Verse by great poets has been written in honor of a louse — and possibly other critters — but it was a Vicksburg attorney who delivered...
Members of a Vicksburg hunting club are working to preserve a priceless piece of the city’s history. Vicksburg Electric Street Railway opened the first line of...
“I’m going to wait here in the car. The Gypsy graves are at the top of the hill, on the left,” Mrs. Elsie McWilliams told me...
It is doubtful that many people have ever heard of John Leland, but Americans owe him a heartfelt thanks. Leland deserves more than a footnote in...
He was born in Virginia, grew up in Kentucky, and lived in many parts of the country, but when Zachary Taylor was elected president of the...
WQBC radio was believed to be the oldest radio station in the state of Mississippi. Operating on AM frequency 1420, the call letters were reportedly for...
As shots rang out just above the trees, the boys who were perched among the branches “came out of those trees like overripe pears falling,” wrote...
Today marks the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Hijackers connected with al-Qaida in the Middle East took control of four jets,...
The monument is much like any other. It is white marble with a rounded top, standing several feet high and on a broad base. Attached to...
Wednesday marks 75th anniversary of the official end of World War II, the deadliest conflict in the history of the world. Wednesday’s commemorations included a small...