FloodFest this weekend
What is lining up to be the biggest event of the year in the Vicksburg area is happening this weekend. FloodFest 2019 is a bunch of events rolled up into one. Tommy Parker created the festival to raise money for the victims of the Great Backwater Flood of 2019. A victim of the flood himself, […]
‘Deconstructing the Beatles: Abbey Road Side 2’ at the Strand Saturday
And in the end… The Beatles’ “Abbey Road,” released in September of 1969, is a masterpiece filled with classic Beatles songs, including “Come Together,” “Something,” and “Here Comes the Sun.” Producer George Martin told the Beatles to think “symphonically,” and they responded by creating the remarkable side two song suite. Abbey Road was the last […]
The Strand Theatre previews new movie
The Strand Theatre (717 Clay St., Vicksburg) announces a special showing of the new movie “If These Porches Could Talk.” The show begins at 7 p.m., Saturday, August 10. Select cast members and filmmaker Travis Mills will be on hand for a Q&A session after the screening. Movie Trailer “If These Porches Could Talk” is […]
Catch a movie classic at the Strand this Saturday
The Strand Theatre (717 Clay St., Vicksburg) presents a one-time showing of the classic film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” this Saturday, August 3, at 7 p.m. Paul Newman and Robert Redford are perfectly cast as the outlaw buddies running for their lives after one too many train robberies while not exactly sure who’s […]
Celebrate Independence Day in Vicksburg
If you’re itching to get out of the house tomorrow, Vicksburg offers some terrific entertainment to celebrate Independence Day. Baseball fans should head to the Ultimate World Series at noon on the 4th, Sports Force Parks, 255 Fisher Ferry Rd. for the 4th of July Fireworks Classic. The tournament is a sanctioned Nations Baseball tournament […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd crash to be commemorated on the Mississippi Blues Trail
The Southern-rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd will soon get two markers on the Mississippi Blues Trail. On October 20, 1977, the band’s chartered airplane ran out of fuel and crashed in the woods near Gillsburg, Miss., killing lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, singer and guitarist Steve Gaines, backup singer Cassie Gaines, who was Steve Gaines sister, […]
More photos from Miss Mississippi pageant
Vicksburg Daily News reader Stacy Shultz Hartley has sent some great pictures from the Miss Mississippi pageant. Enjoy! And thanks, Stacy. The prince and princess. Miss Vicksburg, Alexis Murrell. Charity Lockridge, Miss Pride of the South, also from Vicksburg.
Miss Mississippi Coming to Town
This week marks the 62nd annual Miss Mississippi Pageant as 45 young women from across the state converge on the Vicksburg Convention Center to compete for the coveted crown. The pageant, which has been held in Vicksburg since 1958, provides more scholarship money than any of the other Miss America preliminary contests. Four Miss Mississippis […]
Master Ballet Class Scheduled with Award-Winning Russian Dancer
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