Matthew Higgins earned a place in local history, but he had to give up his life to do it. His body was the first in Vicksburg...
Benjamin Montgomery was one of the most exceptional men in Warren County history. Though born a slave, his achievements are phenomenal. He was born in Loudon...
Bethel Church has no members. But the historic Claiborne County structure has friends who meet twice a year to sing songs of praise, to hear the...
Charles Riles had invited Charlie Mitchell and me to lunch at Walnut Hills to talk about a book he was writing, “Through Open Gates.” I saw...
Lenore Barkley brands her art “Fun and Zany.” The colors she uses are vivid and bright—red, yellow, green, blue, purple, orange, pink—all the colors of the...
With his nimble fingers playing the sometimes soothing, perhaps stirring compositions of Mozart or Bachon on his guitar, Carl Koonce Crowther might just as easily switch...
Have any plans for celebrating New Year’s Eve? Our Vicksburg ancestors braved the cold night air to listen to the music of the Silver Cornet Band...
When President Donald Trump gives a speech, his audience usually numbers more people than the population of Vicksburg. He’s never been here, but at least 11...
“What on earth is she doing now?” may be what Mahala Roach’s neighbors thought in December 1851. Mrs. Roach, who lived on Depot Street in downtown...
Do you remember the scene in “Gone with the Wind” when Miss Scarlett and Rhett Butler danced the Virginia Reel? Folks will be doing the same...
