennifer Thomas’ disqualification, after a complaint was filed by the city Democratic Party officials. Chris Green, a […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Vicksburg teenager faces charges after a homemade explosive was found at Warren Central Junior High’s library and detonated in a nearby field. Vicksburg Police Capt. Sandra Williams, in a news release, said the student will face charges of possession of an explosive device and having weapons — knives — on […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Mother’s don’t want to see their children in pain. Worse still is when the child is an infant who has a rare form of cancer. Vicksburg resident Lauren Forte first discovered something was wrong with her son Mario Gray Jr., when she took him to his two-month checkup. When she would […]
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Two men have been booked with a string of felonies related to the weekend rape of a 72-year-old Vicksburg woman. The Vicksburg Post reports Mark Carver Jr., 27, and Jacorey Thomas, 20, both of Vicksburg, were arrested in the Saturday break-in and attack. Thomas, arrested Monday, faces charges of kidnapping, armed robbery, […]