Entergy and Yazoo Valley provide Thursday morning update

7:35 a.m. – Entergy Spokeswoman Sheila McKinnis said, “From a peak of over 9K we are down to 4975 left to be restored. Up to 35...

Progress is slow in restoration efforts

As of 2 p.m., Entergy says 30 percent of the damage has been assessed with 20 broken poles and 67 spans of wire down. Yazoo Valley...

Wayside Apostolic Church’s water bill to be paid in full

Thanks to the generous donations of you, our faithful readers, we have surpassed our goal of paying the water bill for Wayside Apostolic Church of Deliverance....

Vicksburg COVID-19 Civil Emergency Order effective May 1 – May 15

USACE Vicksburg District announces new Contracting chief

VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Davita Baloue as chief of Contracting. Baloue will serve as the district’s...

RCEC students – It’s time to prepare

The River City Early College (RCEC) state testing has been scheduled. Between April 27 – 30 tests will be administered to students. All tests are mandatory....

Agape Montessori Robotics Club takes first in state

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League Robotics Organization is a global robotics community that prepares young people for the future.  With...

A pretty petty pile of pennies

Last November, a man in Georgia named Andreas Flaten left his job at Peachtree City’s A Okay Walker Autoworks and had no reason to think he...

New public affairs chief announced by the USACE Vicksburg District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has announced Sabrina Dalton has taken on the position of chief of public affairs. In this new...