Mississippi Therapy Animals Organization In Need Of Long-Term Fosters

Mississippi Therapy Animals is a non-profit charity organization focused on bettering not only our community but the state of Mississippi. The organization was founded by a...

News2 weeks ago

MSDH Reporting First Pediatric Flu Death

The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting the first confirmed pediatric influenza death in Mississippi for the 2023-2024 flu season. MSDH announced that flu activity...

News4 years ago

Espy announces he will run for the U.S. Senate again

Democrat Mike Espy has announced he will run for one of Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seats in 2020. Espy, who served as Secretary of Agriculture under President...

News4 years ago

Mississippi Heritage Trust’s ’10 most endangered’ list spotlights threatened historic sites

Story by Sherry Lucas, Mississippi Today Mississippi Heritage Trust enters its 20th year as a historic preservation advocate with more than a few successes under its...

Opinion4 years ago

Let’s talk about driving in the rain

The past week has seen a lot of rain hit the Vicksburg, Warren County area. After a long, hot and dry August and September, the...

News4 years ago

The week in pictures for week ending Oct. 20, 2019

This is a new feature for the Vicksburg Daily News. Over the course of the week we publish a lot of photos. Often times the photos...

Health4 years ago

With rates of obesity historically high nationwide, Mississippi ranks no. 1 for both obese children and adults

Rates of obesity are at historic highs in the United States, and Mississippi has the nation’s highest rate of obese children in the nation. It ties...

Education4 years ago

Mississippi students reach all-time high achievements on English and math assessments

Results from the 2018-19 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, or MAAP, shows student achievement has reached an all-time high in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, according...

News4 years ago

Mississippi is the worst state to have a baby in the U.S., study finds

Having a baby is an expensive proposition. A normal delivery without complications averages about $10,000 in the U.S., according to the Economist magazine, among the highest...

News4 years ago

Foster endorses Waller for GOP gubernatorial nomination

State Rep. Robert Foster, the third-place finisher in last Tuesday’s GOP gubernatorial primary, announced this week that he is endorsing former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice William...