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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTORY & COMMUNITY GUIDE

VICKSBURG-WARREN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICERS

VICKSBURG-WARREN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STAFF

President Lynn Foley Courtyard by Marriott

Executive Director Jane Flowers

Vice President Mark Buys BancorpSouth Bank Treasurer Josh McBride May & Company, LLP Past President Tom Kendall Trustmark National Bank Vice President, Education & Workforce Development Buddy Dees Jr. Ellis, Braddock & Dees, LTD Vice President, Membership Division Stefani Evans Guaranty Bank & Trust Company

Staff Elyce Curry Lois Vinson

Advertising Angela Ross — Director Sheila Mantz Business Office Linda Martin — Director Shandale Goodman Alyssa Totoro

Website & Facebook: www.vicksburgchamber.org www.facebook.com/VicksburgChamber

Creative Services David Girard — Director Melissa Scallions

THE VICKSBURG POST STAFF

Circulation Stacey Hartley Patricia Russell

Publisher & President Tim Reeves Editorial Staff Jan Griffey — Editor Ernest Bowker Terri Cowart Frazier Alana Norris John Surratt Alexander Swatson Justin Sellers Austin Vining

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Live Vicksburg is a publication created through the partnership between the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce and The Vicksburg Post.

For more information on this annual publication, contact the Chamber at 601-636-1012 or The Vicksburg Post at 601-636-4545.

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LEADER IN ME

The leaders of tomorrow, today Partnership between schools, business has helped build Leader in Me initiative

Vicksburg is home to the only two lighthouse schools in the state. Those schools have earned the honor based on attainment of a well-rounded leadership school under The Leader In Me. Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce’s Bob Morrison said The Leader In Me is one of the single most important undertakings by the community in years.

“Based on Stephen Covey’s best-selling book, ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,’ the initiative focuses on personal responsibility and teamwork for students kindergarten through sixth-grade,” he said. “While disciplinary referrals have dropped dramatically and academic performance has risen at The Leader In Me schools, what you really need to do is to talk to any student, parent, teacher or principal at one of the four elementary schools which have

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already implemented The Leader In Me.” Bowmar, Bovina, Dana Road, Beechwoodand Redwood have implemented The Leader In Me. Morrison said the people of Vicksburg and Warren County are what have made this vision a reality.

“Local businesses, individuals and foundations have contributed over $350,000 to date through the Chamber toward the funding of The Leader In Me,” he said. “Like many other sponsors, Corin and I no longer have children or grandchildren in the school system. We, like others, simply understand and have seen that this Vicksburg-Warren Chamber of Commerce initiative is already transforming this community which we all love and want to see prosper for generations.”

Vicksburg Warren School District Superintendent Chad Shealy said he has been blown away by the results at each school.

“The Leader In Me is the canvas to which all of our school processes are painted upon,” he said. “It’s not a program, it’s a process that strengthens all other functions.”

Because of the success, Shealy said the district plans to continue to press forward and add more schools.

“Student and teachers alike become more

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focused on becoming better in all areas of their lives,” he said. “It imbeds character and fosters skills that equip students for success during and after school.”

Former Redwood Elementary Principal LeAndrew Drake said two changes stood out to him as Redwood went through The Leader In Me transformation earlier this year.

“First, the environment of the school is now a true reflection of its long-standing traditions and history,” he said. “Second, the shared-leadership model that was always a part of Redwood climate is now more structured and focused around the 7 Habits.”

Bovina Elementary Principal Miki Ginn said since implementing The Leader In Me, teachers and students are much more goal oriented and aware of their data and the action steps they need to take to reach their goals.

“It has focused our language and purpose as a school,” she said. “Students who may never have seen themselves in leadership positions have realized they have talents that can be utilized and celebrated.”

Ginn said students have taken more ownership of their actions and their roles as important individuals that can help contrib-

NATIONAL HONORS: National Dropout Prevention Network presented the VicksburgWarren School District with the Crystal Star Award in San Antonio, Texas, for its work in implementing The Leader in Me, an initiative based on the popular book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” by Stephen Covey.The award is given for excellence in dropout recovery, intervention and prevention, which fits with the initiative’s purpose to teach children habits to make them more successful in school and more prepared for after-school life. Pictured above are Vicksburg Warren School District Superintendent Chad Shealy, from left, Vicksburg Warren School District Board of Trustees President Bryan Pratt and Dr. Sandy Addis, director, National Dropout Prevention Center/Network.

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ute to the success of our school.

“With the focused efforts on service projects, the kids have become more aware of the needs in our community and that they can have a positive impact in service to the community,” she said. “It has been awesome to see the community rally around such an important and impactful cause and to see the people it has drawn into our schools that otherwise may have never visited.”

Mother of second-grade twins Kaitlyn and Arthur, Monica Williams said her children who attend Dana Road Elementary introduced her to The Leader In Me. “I didn’t understand the influence this was having on them until we sat down and discussed what these habits meant,” she said. “We’ve been at Dana Road since the inception of The Leader In Me, and one thing that stood out to me was that this was a program that supports and encourages responsibility of the teachers and the students.”

Williams said the habit focused on most in their household is number three: begin with the end in mind.

“This means that my twins not only know where they are going but they can better understand how to get there,” she said. “I’ve noticed that the behavior of my kids has shifted to our home where they are enthusiastic about school and enthusiastic about home chores.”

Williams said the 7-Habit language is kid-friendly and easy for them to learn.

“Since starting the Leader-In-Me, Kaitlyn is reading at a middle third-grade level, and Arthur’s reading scores have increased,” she said. “The Leader In Me has installed a sense of leadership and self-reliance in my kids, and as a parent I am proud of that and proud of what this program means to our community.”

LEADER IN ME ACCOMPLISHMENTS

4 Dana Road exceeded their goal of 10 percent for reduction in discipline referrals to a 40 percent reduction in discipline referrals the first year.

4 Bowmar’s 3rd graders had the highest standardized reading scores in the state while participating in the Leader-In-Me program.

4 Bovina Elementary increased the number of books read by 76 percent in the last four years.

4 70 percent of Bowmar students showed growth on their STAR reading test by May 2015.

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EVENTS

2014 MISS MISSISSIPPI JASMINE MURRAY

The home of Miss Mississippi While events line the annual calendar, there’s one that is worthy of a crown

Former Vicksburg Mayor John Holland had a vision for his city. He wanted to bring a red carpet event to the Red Carpet City.

In 1958, Vicksburg became home to the Miss Mississippi Pageant, which was held at what was then called the Vicksburg City Auditorium.

Mary Ann Mobley was crowned Miss Mississippi, and the Brandon native went on to win the title of Miss America.

The following year, Lynda Lee Mead of Natchez was selected as Miss Mississippi, and she too, went on to win the national title.

Since Mobley and Mead, two more Miss Mississippi contestants crowned in Vicksburg went on to become Miss America — Cheryl Prewitt in 1979 and Susan Akin in 1985.

The Miss Mississippi Pageant is now held at the Vicksburg Convention

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Center on Mulberry Street and is currently one of the top providers of scholarship dollars in the Miss America Organization.

In 2015, the Miss Mississippi Organization awarded more than $90,000 in scholarships, said David Blackledge, executive director and chairman of the Miss Mississippi Pageant Board.

To compete in the Miss Mississippi Pageant, contestants must be 17 to 24 years of age and be a local titleholder.

The Miss Mississippi Pageant is generally held in June or July and during the event contestants, their families and those who wish them well from around the state descend on the city.

Activities for the week include the Miss Mississippi Parade, held along Washington Street, autograph signings, a Miss Mississippi Ball and Miss Mississippi Awards

Ball.

Three nights of preliminary competitions are held and contestants are divided into three groups, with each group competing in a private interview with the judges, eveningwear, on-stage question, talent and swimwear.

On the final night of competition, the pageant is televised live and the top 10 contestants are named.

These women are chosen on a point system based on interviews with the judges, talent, swimwear, eveningwear and on-stage questions.

These contestants will re-compete and a winner is crowned. She will go on to represent the state in the Miss America Pageant.

For the past 10 years, the Miss Mississippi Pageant has also offered the Magnolia Prince and Princesses program for children

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from ages seven to 10.

“The Miss Mississippi pageant got the idea of the prince and princess program from the Miss South Carolina Pageant,” Blackledge said.

The purpose of this program is to mentor those young ladies and gentlemen who have an interest in someday competing in or working on the Miss Mississippi Pageant and promoting community service, he said.

“The Miss Mississippi contestants serve as mentors to the young people that are involved with the pageant. The contestants can select their prince or princess. Also, the prince or princess can apply to the pageant office and are chosen on a first come basis.

The program has continued to grow in numbers as we have had over ninety prince and princesses the past two years. The program has been a very positive experience for the young people,” Blackledge said.

All Magnolia Princes and Princesses participate in some aspect of the stage production numbers, which is part of the major live television show.

The backbone of the Miss Mississippi Pageant is the volunteers.

From the producer of the show to the women who serve as pageant moms for the contestants, to the local directors, the Miss Mississippi Pageant organization is predominately made up of those volunteering their time for an event that benefits the entire town.

“The Miss Mississippi pageant has been blessed with the most dedicated volunteers that an organization could ask for. There are over one hundred volunteers who commit themselves to the worthwhile endeavor to make the pageant so successful. These outstanding volunteers are the Miss Mississippi Pageant family,” Blackledge said.

FOUR SEASONS OF THE ARTS

The Four Seasons of the Arts brings cultural events to Vicksburg offering concerts by the Mississippi Symphony and guest artists. Concerts include a candle light concert in the fall. In early January, A Day with the Symphony is offered for elementary-age students.

Featured artists are invited to perform a concert in the spring, and in the summer a memorial concert is held at the Vicksburg National Military Park. For more information, call 601-942-5469.

VICKSBURG ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY The Vicksburg Orchestral Society was formed in 2010. Members skilled in strings, woodwind and brass

rehearse at The Church of the Holy Trinity Episcopal, 920 South St. and perform throughout the year. For more information, call 601-942-5469.

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VICKSBURG FARMER’S MARKET

The Vicksburg Farmer’s Market was started in 2008 and was created to provide a place for the convenient buying of farm products and homemade goods including fresh produce raised by Mississippi farmers.

Growers from large and small farms use the market to bring their bounty to area consumers. The Farmers Market is located at 1000 Washington St. in downtown Vicksburg. The summer market runs from 8 to 11 a.m.

Saturdays and from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays from May through July. The fall season runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays from October through November. For more information, call 601-801-3513, 601-634-4527 or email farmersmarket@vicksburg.org.

VICKSBURG ART ASSOCIATION

The Vicksburg Art Association meets monthly from September to May at the Constitution Firehouse Gallery at Main and Openwood streets. The group also hosts competitive exhibitions and offers workshops.

Meetings are free and open to the public. The VAA’s headquarters is the Constitution Firehouse, one of Vicksburg’s first firehouses. It is a Mississippi Landmark, as designated by the Department of Archives and

History. The firehouse was built in 1870 and is believed to be the most intact Victorian fire station in the state.

For more information, call 601-638-9221 or visit vicksburgart.com.

RUN THRU HISTORY

The Run through History 10-K road race is held every year on the first Saturday in March. It began in 1980 and has grown each year. It now has more than

1,000 runners and 150 volunteers. The challenging course begins at the Vicksburg National Military Park and winds around the scenic battlefield on two paved loops, then continues around to the I-20 frontage road and ends in front of the Battlefield Inn. Race direction is provided by the Mississippi Track Club, and the10-K course is certified by USA Track & Field. A 1-mile event was added in 1985 and a 5-K event was added in 1989.

For more information, visit runthruhistory.org.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS CELEBRATION

THE LENTEN FINE ART SERIES

The Lenten Fine Art Series is sponsored by The Church of Holy Trinity Episcopal, 900 South St. It offers a free concert on Fridays during the Lenten season. Lunch is available for sale following the concert. For more information, call 601-636-0542 or visit www.churchofholytrinity.org.

RELAY FOR LIFE WARREN COUNTY

Relay for Life Warren County is held annually in conjunction with the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, which is the world’s largest fundraising event to end cancer. The local event includes an opening ceremony, a survivors lap, a caregivers lap, a luminary ceremony and a closing ceremony. In 2015, Relay for Life Warren County raised more than $25,000 with 28 teams and 172 participants. For more information, visit relay-for-life-of-warren-county-vicksburg-ms-vicksburg.

ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY JAZZ FESTIVAL

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jazz ensembles. For more information, call 601-877-6602 or email davemilleralcorn@ yahoo.com.

INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS CELEBRATION

The Independence Day fireworks celebration is held annually on July 4. It includes fireworks over the Mississippi River and live music. Fireworks are shot behind the Old Levee Depot Museum, 1010 Levee St. and visitors are welcome to view the display along Washington Street between Jackson and Grove streets. For more information, visit downtownvicksburg.org.

PAJAMAS PANCAKES AND PLANES WITH SANTA

Pajamas Pancakes and Planes with Santa is sponsored by the Southern Heritage Air Foundation Museum, which is located at the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport, exit 182 off of I-20 W. The event includes a pancake breakfast, Christmas activities and a photo with Santa. For more information, call 318-574-2731 or email patty@ southernheritageair.org.

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DOWNTOWN VICKSBURG’S MARDI GRAS PARADE

OVER THE RIVER RUN

on Washington Street to Jackson Street. For more information, call 601-634-4527, email kimh@vicksburg. org, or visit downtownvicksburg.org.

The annual Over the River Run is a 5-mile race held in October. The race begins at the Old Mississippi River Bridge located at I-20 and Washington Street, crosses the old bridge and ends back at Vicksburg. A 5-mile walk and 1-mile fun run follows. After the race, entertainment and refreshments are offered for all runners, walkers, and volunteers. For more information, call 601-631-2997 or email info@southernculture.org.

SOUTHERN CULTURAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION CHOCOLATE AFFAIR

The Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation Chocolate Affair is a fundraising event held at the SCH Center Auditorium, 1302 Adams St. The event offers an evening of chocolate desserts, drinks, and entertainment. For more information, call 601- 631-2997 or southernculture.org.

CHILL IN THE HILLS

The annual Chill in the Hills is a 10K run, 5K walk and 1-mile fun run held in January. The course winds through historic downtown Vicksburg and surrounding neighborhoods. The race is a fundraiser for the Grace Christian Counseling Center, 1414 Cherry Street. For more information, call 601-636-5703.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

A Breakfast with Santa is held annually at the Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600 Mulberry St. The event includes games and cookie decorating. For more information, call 601-630-2929 or visit vccmeet.com.

CHRISTMAS PARADE OF LIGHTS

The Vicksburg Main Street Program sponsors the Downtown Vicksburg Christmas Parade of Lights. The

CHILL IN THE HILLS annual parade rolls along Washington Street between Belmont and Jackson streets. For more information, call 601-634-4527 or visit downtownvicksburg.org.

DOWNTOWN VICKSBURG’S MARDI GRAS PARADE AND BALL

The Mardi Gras Parade is held annually and all area clubs, churches, organizations, schools and businesses are invited to participate. The parade begins at Washington and Belmont streets and will travel North

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THE OLD COURT HOUSE FLEA MARKET

The Old Court House Museum sponsors two flea markets a year. The fundraiser for the historic building features art, crafts and food booths, which are situated around the Old Court House Museum, 1008 Cherry Street. For more information, call (601) 636-0741 or societyhistorica@bellsouth.net.

BALFOUR CHRISTMAS BALL

A Confederate Christmas Ball is held in the courtroom at the Old Court House Museum, 1008 Cherry Street. The event includes a wine buffet and participants are asked to dress in period dress or coat and

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tie. For more information, call 601-636-0741 or email societyhistorica@bellsouth.net.

RITZ ON THE RIVER

The Ritz on the River is held annually at the Vicksburg Convention Center, 901 Monroe St. The event offers an evening of music by a Big Band orchestra. Tables are also available for a dinner showing. Each year a portion of the proceeds from the event are donated to a local charity.

For more information, call 601-634-4511.

CARNAVAL DE MARDI GRAS

The Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation offers the Carnaval de Mardi Gras at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center, 1302 Adams St. The event includes a Cajun Gumbo Cook-off, live music, dancing and children’s activities. Proceeds benefit the Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation. For more information, email vburgfoundation@aol.com.

RIVERFEST

Riverfest is an arts and music festival held in Vicksburg yearly at 1315 Washington Street. Last year’s Riverfest took place on a mid-April weekend.

The festival hosted the Rhythm Run 5k, an art and craft show, food booths and twelve bands and solo musicians entertained the crowd on two separate stages Friday and Saturday night.

An estimated 10,000 people have attended the festival in years past. Saturday’s daytime activities, excluding the run, are free while the concerts require tickets.

Parking is free the entire weekend.

For more information, call 601-218-1363 or visit their website at riverfestms.com.

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VENUES

PURKS YMCA

VICKSBURG CONVENTION CENTER

The Vicksburg Convention Center, at 1600 Mulberry Street, opened its doors in 1997. The center holds such events as the monthly Chamber of Commerce luncheon in addition to various banquets, conventions, job fairs, receptions, festivals and other events. The biggest attraction they host is the Miss Mississippi Pageant.

During Katrina, they housed refugees for almost a month.

The facility managed by VenueWorks is 50,000 square feet. The first floor boasts two exhibit halls, which can be used as one room, and a kitchen. The second floor has seven meeting rooms and a boardroom. Food preparation is provided on-site through Palmertree Catering.

The VCC staff is comprised of executive director Annette Kirklin, sales and marketing manager Julie Ford, administrative/special events coordinator Sue Bagby, events and operations manager Erin Powell Southard, business manager Donna Cook Gray and technical and operations coordinator Tim Cook.

For more information, call 601-630-2929 or visit their website vccmeet.com.

CASINOS

Vicksburg is home to four casinos, each of which is located just beside the Mississippi River.

Lady Luck Casino is located at 1380 Warrenton Road with table games and over 600 video poker and slot machines in a gaming area of over 35,000 square feet.

The casino has an 89-room hotel and a 25,000 square foot banquet hall and conference center. There are dining options at Otis & Henry’s Bar and Grill, O&H Express, The Lone Wolf and The Farmer’s Pick Buffet. For more information, call 601-636-7575 or visit ladyluckvicksburg.com.

Diamond Jacks Casino and Hotel is located at 3990 Washington Street. The casino has 30,000 square feet of video poker tables, slot machines, roulette wheels, blackjack and more. They offer a 122-room hotel and three dining options at DJ’s Seafood and Steaks, Legends Buffet and the Lucky Bean. For more information, call 601-636-5700 or visit diamondjacks.com.

Ameristar Casino is located at 4146 Washington Street. The 75,000 square foot casino has 1,500 machines and 27 tables and a poker room. Dining op-

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tions include Bourbon’s BBQ & Steak, Heritage Buffet and Bella’s Bakery and Café. They offer live music and comedy shows at Bottleneck Blues Bar and Casino Cabaret Lounge. Space is available to host events. Their 149-room hotel is located across the street. For more information, call 601-638-1000 or visit ameristar.com/ vicksburg.

Riverwalk Casino is located at 1046 Warrenton Road. This casino is the newest in town and boasts multiple slots and tables, a hotel, a meeting and event space and three dining options Magnolia Hill Buffet, Smiley’s and Rocky’s. Their motto is, “Get Happy.” For more information, call 601-634-0100 or visit riverwalkvicksburg.com.

DOWNTOWN VICKSBURG: WASHINGTON STREET

Washington Street in downtown Vicksburg is a hot destination for shopping, dining, art galleries and museums.

Fine dining options such as Rusty’s River Front Grill, Monsour’s at the Biscuit Company, 10 South, KJ’s River Town Grille, The Brick Sports Grill & Billiards are

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located within blocks of each other offering many seafood selections as well as a variety of other options on their menus.

Multiple locally owned shops line the streets like The Cinnamon Tree, The Dragonfly, Fredrick’s Children’s Boutique, Jolly’s Anytime Store, Marcus Furniture, Paper Plus, Sassafras, Willingham’s Gift Shop, Art and Sole of the South, Peterson’s Art and Antiques and Crown to Heels. These stores offer clothing, shoes, antiques, stationery, décor, home goods and much more.

A rich art culture centers on the H.C. Porter Gallery and the Attic Gallery. Below the Attic Gallery is Highway 61 Coffeehouse and next door is Lorelei Books. The Vicksburg Farmer’s Market is held seasonally in a vacant lot just a block north of these businesses.

The Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site and the Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum are also located on this historic street.

THE VICKSBURG THEATRE GUILD

The Vicksburg Theatre Guild is the oldest chartered community theater in Mississippi offering live theater since 1936.

Locations have included the riverboat Sprague on the riverfront, the Playhouse stage on Bowmar Avenue and now the The Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave. The guild produces about five main-stage plays each season, as well as “Gold in the Hills” and Fairy Tale Theatre.

Local volunteers are involved in every aspect of the productions, including directing, acting, choreographing and producing.

“Gold in the Hills” the longest-running melodrama listed in the “Guinness Book of World Records” and has been produced annually since 1936. The 1890’s audienceparticipation show runs each spring and summer in March, April and July.

It is the story of a relentless hero, a winsome heroine, a ruthless villain, beautiful can-can dancers and the wilder side of city life in the infamous New York Bowery.

Fairy Tale Theatre is the guild’s summer production for youths.Young children are involved as actors and older children often direct.

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are also available. For more information, call 601-636-0471, visit Vicksburgtheatreguild. com or facebook.com/vicksburg.theatre.guild.

SOUTHERN CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER

The Southern Cultural Heritage Center is a facility operated by the nonprofit Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to preserve the history and architecture of the center and provide cultural, artistic, and educational enrichment for the community. Offerings include exhibits, performances, workshops geared for adults and children, ballroom dance lessons and lectures. The SCHC was formerly St. Francis Xavier Convent and Academy and consists of five historic buildings that represent American architectural history between 1830 and 1955. It is a Mississippi landmark, and the buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 1885 auditorium and the 1937 classrooms are also available for rent for conferences, weddings, receptions and other events. For more information, call 601631-2997, email info@southernculture.org or visit southernculture.org.

YMCA

The Junius Ward Johnson YMCA has been serving Vicksburg since 1923. It offers two facilities in Vicksburg and Warner-Tully camp in Port Gibson. Programs include aquatics, camping, childcare, and fitness and youth sports.

The W.K. Purks Center opened in 2002 at 267 YMCA Place. The 40,000 square foot flagship facility includes a 3,500 square foot fitness center with LifeFitness strength equipment, free weights, rowers, stationary bikes, elliptical trainers and treadmills. It features a glass-wall racquetball court and heated, indoor swimming pool with water aerobics, lap swimming, instructional classes and daily open swim times.

The facility also has an 8,000 square foot air-conditioned gym, a large group exercise studio, locker rooms, showers and a child watch center included in this membership facility.

The hours of operation are from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The Wilkinson Ver Beck Branch, 1884 Oak Ridge Road, contains an air-conditioned, multi-purpose pavilion, sports fields and a 4,400 square foot filtered swimming pool. Services provided at this satellite facility include summer day camp programs; youth sports activities, Learn-To-Swim classes and recreational swims during the summer.

Warner-Tully Camp, 5184 Y Camp Road, is the only YMCA resident camp in Mississippi. The 108-acre camp, located just 25 miles south of Vicksburg, welcomes boys and girls from across the southeast for one-week summer sessions. Cabins are air-conditioned and campers can enjoy a wide variety of traditional camp activities including canoeing, fishing, swimming, archery and high ropes course adventures. Â For additional information or a current camp brochure, visit warnertullycamp.com.

For more information on the Vicksburg YMCA, call 601-638-1070 or visit vicksburgymca.com.

THE STRAND THEATRE

The Strand Theatre first opened in 1934 as a cinema in the historic Adolph Rose building at 717 Clay St. in downtown Vicksburg. It was operated by ParamountRichards, Paramount-Gulf Theatres and finally by Gulf States Theatres. The theater closed in the late 1960s, but was revived by the Westside Theatre Foundation in 2011, where live shows, art house films and music concerts are offered throughout the year.

For more information and showings, call 601-6189349, visit westsidetheatrefoundation.com or facebook. com/WestsideTheatreFoundation.

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VICKSBURG CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU

The Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau is located in the Old Depot Museum at 1010 Levee Street.

The organization was established in 1973 and works to encourage tourism through advertising and promote events and attractions in the city. In addition to promotion, the VCVB also works as an information center for tourists at 52 Old Hwy 27 or at the State Welcome Center or Vicksburg National Military Park.

A board of directors meets on the fourth Thursday of every month to discuss visitor numbers, hotel occupancy rates and revenue generated from the food and lodging tax among other pieces of business.

The VCVB staff is comprised of executive director Bill Seratt, group services manager Ashley Gatian, marketing and special events manager Laura Beth Strickland and visitor services manager Rick Martin.

For more information, call 601-636-9421 or visit their website at visitvicksburg.com.

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Never happier to sing the blues Vicksburg might not have born the blues, but it has definitely helped raise it

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MR. SIPP

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Anyone who’s “ever went down Mulberry and turned up Clay” in person or on record knows Vicksburg has the blues.

But if Little Brother Montgomery were to rewrite his famous “Vicksburg Blues” again today, his directions would certainly include a stop at Ameristar’s Bottleneck Blues Bar, where the top bluesmen in the country perform each week.

“Our whole thing is destination marketing. We already have plenty of things to attract people to Vicksburg. To get them to stay overnight and extend their stay, entertainment is key,” said Shirley Waring, president of the Vicksburg Blues Society and a driving force behind The Vicksburg’s Got the Blues Concert series.

Every Friday and Saturday night, the blues bar in the casino hosts some of the best around, and the proof is in the awards.

In 2014, Vicksburg-based Castro Coleman, who performs as Mr. Sipp won the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

“It’s not just a show. I feel it. I really get into this thing,” Coleman said.

In 2015, Eddie Cotton of Clinton brought the crown back to Vicksburg, making the Vicksburg Blues Society champions again.

“I felt like I was flying. It was over and done. It was history then,” Cotton said of winning the contest in Memphis.

Almost every weekend, the bar is packed full of patrons eagerly dancing the night away to Mr. Sipp, Cotton and groups of other performers who regularly take the stage at the Bottleneck.

“We’re able to bring world-class entertainment to them,” Waring said.

The concert series started after 2008 when legendary late bluesman B.B. King came to perform at the Vicksburg Convention Center. The Blues Society arranged a festival around King with performances all over town. Those performances continued for several years at The Coral Room in the Hotel Vicksburg. Then a huge venue came calling.

“Four years ago, Ameristar came to us and said they would like to revitalize the Bottleneck Blues Bar,” Waring said.

The strength of the blues has only gotten stronger since, especially with the two IBC wins putting the spotlight on Vicksburg.

“Between you and Ameristar, you have raised the level,” Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. told Waring during an event to welcome home Eddie Cotton.

State Rep. Oscar Denton said Cotton’s championship helped raise the profile of Vicksburg and the state.

“People don’t realize that we have world-class entertainment right here, and it’s free,” Denton said.

Of course, Vicksburg’s had a history of blues long before the Bottleneck got its start. The city has five blues trail markers highlighting the importance of Vicksburg’s role in the birth of America’s music.

Vicksburg is a natural place to promote blues. It’s at the foot of the Delta with the Blues Highway — U.S. 61 — running right through town.

It’s also the home of whom Waring calls the poet laureate of the blues, the late Willie Dixon. The Vicksburg native was one of blues’ most prolific bassists and songwriters.

He wrote hundreds of songs that are played by such groups as The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.

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Dixon left here for Chicago when he was in his teens but he drew inspiration from the music being played in Marcus Bottom juke joints in the 1920s.

Each year, the blues society sponsors a concert in honor of Dixon.

In 2015, they celebrated his 100th birthday.

“Here’s my opinion on Willie Dixon, there’s no music heard in popular culture anywhere around the world,” that hasn’t been influenced by Dixon, said blues fan David McLaughlin during the celebration. “Whether it’s a sitar player in Bangladesh that’s been influenced by George Harrison of the Beatles, or an all-girls band in Asia that has been influenced by The Rolling Stones or Muddy Waters, if they’ve been influenced by any of those artists they’ve been influenced

by Willie Dixon.”

Dixon was especially influenced by early blues and jazz pianist Eurreal “Little Brother” Montgomery, who regularly played in the area and helped standardize the 12-bar blues.

B.B. King and Bobby “Blue” Bland played the Marcus Bottom joints as young musicians, years after Jazz legends such as Louis Armstrong, Earl “Fatha” Hines, King Oliver and Bennie Moten passed through.

Vicksburg also has its share of jazz legends the blues society pays homage to each year.

Hank Jones, a world-renowned jazz pianist, was born in Vicksburg on July 31, 1918. He died in 2010.

His 70-year career included recording more than 60 albums under his own name and playing as a sideman on hundreds of other albums.

Jones also accompanied Marilyn Monroe as she sang “Happy Birthday” to John F. Kennedy. Jones is celebrated each August.

Milton Hinton was born in Vicksburg in 1910 before moving to Chicago with his family as a child. Nicknamed “The Judge,” he blossomed into one of the most famous jazz bassists in American history, becoming the most recorded jazz musician of all time before his death in 2000.

The Hinton concert is held each June.

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It’s more than a summer activity Swimming options can keep swimmers in the pool nearly all year long

In the summer, it begins at dawn at City Pool.

In the fall, it continues in the afternoon and in the winter it moves inside to Wyatt’s Gym and the Vicksburg YMCA. It’s the sound of splashing, of speed and of feet thumping the walls as they do a flip turn during practice for the Vicksburg Swim Association. The organization has about 80 members ranging in age from 5 to 18 who are as much family as teammates, members say.

“No one here would want to swim if it wasn’t for our teammates. Even though we’re not blood, we’re still family,” said Carley Copelin, a 15-yearold sophomore at Warren Central who has been swimming with the VSA for several years.

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since. Its membership has waxed and waned, but has had a spike under current coach Mathew Mixon. Since he came aboard in 2008, the number of swimmers in the program has risen from 30 to about 80.

The number includes swimmers of all ages. Most are less than 12 years old, but a number of members also compete for their high school teams and a host of them have won state championships. Unlike some states, where club teams aren’t allowed to have members older than 18, Mississippi allows for it. The VSA’s oldest member is Rachel Jolly, an 18-year-old Hinds Community College student.

Jolly said the wide range of ages and skill levels within the program allows swimmers to grow at their own pace.

“It’s not all one speed. My old team in Maryland was super fast, and if you weren’t that you couldn’t be on the team. It’s a nice range and balance here,” said Jolly, who grew up in a military family and has been on six club teams in different parts of the country. “This is the one team I’ve actually enjoyed being on.”

Mixon said the camaraderie and family atmosphere of the team is something he’s been happy to foster.

“I do take a lot of pride in the fact our program has a wide age range. That’s something a lot of teams don’t have,” Mixon said.

“When we go to events, it’s a great chance for the younger ones to get role models from the older ones. To have a program able to handle the 8-year-old beginners and the elite high school swimmers, I’m proud of that.”

The VSA sends its team members to about a dozen meets a year, but also hosts and sponsors a few major events in Warren County.

VSA’s Stamm Family Invitational — named after the family that was a driving force behind the VSA in its early years — is held the first weekend of June each year at City Pool and draws nearly 300 swimmers from teams around Mississippi.

In August, the VSA heads to the great outdoors for the Gator Bait Endurance Challenge at Eagle Lake. The event started as an open water swim, but quickly evolved into a full international distance triathlon. It starts with a 1.5-kilometer open water swim through Eagle Lake, then continues with a 40-kilometer bike race and a 10K run.

The Gator Bait also includes a shorter sprint distance triathlon and seven different open water swim distances.

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In July 2016, the VSA will host the Mississippi Swimming 8-and-under state championship at City Pool. It’s the first time it has hosted that event.

For more information on the Vicksburg Swim Association, its programs and events, visit its web site at vsaswim.org.

PLENTY OF YOUTH SPORTS OPTIONS

From the soccer pitches in Bovina to the baseball diamonds of Halls Ferry Park, Warren County has a vibrant youth sports scene all year round: 4 The Vicksburg Soccer Organization (vsosoccer.org) has seasons in the fall and spring for children ages 6-18. Its competitive Cannon program serves as a feeder program for the local high schools and also plays in a number of tournaments around the state and region. The VSO plays games and practices at its multifield complex in Bovina.

4 The Vicksburg Warren Athletic Association (sports.bluesombrero.com/vwaabaseball) fields both traditional youth baseball leagues and competitive travel teams. About 200 children ranging in age from 5 to 15 play in the VWAA’s leagues, which run from April to June at Halls Ferry Park.

The VWAA is also the host of the annual Governor’s Cup tournament in August and September. Nearly 100 teams from Mississippi and Louisiana participate in the event, which has been held in Vicksburg since 1995.

4 Adjacent to Halls Ferry Park sits Bazinsky Park, which is home to the Vicksburg Girls Softball Association. The league formed in the mid-1990s and now has about 200 players ages 4-18. The youngest age group, 4-6-year-olds, is open to boys and girls. The VGSA president is Rick Daughtry, and he can be reached at 601-218-9501.

4 The City of Vicksburg Parks and Recreation Department sponsors a youth tennis program at the Halls Ferry Park courts. The program includes a daily summer tennis camp as well as fall and spring sessions.

The program director is Rick Shields, who can be reached at 601-618-4757.

4 Clear Creek Golf Course in Bovina (601-6389395) and the Vicksburg Country Club (601-636-8581) offer youth golf lessons and tournaments year around.

4 The Vicksburg Swim Association (vsaswim.org) has about 90 members ages 5-18, and competes in meets on a state and local level. The program is geared to swimmers of all ages and skill levels and practices at City Pool, Wyatt’s Gym and the Vicksburg YMCA. 4 The Vicksburg YMCA (vicksburgymca.com) offers a host of youth sports programs including flag and tackle football; basketball; teeball; cheerleading; swim lessons; and camping, in addition to a number of adult workout facilities.

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Major running, biking events draw thousands to Vicksburg, while showcasing city’s healthy lifestyle

Having fun staying fit For nearly four decades, the Run Thru History has been one of Vicksburg’s biggest events. About 1,000 people each year tackle the challenge of running 10 kilometers through the Vicksburg National Military Park’s steep hills.

Other races — January’s Chill in the Hills and the Over the River Run in October — have made Vicksburg one of the top destinations in Mississippi for runners.

While the big races grab the headlines, however, the real heart of the city’s running community make their way through the Military Park a few small packs at a time. Setting out in the early morning and late afternoon, groups of runners often congregate in the Park’s parking lot.

Some are in training for marathons.

Three from Vicksburg ran the 2015 Boston Marathon. Many more are recreational runners just out for some exercise and social time. All of them find a home in a community that is friendly and close-knit.

“It’s very informal. We’ll use Group Meet and post that we’re running and to meet up at the coffee shop, something like that,” said Joe Giambrone, a local runner and triathlete. “It’s one of those things where two or three people get together and it turns into five or six.”

There are about a half-dozen major, informal running groups scattered around town. Some have Facebook pages or organize runs through other social media. The groups also co-mingle, which leads to runners of all skill levels mixing and matching.

“We had Tom Lilleyman, who ran in Boston this year, he could outrun anybody. He’d get about a half-mile ahead and then turn around and run back to keep up with other people,” Giambrone said.

Like the running groups, the city’s races also offer something for everyone. The Chill in the Hills, Run Thru History and Over the River Run are Mississippi Track Club events that are scored, timed, and cater to serious runners. They’re also big enough that those who simply want to run can filter in.

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Smaller and newer events are also catering to a more informal audience. The Riverfest 5K made its debut this spring, while the United Way Color Run in September and Spooky Halloween Run 5Ks in October are considered casual events.

For information on the city’s races, visit Runthruhistory.org; southernculture.org/events/otrr.htm; or the Mississippi Track Club web site at mstrackclub.com.

For information on all of Vicksburg’s running community, visit their respective Facebook pages — or just head out to the Military Park and make some friends.

DON’T FORGET THE BIKES

The bikes come in a variety of shapes and sizes, just like their riders. On recumbent three-wheelers, sleek mountain bikes and old 10-speeds they ride, up and down Mississippi’s highways and back roads like a two-wheeled army of friendly fiends.

The crew is known as the Vicksburg Bike Recs, a cycling group that prides itself on its laid-back nature and counting smiles as well as miles. As long as they have a bicycle and a desire to make friends, all are welcome in its ranks.

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established, and serious, River City Cyclists.

Both groups exist more as Facebook pages and phone trees than actual clubs. Their primary goal is to bring cyclists together, and a lot of people ride with both groups.

The River City Cyclists, however, are geared toward training for races and triathlons. A number of recreational cyclists wanted a less intense option, Recs founder Paul Ingram said.

To that end, Ingram created a Facebook page to organize the recreational riders, and it quickly ballooned to a loose-knit group of more than 100 members. Around a dozen will show up to ride on any given day, he said.

“It mushroomed really fast,” Ingram said. “I created the Facebook page and within a week we had 80 followers.”

The Bike Recs have a weekly social ride on Thursday evenings in the summer, and also travel to different points around the state for longer weekend rides.

The group has also participated in Vicksburg’s annual Bricks and Spokes ride in October.

Its goal, however, isn’t just exercise, and it certainly isn’t competition. It’s making friends and having a good time.

“The appeal is, it’s given some people who didn’t think they can do it the confidence that they can,” Recs member Carol Cook said.

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Eagle Lake is just one way to enjoy the great outdoors in Warren County

amazing views Just 38 miles from Vicksburg is Eagle Lake, a nice, quiet retiree community. Some residents use it as a weekend getaway for the peace and quiet surrounding the area.

“The people make it special. They’re laid back, easy going and willing to help out where they can,” said Kristina Ballard, owner of Yore Country Store.

Being at Eagle Lake is like being at home, where neighbors go out of their way to help you and don’t ask anything back in return. Adam Cook, owner of Cook Tractor, said it’s a rather close knit community where he often sees neighbors at the store or out boating on the lake.

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This time of the year watersports, hunting and fishing attract people to the area. Events such as the Gator Bait Endurance Challenge, an annual triathlon that attracts athletes from as far away as North Carolina and Texas, and festivals add to the lively and vibrant community.

Cook also said the biggest difference between Eagle Lake and Vicksburg is living experience.

“You don’t really have all the loud noises of vehicles,” Cook said. “You have the most amazing views of sunsets and you can sit outside at night and all you hear is the insects and occasional boat up and down the nearby Mississippi River.”

VICKSBURG IS A GEM FOR CANOEING AND KAYAKING

Vicksburg’s location along the Mississippi River is one of the many attributes that make it unique. The river allows for a beautiful sunrise and set, picturesque scenery and access for kayaking and canoeing.

A number of Warren County residents engage in the familyfriendly water activities.

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Lake, Steele Bayou and the Yazoo River, in addition to the Mississippi River, provide an escape for healthy activity on the water.

“That’s where a majority of people go, but then a lot of people are just naturally afraid of the Mississippi River,” said Tim McCarley, manager of Dimco amphibious surveying.

McCarley said stories of people dying are what frighten people about going into the Mississippi River. In June, there was a duo who started their journey to paddle the length of the Mississippi River from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its exit in the Gulf of Mexico to raise awareness for suicide prevention.

There was also an 80-year-old man taking the same journey for footage of a documentary about the river.

McCarley advises as long as someone has strong boating knowledge and wears a life jacket there should be no problem venturing into Warren County’s waterways.

Other than the exercise benefits of kayaking, McCarley said from his experience people engage in the sport for the community feel and to compete in races and events.

Vicksburg is home to the annual BluzCruz Kayak and Canoe Race, which donates its proceeds to the Christian-based youth service organization Service Over Self. The event averages about 125

participants every year.

“It’s the only paddling event in Vicksburg. It brings a lot of other people to town and their spouses and children come to town with them. It’s a pretty good draw,” McCarley said.

HUNTING, FISHING MADE EASY

Vicksburg’s location and proximity to woods, lakes and rivers offer a wide variety of hunting and fishing opportunities. Hunters can find game in the Mississippi Delta, the hill region or right in the backyard with the Mississippi River.

“You have a number of large fishing lakes with an easy one-hour commute,” said Ricky Flynt of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. “In my opinion, there’s not another city in the state that offers the variety like Vicksburg.”

The variety Flynt talks about includes waterfowl hunting in the delta, turkey hunting in the hill region and alligator hunting near the Mississippi River. Catfish and bass fishermen can find a big catch in the Mississippi, Yazoo and Big Black Rivers, and hunters can track down everything from trophy deer to small game and waterfowl at one of the area’s many hunting clubs or Wildlife Management Areas.

As with many areas, people in and out the state can call MDWFP and ask about what game is in the area.

“White perch fish are in the area as well,” Flynt said. “Not to mention alligator hunting. Some of the best alligator hunting in the state is right here in Vicksburg.”

Vicksburg and Warren County also have deer, squirrel, rabbits and doves within the county lines. This is perfect for bird trapping and fur bearing, a classification of game trapped for their fur.

Hunting and fishing provides a huge economic impact to the city alone because of the abundant wildlife resources. Vicksburg is situated in a place that benefits from the Mississippi River and people from other counties and states flock here to hunt and fish.

There are many rules and regulations hunters and fishermen must follow to engage in the activity in Mississippi. Hunters 16 years old or older must obtain a license, attend hunter education courses and follow regulations on shooting hours, legal game and weapons.

Visit www.mdwfp.com for a full detailed list.

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PORT OF VICKSBURG

You might be surprised by just how much comes through the Port of Vicksburg

Worldwide commerce Located on the Mississippi River north of Vicksburg, the Port of Vicksburg handles a variety of products produced by industries located at the park and bulk items shipped through the county-owned facilities.

“Between the county-owned terminals and the different industries, we have a strong variety of products,” said Port Director Wayne Mansfield. “Ergon gets crude from the North Sea or Australia, PETCO has petroleum coke, Mississippi Lime gets lime from Missouri, Citgo has gasoline, Gavilon gets ammo-

nium nitrate, and Anderson-Tully, hardwoods.

“All these companies’ products are shipped worldwide.”

The county facilities, he said, handle bulk products like pig iron, lumber and aluminum ingots. The pig iron, he said is shipped by rail to a plant in Columbus, which uses it to manufacture steel coils which are returned to the port and shipped out by barge.

“We also handle a lot of grain, which is understandable, being on the southern end of the Delta, and that grain could be anything from wheat to corn,

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to soybeans, to cotton seeds,” Mansfield said.

Other items include ore for Dupont Corp. for paint pigments, and some fertilizer.

“With the barge industry, you’ve got to have a lot of volume, and that’s why grain ore and pig iron make a lot of sense,” he said. “The typical barge holds 1,500 tons of product, so you can move a high volume, and it’s a lot cheaper to move high volume.

One barge load of wheat can produce more than 2 million loaves of bread.”

He estimates the independent industries and the port generate a combined payroll of $90 million, and handle about 13 to 14 million tons through the port annually.

The port is managed by the five-member Warren County Port Commission, which is composed of two appointees from the county, two from the city and one appointed by the governor. Besides the port, the commission is also responsible for operating the Ceres Industrial Park.

Port operations are managed by Pittsburg, Kan.-based Watco Companies LLC, which owns the short line railroad serving the Port of Vicksburg. The company took over operations in March from Kinder Morgan, which handled port operations for about 12 years. Mansfield said the port commission is renegotiating a new contract with Watco.

Under state law, Mansfield said, the port commission is an extension of the county.

“We have a lot of autonomy, but we still answer openly to the (Warren County) Board of Supervisors,” he said. “Our budget ($900,000 a year) is totally independent of the general fund. We generate our revenue, from fees and leases of port property, and spend our own money without any subsidy from the city or the county.”

The exception, he said, was financial assistance from the city with the construction of a T-pier and repairs to landslides on Haining Road, which leads to the port.

Mansfield said the biggest challenges now are examining the feasibility of repairing or replacing the port’s overhead crane, and developing an expansion plan.

“The port is at capacity, and CERES does not have rail or water access, and that limits what we can recruit for Ceres,” he said. “We need to look at strategies to expand our port opportunities.

“I think we need to be more competitive to attract water and rail and find opportunities to look to expand.”

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HUMAN SERVICES

Many organizations in Vicksburg and Warren County offer assistance to people who need help financially, physically, medically or emotionally.

Organizations and their contact information: 4 Alcoholics Anonymous — 601-636-1134, www. aa.org 4 Alzheimer’s Association — 800-272-3900, www. alz.org 4 American Cancer Society — 800-227-2345, www.cancer.org 4 American Heart Association — 800-242-8721, www.americanheart.org 4 American Red Cross — 908 Cherry St., 601636-9182, www.vicksburgarearedcross.org 4 Andrew Jackson Council of Boy Scouts of America — 601-948-6111, www.scouting.org 4 Asthma Information Referral Line — 800-8222762 4 Beyond Walls Ministry — 601-636-5455 4 Center for Pregnancy Choices — 601-638-2778, www.mypregnancychoices.org 4 Cerebral Palsy Foundation — 800-872-5827, www.ucp.org 4 Child Abuse Prevention Center — 601-6340557, www.capcenter.net 4 Child and Adult Abuse Hotline — 800-222-8000 4 Community Council-RSVP — 601-638-7441 4 Crisis Line — 601-636-0800 4 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — 601-981-3100, www.cff.org 4 Department of Human Services — 601-6361512, www.mdhs.state.ms.us 4 Diabetes Foundation — 601-957-7878, www. msdiabetes.org 4 Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi — 601366-0607, www.girlscouts.org 4 Good Shepherd Community Center — 629 Cherry St., 601-636-7687 4 Habitat for Humanity — 820 South St., 601-6346633, http://warrencountyhabitat.com 4 Haven House Family Shelter — 601-638-0555 4 Keystone Ministries — 2320 Washington St., 601-638-8100 4 Kidney Foundation — 601-981-3611, www. kidney.org 4 Knights of Columbus — Fisher Ferry Road, 601636-8372, www.kofc.org 4 Medicaid — 800-421-2408, www.medicaid. ms.gov 4 Mississippi Client Assistance Program — 601362-2585, www.msdisabilities.com/cap.htm 4 Mississippi AIDS/HIV Hotline — 800-826-2961, www.msdh.state.ms.us 4 Mississippi Industries for the Developmentally Disabled (MIDDWest)— 601-638-2761 42 • THE VICKSBURG POST & VICKSBURG-WARREN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

4 Mississippi Poison Control Center — 800-2221222, http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/48,0,322. html 4 Mississippi Problem Gambling — 888-777-9696, www.msgambler.org 4 Mississippi Department of Human Services (abuse/neglect) —800-222-8000, www.mdhs.state. ms.us 4 Muscular Dystrophy Association — 800-5721717, www.mda.org 4 National Adoption Center — 800-TO-ADOPT, www.adopt.org 4 National AIDS Hotline — 800-232-4636, www. thebody.com 4 National Headache Foundation — 312-2742650, www.headaches.org 4 National Health Information Center — 800-3364797, http://health.nih.gov/ 4 National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children — 800-THELOST, www.missingkids.com 4 Poison Control Center — 800-222-1222, www. aapcc.org 4 Retired Senior Volunteer Program — 3204 Wisconsin Ave., 601-638-7441, www.socialwelfareservices.org 4 River City Rescue Mission — 3705 Washington St., 601-636-6602 4 Stuttering Foundation of America — 800-9929392, www.stutteringhelp.org 4 The Lupus Foundation of America — 800-5580121, www.lupus.org 4 The Salvation Army — 601-636-2706, www. salvationarmyusa.org 4 The Storehouse Community Food Pantry — www.vicksburgfoodpantry.org 4 The Y — 267 YMCA Place, 601-638-1071, www. vicksburgymca.com 4 United Way of West Central Mississippi — 920 South St., 601-636-1733, unitedwayvicksburg.org 4 Veterans’ Affairs — 800-827-1000, www.va.gov 4 Vicksburg Family Development Service — 1205 Monroe St., 601-638-1336 4 Warren County Association for Retarded Citizens — 601-638-2761 4 Warren County Children’s Shelter — 601-6340640, www.mchsfsa.org/childrenshelter.cfm 4 Warren County Health Department — 601636-5831, http://msdh.ms.gov 4 Warren County WIC Program — 601-636-4356, http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite 4 Warren-Yazoo Mental Health — 3444 Wisconsin Ave., 601-638-0031, www.warren-yazoo.org 4 Warren County Baptist Association — 1411 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, 601-634-1982 4 We Care Community Services Inc. — 909 Walnut St., 601-638-6327 LIVE VICKSBURG 2016 • 43

ANIMAL CONTROL VICKSBURG

The Animal Control Department removes vicious and stray animals, performs animal rescues and captures and rescues wild, lost and unwanted animals.

Vicksburg residents may own up to five cats and five dogs. The exception is a litter of puppies or kittens, which can be kept for no more than five months from birth.

If an animal is found roaming the streets, it is taken to the animal control office at 100 Old Mill Road. The office is open from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday. It can be reached by calling 601-636-6982 during those hours. After hours, call the city’s 24-hour action line at 601-636-3411.

There is a $27 fee and $2 per day charge to reclaim a pet that has been picked up by the department. Animals picked up that are not claimed in five days become city property and are, therefore, candidates for adoption.

HUMANE SOCIETY

The Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society, 6600 U.S. 61 South, aids the county in enforcing its animal-control ordinance outside the city limits.

Vicious animals must be confined or they may be picked up, and cats and dogs must be vaccinated for

rabies, according to state law.

Fees to reclaim animals picked up in the county are $25 with proof of rabies vaccination, plus $5 per day for food. Without proof of vaccination, owners must pay $25, plus $5 per day for food, as well as a $50 vaccine deposit that will be reimbursed if proof of inoculation is presented. Owners of county animals picked up by the Humane Society have five business days to contact the organization before the animals become property of the Humane Society.

The Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society, also offers animal adoptions. It is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. The adoption fee is $75 and includes first shots, spaying or neutering, deworming and a follow-up vet check within a week of adoption.

A pet that has already been spayed or neutered can be adopted for $30. For information, call 601636-6631 or e-mail vwhs@bellsouth.net. Also, local Humane Society animals can be viewed at www. petfinder.com/shelters/MS12.html.

Paws Rescue is a no-kill organization that offers animal adoptions..

For information, call 601-529-1535 or visit pawsrescuepets.org.

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BY JOSH EDWARDS

Vicksburg National Military Park offers history in immaculate setting

Preserving our history They don’t dress in Civil War era clothing, but a small group of men at Vicksburg National Military Park keeps history looking alive.

As well as being the hallowed ground of the grueling 47-day siege in the late spring and early summer of 1863, VNMP is frequently referred to as “The Art Park of the World” for its more than 1,300 monuments and markers dedicated to the men who fought in America’s deadliest conflict.

That’s serious business for the six men assigned to protect the aging artworks.

“We’re trying to preserve these monuments so future generations can enjoy them,” said Bendel White, a longtime VNMP maintenance department employee.

With no veterans left to tell their tales of sacrifice and guides and park rangers in limited supply, most visitors learn the story of one of the Civil War’s most pivotal campaigns through the monuments and markers which dot the landscape.

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Taking care of the precious art pieces is a top priority for Vicksburg’s biggest tourist attraction. Keeping some of the world’s most reverent, beautiful bronze works in tip-top shape for visitors is an immense task.

“It’s definitely an ongoing thing. You never get caught up.

By the time we go around, the cycle is done and you’ve got to start all over again. This is a process we steadily work on. It’s something you never catch up on,” White said.

Even the most seemingly simple work — repainting a tablet — takes three days worth of steps. First the markers are washed and cleaned with environmentally friendly chemicals. On the second day workers grind away old paint, re-prime the surface

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and paint the majority of the marker. On the third day, each letter of text is meticulously hand painted.

“It’s not numbers than impress me. It’s the quality of work that impresses me,” White said.

Work on bronze statues is even more intensive. On the first day they are scrubbed and cleaned. A second day brings blowtorches and an application of hot wax.

“To really make the bronze take the wax you’ve got to heat it,” White said.

On the third day — about 12 hours into the project — a cold wax is applied bringing a once greenish statue back to a deep bronze color.

“I enjoy doing it. I like the way it turns out once you get it done,” said Jerry Kelly, who is on the bronze refinishing crew.

The crew of dedicated monuments men is a new crew for VNMP after years of allowing most workday maintenance to be handled by outside contractors.

‘They’ve been trying to keep up with these monuments while doing building maintenance and any HVAC problems that come along,” said Jim Jacobs, chief of maintenance for the park. “They can be out in the field and somebody needs something. They have to drop everything and go. But this year for the first year, we’ve been able to dedicate a crew to just working on monuments.”

The crew also added Bruce Wright, a master mason who had been working with the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center.

“We traveled to parks all over the country,” Wright said. “Home is in Arkansas and I wanted to be closer to home.”

By mid-August the crew washed, waxed and cleaned about 270 monuments and repainted close to 100 tablets.

“The goal is to have the park almost a third of the way done.

When we start getting off the park some of them are hard to find.

They are in people’s back yards,” Jacobs said.

Jacobs wrote a five-year funding project that will bring $500,000 into the park for maintaining and restoring some of the park’s monuments.

“This is just for routine maintenance on monuments,” he said.

Contract work is expected to continue on major projects in the next few years involving monuments dedicated to soldiers and sailors from Missouri, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Texas, Minnesota, Illinois and U.S Navy.

“We’re concentrating on the front door stuff that most people see in the park. We haven’t done anything outside the park just yet,” Jacobs said.

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CAIRO MUSEUM

The mission was to destroy Confederate batteries and clear the channel of underwater mines but when the USS Cairo was rocked by two explosives, which tore gaping holes into the hull, the ironclad gunboat sank within 12 minutes on the cold morning of Dec. 12, 1862.

The gunboat was forgotten over the years, and as members of the crew died, the whereabouts of the vessel became a matter of speculation.

But in 1956, after studying contemporary documents and maps, Edwin C. Bearss, Historian at Vicksburg National Military Park, was able to plot the approximate site of the wreck and with the help of a pocket compass and iron bar probes, Bearss and two companions, Don Jacks and Warren Grabau, discovered the grave of the Cairo.

The partially reconstructed Cairo now rests on a concrete foundation near Vicksburg National Cemetery and artifacts including a treasure trove of weapons, munitions, naval stores and personal gear of the sailors, who served on board, can now be seen at the USS Cairo Museum inside Vicksburg National Military Park, 3201 Clay St. The museum is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

THE OLD DEPOT MUSEUM

Brought to life by a 250 square foot diorama, 2,300 miniature soldiers and the film, “The Vanishing Glory,” visitors at the Old Depot Museum can better understand the terrain, the leaders and their strategies of the Vicksburg Campaign and Siege, Vicksburg National Military Park and the people who endured the 47-day siege.

The museum, formerly a depot for the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, also includes 250 ship models, with exhibits for tow boats and river boats, a large WBTS gunboats collections and U.S. Navy vessels.

The old depot also has an architectural display with models depicting the different styles of architecture in Vicksburg, 150 named model cars spanning the development of the automobile, model railroads in “HO” scale, “N” scale and “O” gauge, with railroading artifacts, more than 40 original paintings of war on the river and WBTS artifacts.

The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and admission is $5.50 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3.25 for students in grades 1-12 and a $20 maximum per household.

For more information, call 601-638-6500.

OLD COURT HOUSE MUSEUM

Confederate flags, including one that was never

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surrendered, the tie worn by Jefferson Davis at his inauguration as Confederate President, fine portraits, china and silver, exquisite antique furniture, the trophy antlers won by the steamboat Robert E. Lee in an 1870 race, antebellum clothing, toys, Indian and pioneer implements, and an original Teddy Bear given to a local child by Theodore Roosevelt are just a few of the thousands of artifacts housed in the Old Court House Museum- Eva W. Davis Memorial.

The Old Court House was constructed by skilled slave labor between 1858 and 1860 and stands today as Vicksburg’s most historic structure.

The Court House has hosted guests and speakers that include Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Booker T. Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, and William McKinley.

The Court House, at 1008 Cherry St., was abandoned for a new court house, which is across the street, in 1939 and was converted into a museum by the Vicksburg and Warren County Historical Society.

The museum opened June 3, 1948.

Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students in grades 1-12, free for preschoolers and $4.50 for senior 65 and older. Discount are available for groups of 10 or more, but reservations are preferred. Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays.

The museum stays open until 5 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time.

For information, call 601-636-0741, visit www. oldcourthouse.org or email societyhistorica@ bellsouth.net.

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM

Navigate your own course through the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Center at 910 Washington St. and learn how the people and animals have depended on the river for food, communication, travel and overall living.

Maintained and housed in a fully restored, dry docked riverboat, the LMRM and Riverfront Interpretive Center is the first and only museum of its kind in the U.S. Before, the Motor Vessel Mississippi, was a working towboat that served as the flagship for the Mississippi River Commission from the early 1960s to the early 1990s.

Providing visitors with a look at life surrounding the Mighty Mississippi River with Interactive and static displays, the LMRM includes a model of the main Mississippi River channel that was built by the Corps of Engineers.

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film and models of life along the Mississippi River.

Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. (AprilOctober) Closed Mondays, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Admission is free.

RIVERFRONT MURALS

The panels of the Vicksburg floodwall are the canvas capturing the City of Vicksburg’s past, present and future roles in American history, commerce, culture, religion, and technology.

The 32 lifelike pictorial murals were painted by artist, Robert Dafford and the paintings include the steamboat era, the Great Bear Hunt with President “Teddy” Roosevelt and African-American History.

The murals can be seen in downtown Vicksburg along the Yazoo Diversion Canal and by turning your car radio to FM 90.5 visitors can hear more about the murals and the historic Vicksburg riverfront.

For more information, visit riverfrontmurals.com.

BIEDENHARN CANDY COMPANY AND MUSEUM OF COCA-COLA MEMORABILIA

Lined with wood paneled shelves and marble slab countertops, visitors will be transported back in time when entering the Biedenharn Candy Company and Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia — home to the first bottled Coca-Cola.

The former confectionery and soda shop at 1107 Washington St. has been restored to resemble its former days in 1894 when Joseph Biedenharn was successful in transforming a soda fountain drink into a bottled beverage that could be offered for trade.

Coca-Cola was developed outside of Atlanta, but was sold only in a glass at soda fountains. Biedenharn and his family owned and operated three soda fountains and candy stores in Vicksburg.

After deciding to stock the Coca-Cola syrup at his wholesale and retail confectionery, Biedenharn came up with the idea to bottle the popular syrup since he was already in the soda water bottling business.

The first bottle that was used was a Hutchinson Blob Top and it was embossed with Biedenharn Candy Company, Vicksburg, Miss. It was capped with a rubber disk and held in place with a curved thick wire. Inside the museum, visitors can see the types of machinery it took to bottle the drink, as well as early advertising items and Coke memorabilia and also enjoy an ice-cold bottle of Coca-Cola or a Coke float.

The museum is open every day except New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call 601-638-6514.

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YESTERDAY’S CHILDREN ANTIQUE DOLL AND TOY MUSEUM

Posed on shelves, standing in glass cabinets, lined up against the walls and standing on the floor, Yesterday’s Children Antique Doll and Toy Museum includes more than 1,000 dolls including one of the largest collections of rare 19th and 20th century French and German bisque dolls in the U. S. Located at 1104 Washington St., the hours of the museum are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for younger than 12 and $2 each for groups of 10 or more.

For more information, call 601-638-0650 or visit www.yesterdayschildrenmuseum.com.

THE JACQUELINE HOUSE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

Donated in memory of Jacqueline Robbins Rose, as a gift to Vicksburg’s black community, a little frame house at 1325 Main St. stands as Vicksburg’s only museum for the exclusive study of history and culture of people of African descent.

The Jacqueline House Museum of AfricanAmerican History holds more than 20,000 items in all formats including photographs, books, manuscripts, music, posters, newspapers, rare ephemera and selected artifacts and items dating back to the slave period.

The museum is open by appointment only. For more information and admission fees, call 601-6360941.

PIGS-IN-FLIGHT: A CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

Pigs-In-Flight, 722 Belmont St., is a children’s museum serving children from preschool to second grade since 2014 with interactive educational and recreational exhibits for the purpose of promoting children’s interest in learning. Exhibits include preschool fitness, a kid’s kitchen, creative arts, a library, a movie theater, wildlife and conservation, a tea room, a pet shop and revolving exhibits featuring children’s literature.

The mission of the museum is to support families and communities in education and enriching the lives of young children.

Admission to the museum is $15 for adults and $10 for children. Contact the museum for reduced rates available for field trips and memberships.

For more information, call 601-456-4867 or email pif722@yahoo.com.

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BY JOHN SURRATT

Southern Heritage Air Foundation gives visitors up close perspective of area’s military aviation history

Flying through aviation icons

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Walk through the door at the Southern Heritage Air Museum and you step back in time.

Study the exhibits of World War II memorabilia, listen to the videos of veterans recounting their experiences during the war, and tour, touch and ask about a flight in one of the vintage airplanes that still take to the sky, including a Charlotte’s Chariot II, a fully operational P-51 Mustang fighter.

Located at the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport off Interstate 20 in Mound, La., the museum is funded through donations to the Southern Heritage Air Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to telling the stories of local veterans and preserving the area’s history of flight.

It’s one of the area’s best-kept secrets, attracting most visitors with a billboard on I-20 featuring the P-51 and the exit number to the museum, and museum officials said people have been known to pull off the highway to visit.

“People will come in, thinking it’s some kind of rinky-dink museum, and then they start looking at the exhibits,” said foundation president Patty Mekus. “They’ll tell us they have to come back.”

The foundation and the museum were the idea of Dan Fordice, who with a friend, John Parrish, began interviewing World War II veterans between 2000 and 2005.

“We started to get to know these guys and there was more to this than we thought,” Fordice said. “We thought we were going to pull out a (video) camera and talk to a bunch old geezers, but it got to be quite a history project and exposed a lot of stuff we had no idea about and what these guys went through.

“Sixteen and one-half million people served in the military in uniform (during World War II), and one thing I’ve learned quick when I started interviewing these guys was that no two of the 16 1/2 million saw the same war.

“As we looked around, in a 50-mile radius, it was incredible, the stories and the history we had right here, and at that time they (the veterans) were all in their mid-80s and dying at a tremendous rate.

We started doing what we could, and started the foundation as a non-profit to have a place to store and hopefully one day display their stories and memorabilia.”

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trainer, which all World War II pilots flew before moving to the warplanes they would fly in combat, and other memorabilia followed as people began trying to decide what to do with a relative’s war package.

Fordice remembered one situation where someone called him about his father’s items.

“She told me, ‘We’re moving daddy into a nursing home. Would you like to come over here and pickup all this ‘crap’ or should I throw it away?’” he said.

“That scenario is playing out a thousand times a day across the country,” he said.

“More than that, it’s happening with Korean War and Vietnam War vets, too. The vets didn’t talk, the kids didn’t listen, and then they go out and they look and there’s all this paper and medals and uniforms and they don’t know what it is.

“She had no idea what it was and it was going to end up in the garbage can, so we decided to give people a place where they can throw their ‘crap’ away rather than Waste Management. A month doesn’t go by when somebody doesn’t walk in — and it’s usually more than that — and says, my uncle died, my grandfather died, and we want you all to have this.”

The displays, which include a fully insulated suit from a B-17 gunner, have been assembled and built through the work of foundation volunteers, who also help conduct tours through the museum.

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was taught in the classroom, because you hear people’s stories and it hits you to the core. Most people come in and start hearing the stories and reading the stories. It gives them an idea of what their family member went through. Dan gave us a good foundation.”

It’s a trip through history Patty Mekus and the volunteers say amazes and surprises visitors. Until they see the airplanes.

“They don’t just sit there and look pretty.

They fly, and that’s unique and different,” Mekus said. “Most (museums), you walk in and look at them and then you see people pushing them out. All the aircraft in there have the same effect. People walk through the museum, and they open up the hangar doors and ‘wow!’ That’s the thing we have that most museums don’t have, is the flyable aircraft.”

And the main attraction is Charlotte’s Chariot, which holds its position among the AT-6, twin-engine Beechcraft, Waco biplane and others.

“They’re all totally different, but all of those aircraft — mainly the Mustang — every time you land somewhere, a crowd gathers,” Fordice said. “Everybody wants to talk about them, everybody wants to look at them, every body wants to touch them.”

Volunteer Beth Fields said the museum’s size helps get visitors interested in the exhibits.

“The museum is more personable. It’s smaller,” she said. “You go to a big museum and you kind of zip through it. The average person can’t take all of the larger museum in.”

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center has a reputation for excellence in science and engineering for developing systems, computer programs and equipment that serve the military, help with flood control on rivers and predict storm surge activity in coastal areas and making civilian life a little easier.

But there is another activity that is not so wellknown outside the world of super computers and blast shield materials, even in the Vicksburg community where ERDC resides.

ERDC scientists and engineers have been working with high school and elementary students and encouraging education, interest and student development in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, and helping local high school,

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junior high and elementary students build and compete robots “The education outreach program is part of the Human Capital Program at ERDC, which was begun in Jan. 2010,” said Rick Tillotson, education outreach coordinator with contractor Katmai Corp.

“We’ve had an organized effort since that date, but ERDC employees had done outreach to schools for years before this office began.”

That outreach, he said, has included providing judges for science fairs, speakers in classrooms, providing STEM workshops and supporting summer camps that give junior high school students a broad picture of stem careers.

“They’ll come in and spend time with a scientist or engineer in ERDC doing small projects,” ERDC employee Eddie Melton said, adding the program is hosted at ERDC. “ ERDC participates in the Army Education Outreach Program, and our goal is to provide a pipeline of stem opportunities for children from kindergarten through 12th grade,” Tillotson said. “One of the main ways we do that is camp invention. ERDC sponsors it and the local schools host it at four sites. They have camp invention at the elementary school level, also robotics.”

The first robotics competition team, named 465, was organized in 1999 as part of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, a national program to help create role models in science and technology instead of performers and athletes, Melton said.

“To generate interest, robotics competition was made like a sporting event,” he said. “We married robotics, engineering and a sporting event to make it fun, to create role models, and also put engineers and scientists side by side with the kids.”

The first team, Tillotson said, started at Warren Central High School. “Now it’s evolved into a community high school team,” he said, adding any county high school student can join.

Melton said the robotics program has now moved into all grade levels, from kindergarten to 12th grade.

“In 2011 the second FIRST team came, and that was a First Lego League, or FLL, team that is geared for grades 4 to 8,” he said. “For a number of years, it was only the three teams in Vicksburg. We went to LIVE VICKSBURG 2016 • 61

five teams, the next year 14 teams, and this year, we’re looking at four challenge teams, they’re grades 7-12.”

Tillotson said 465 was responsible for the development of the younger teams “because of the outreach of the mentors and the high school students themselves, going out to the schools and doing demonstrations.

“These mentors from ERDC are the backbone of the program the way I see it,” he said.

Each robotics team has a different mission, and competes against other teams from across the state and in other regions. The 465 team has gone to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Kenner, La., Knoxville, Tenn. and Orlando, Fla. for regional competitions.

The First Lego League team has competed in local contests and in Biloxi.

Each level has different challenges. For the 465 team, the challenges involve engineering.

FLL teams work on programs to develop ways of learning better.

Some of the FLL teams, Melton said, have applied for and received patents on items they have developed during competition.

While none from the Vicksburg area have applied for patents, Tillotson said, the team from Bowmar Elementary developed a cell phone app that received money for it.

“From the ERDC perspective, these guys (the mentors) have been involved in all levels of these FIRST robotics in our community,” he said. “They’re the ones who keep this going, because they donate thousands of hours of their time after work, because these teams meet almost exclusively after school hours.

Meltson said about 90 percent of the students who participate in the FIRST program go to college and some go into a STEM career. Some, he said, graduate and return to ERDC to work as employees.

“The FRC level (465) is run at a business model,” Tillotson said. “There’s different jobs on a team, award to apply for, and design. There’s a lot more than robots. FIRST is not about robots it’s about the students, and all kids can be professionals.”

TECHNOLOGY IS AT THE CORE OF THE CORPS

Housed in a building within the boundaries of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center is a forest of drives and processors supporting two precious gems.

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Garnet and Topaz are two of ERDC’s supercomputers, machines capable of handling multiple complex problems and programs in seconds.

The ERDC is one of five Department of Defense Supercomputing Resource Centers in the U.S. operated by the DOD’s High Performance Computing Modernization Program.

“We’ve been a part of the supercomputing program for 23 years now,” said Bobby Hunter, director of ERDC DOD super computer resource center. “Our mission is to provide super computing resources for Department of Defense scientists and engineers to perform modeling and simulation. We help them accomplish what they would have to do in a physical world, a computational world, basically.”

He said Garnet is the largest unclassified computer in the DOD, while Topaz, which was acquired in June and is expected to go on line Oct. 1, is the fastest unclassified computer in DOD and the 16th fastest in the world.

“It has a performance rating of 4.66 petaflops,” he said. “A flop is a floating point operation per second, and a peta is quadrillion, so in one second this machine can perform 4.66 quadrillion floating point operations.”

Both machines are restricted to DOD users, such as the military and ERDC and other DOD scientists and engineers, and certain universities and industries that have DOD sponsors such as a project within DOD. Hunter said the machines are used to resolve a variety of issues.

“It could be anything from military design of aircraft, tanks, to modeling water systems — water flow,” Hunter said.

“While we’re housed at ERDC, we’re not just a resource for ERDC.” Scientists and engineers using either computer must have a DOD account to access the system.

“They develop their own codes they run,” he said. “You can’t take an application you run on your own desktop and expect it to run. You have to write it, and it has to be written in such a way as to make use of hundreds to tens of thousands of processors at the same time to solve the problem.”

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HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER

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when it can run that job and at the appropriate time, the job will execute and await the results.

“Some of those jobs may run for weeks, some may run for a day,” Hunter said. “We have one code, when that user is on he will use 60,000 to 90,000 processors.”

While most of the users develop their software, he said, there are some commercial software applications for super computers.

He added the ERDC center has a support team of 70 contract employees.

“People will call us, and sometimes it’s a challenge to determine where the problem lies,” he said. “Trouble shooting sometimes

can take a day, sometimes a couple of weeks.”

He said the ERDC keeps its computers for four years, adding a new one is bought every two years. Garnet, which just turned four, he said, is an exception. The computer’s processors were upgraded two years ago, extending its useful life by two years.

“When a computer is replaced, Hunter said, “The old one, we put up for reuse in DOD, and if there are no takers, we look at academia. Perhaps there’s a university that wants it. If not, we’ve actually run an ad in the classifieds that if someone was going to come and pay for using it, they could get it.”

And getting a machine like Garnet is not like getting a new computer at Best Buy. “Garnet consumes 3 megawatts of power and Topaz, 1.8 megawatts per power per hour,” he said. “So you’ve got a pretty good utility bill at the end of the year to pay.

Someone would have to have a big problem they wanted to solve or a lot of work they have to accomplish.”

Garnet has 150,912 processors requiring about 6,000 square feet to house them.

The scientists and engineers get an account on our system and they’re provided

what we call an allocation.

Originally established as an Army Supercomputer Center in 1989, ERDC became the first High Performance Computing Major Shared Resource Center in 1993 as part of the DOD High Performance Computer Major Shares Resource Program.

In 2009, the center’s name was changed to the ERDC DOD Supercomputing Resource Center.

In 2014, the ERDC DSRC provided 1.4 billion core hours to DoD HPC users, almost half of the 2.9 billion hours provided by the HPCMP. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION

An Act of Congress created the Mississippi River Commission on June 28, 1879, to plan and provide for the general improvement of the entire length of the Mississippi River, including improving navigation, preventing destructive floods and assisting commerce.

The seven-member commission is appointed by the president of the United States and consists of three officers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a representative from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and three civilians, two of whom must be civil engineers.

The division is responsible for water resources engineering solutions for a 370,000-square-mile area, extending from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and encompassing portions of 12 states.

District offices in St. Paul, Minnesota; Rock Island, Illinois; St. Louis; Memphis, Tennessee; Vicksburg; and New Orleans handle the projects.

CORPS VICKSBURG DISTRICT

At 68,000 square miles, the Vicksburg District is one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ largest civil works districts in both size and activities.

The district encompasses seven major river basins, including 278 miles of the Mississippi River’s main stem in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The district is also responsible for about 800 miles of commercially navigable streams and rivers including the Ouachita-Black system, the Pearl, the Red, and the Yazoo rivers.

In recent years, the district’s workload has averaged well more than $200 million annually for projects including navigation, flood control, environmental restoration, work for others agencies and others.

Headquartered in Vicksburg, the district maintains area offices in Vidalia, Louisiana, and Greenwood, and two field offices in Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana, to handle its large workload and geographic area. Each of the offices supervises construction and other activities in its area.

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OUR FAITH

Programs aimed at helping others The Salvation Army in Vicksburg works to meet the demands of those in need

From serving hot lunches to providing tutoring and operating a thrift store, the Salvation Army and its volunteers work to make Vicksburg a better place.

Carolyn Ross, a Vicksburg resident and mother of eight, said the Salvation Army does a great job providing for the community.

“It basically provides for the community, and that is something that the community sorely needs,” she said. “They provide anything: food, clothes, or if you’re on your last luck, they will put you up in a hotel room.”

Ross said the Salvation Army offers many programs for children, which can help them stay on the right track in life.

“They come up here for church, they have dance practice, they go to camp, and it’s pretty much an everyday thing,” she said. “It’s something to

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keep my kids occupied and off the streets.”

In addition to providing fun activities, Ross said the Salvation Army has taught her children things she did not even know were possible.

“They have their robotics team, which is excellent,” she said.

“I never knew what that was, but now my son is programming computers.”

The Salvation Army’s robotics team makes LEGO robots and is open to children ages 8 to 14. Jed Eberly, a microbiologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, leads the team.

“The primary reason we do this is to encourage STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education,” he said.

“Especially in this community where there’s probably not a lot of interest until you get kids involved in something like this. We’re able to provide that safe after-school environment for them where they can learn.”

The Salvation Army also gives children a chance to learn out on the field by hosting a soccer camp in the summer.

Corps Officer Captain Srikant Bhatnagar leads the Vicksburg Salvation Army, and he said the soccer camp carries out the organization’s mission to focus on the body, mind and soul.

“We do the free summer camp from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day for a week,” he said. “From 8 a.m. to noon we do the soccer, from noon to 1 p.m. we have lunch and from 1–4 p.m. we do vacation bible school. We keep the mind sharp with the Bible study, we get the physical workout in with the soccer, and we work on nutrition by feeding them lunch.”

However, the children at their programs are not the only people the Salvation Army feeds.

The organization also operates Mission 66 Diner, its primary food assistance program which offers hot lunches every weekday.

Elaine Melton, a diner patron, said the diner program is an invaluable resource.

“I think there would be people who would go hungry if this place wasn’t here,” she said.

Along with some workers and donations, volunteers help keep Mission 66 Diner and the Salvation Army’s other programs running.

Server Mattie Robinson has volunteered in the diner for more

than five years and said its something she loves doing. The work never stops for her – even on vacation.

“When I go up to Boston and New Hampshire they want me to do the same thing,” she said. “I’ll be gone for like three weeks. I went to the Bahamas, and I went to the Salvation Army too.

They’re a lot different from us.”

In addition to providing lunch, Salvation Army volunteers also provide school supplies for children in need.

Kamace Priest, president of the Salvation Army’s Women’s Auxiliary, helped organize a school supply drive for the beginning of the school year.

“No child wants to show up with things they had from last year when most of the classroom has shiny new bookbags and pencils and paper,” Priest said. “So this just gives them a good fresh start for the new school year.”

The Salvation Army strives to help people in the community with good, fresh starts through its many other programs, including a thrift store, emergency assistance programs, spiritual counseling, tutoring, character-building groups, and more. Last year the organization provided 50,000 meals and helped 150 people through its rent assistance program.

Captain Srikant Bhatnagar said the Salvation Army is very important to the Vicksburg community.

“It makes a difference in the lives of people,” he said. “If we can change one or two lives, it means our program is very successful.”

To donate to the Salvation Army send a check to 530 Mission 66, Vicksburg, MS 39183, or to make a donation online, visit www. salvationarmyalm.org/vicksburg.

The Salvation Army also accepts donations of clothing, shoes and furniture to sell in its thrift store. Old, unusable clothing goes into bales, which The Salvation Army is able to sell as well.

AREA CHURCHES Antioch Christian 1800 Poplar St. 601-619-9599

Berachah 2918 Fisher Ferry Road 601-638-1062 roger.cresswell@berachah. net Bethel A.M.E. 805 Monroe St. 601-636-5777 Bethlehem M.B. 3055 N. Washington St. 601-630-9278 Bible Holiness 155 Dunnigan Road 601-638-3833

Bingham Memorial Church 1063 Letitia-Meadow Street 601-636-3748 Bovina Baptist Church 5293 U.S. 80 601-636-0682 Bovina United Methodist 70 Bovina Drive 601-631-0720 Bradley’s Chapel United Methodist 13815 Oak Ridge Road 662-528-3539 harrisjb@cablelynx.com Bright Morning Star M.B. 801 Meadow St. 601-636-7073 LIVE VICKSBURG 2016 • 67

Bypass Church of Christ 787 U.S. 61 North 601-638-6165 info@bypasscoc.com

Eagle Lake Baptist 15481 Mississippi 465 eaglelakebaptistchurch@gmail.com

Grace Baptist 1729 Hankinson Road 601-636-6991

King David No. 2 M.B. 1224 Bowmar Ave. 601-638-8365

Calvary M.B. 406 Klein St. 601-636-5760

Eagle Lake U.M.C. 16682 Mississippi 465, Eagle Lake 601-636-7177

Greater Grove Street 2715 Alcorn Drive 601-218-3911

King of Kings 4209 Mount Alban Road 601-629-7791

Calvary Baptist 2878 Old Highway 27 601-636-7501

Ebenezer Baptist 2346 Grove St. 601-634-0658

Greater Jerusalem Baptist 5026 Mount Alban Road 601-634-8186

King Solomon Baptist 180 Oak Ridge Road 601-630-9444 ksbaptistchurch@att.net

Cedar Grove M.B. 3300 Grange Hall Road 601-636-5902

Elevate Church 3527 Manor Drive www.elevatechurch.ms

Greater Mount Lebanon 339 Alpine St. 601-638-5578

Lighthouse Assem. of God 1790 Sherman Ave. 601-636-4213

Christ Episcopal 1115 Main St. 601-638-5899 cechurch@bellsouth.net

Faith Christian Center 1100 Main St. 601-638-1600 Family Life Cathedral 2832 Ken Karyl Ave. 601-629-3900 flcoasisoflove@cablelynx. com

Greater Rose Hill M.B. Church 638 Stenson Road 601-454-7664 Greater Zion Traveler 7501 Mississippi 27, Utica

Lighthouse Baptist 1804 Sky Farm Ave.

Church of Christ 3333 N. Frontage Road 601-636-4801 vickcofc@gmail.com Church of Christ 811 Culkin Road 601-636-0141 The Church of God 1558 Gibson Road 601-638-2494 The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal 900 South St. 601-636-0542 Clover Valley M.B. 7670 Mississippi 27 South 601-638-2070 Cool Spring M.B. 385 Falk Steel Road 601-638-6048 Crawford Street United Methodist 900 Crawford St. 601-636-5612 Cross Point Methodist Protestant 510 Porters Chapel Road 601-414-5651 crosspointvicksburg@hotmail.com Crossway 1825 U.S. 61 South 601-636-2596

First Baptist (SBC) 1607 Cherry St. 601-636-2493 First Baptist 1511 1/2 Lane St. 601-631-6908 First Christian (Disciples of Christ) 3005 Porters Chapel Road 601-636-0890 First Church of Nazarene 3428 Wisconsin Ave. 601-634-0082 First United Pentecostal 6541 Paxton Road 601-638-1118 First Presbyterian Cherry and South streets 601-636-1200 Gibson Memorial 335 Oak Ridge Road 601-636-2605 Goodrum Baptist 4569 Fisher Ferry Road 601-218-0617 Gospel of Jesus Christ 1680 Redbone Road 601-218-9593

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Hawkins UMC 3736 Halls Ferry Road 601-636-2242 Highland Baptist Church 3518 Halls Ferry Road 601-636-7349 House of Israel 1500 Washington St. 601-421-6794 House of Jacob Community Church 3400 Washington St. House of Peace Worship Church 1301 Holly St. 601-630-3362 Immanuel Baptist 6949 U.S. 61 South 601-636-2238 ibc_secretary@bellsouth.net

Living Word Baptist 107 Farmer St. livingwordbless@aol.com thelivingwordbaptistchurch.com Locust Grove M.B. 472 Stenson Road 601-636-6395 Lutheran Church of the Messiah 301 Cain Ridge Road 601-636-1894 Mercy Seat Baptist 5 Dos Casas Lane 601-634-9544 Mount Alban M.B. 2385 Mount Alban Road 601-638-2911 Mount Ararat M.B. 50 Culkin Road 601-638-7333 Mount Calvary Baptist 1350 East Ave. 601-636-4999

Jones Baptist Outreach Ministry 1411 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

E.D. Straughter Memorial Center 601-831-0328

Mount Carmel Ministries 2015 Grove St. 601-638-9015 mtcarmelministri@ bellsouth.net

Jubilee Revival Center 1201 Grove St. 601-630-9318

Mount Carmel M.B. 2629 Alma St. 601-638-2896

King David No. 1 M.B. 2717 Letitia St. 601-529-9795

Mount Hebron Tucker Road, Bovina

Mount Heroden 1117-19 Clay St. 601-636-7674

Open Door 4866 Mount Alban Road 601-636-2665

St. Mary’s Catholic 1512 Main St. 601-636-0115

Mount Olive M.B. 210 Villanova Road 601-631-0105

Pentecostal Explosion 2130 Washington St. 601-953-6812

St. Mary’s Episcopal 900 First North St. 601-636-4811

Mount Pilgrim M.B. 1917 Heather Place 601-638-5989

Pleasant Green Baptist 817 Bowman St. 601-638-5683

St. Michael Catholic 100 St. Michael Place 601-636-3445

Mount Pisgah Baptist 1519 Lummie St. 601-638-0521

Porters Chapel U.M.C. 200 Porters Chapel Road 601-636-2966 pcumc_vicksburg@yahoo.com

St. Paul Catholic Church 713 Crawford St. 601-636-0140

Mount Zion No.1 920 Fifth North St. 601-638-1982 Narrow Way M.B. 1507 Monroe St. 601-218-8061 New Beginning Church in Christ 2647 Roosevelt Ave. 601-529-2044 nbcicchurch.org New Beginnings Ministry 3529 Wisconsin Ave. 601-301-0586 psalms91124@yahoo.com New Mount Elem M.B. 3014 Wisconsin Ave. 601-638-0708 New Mount Pilgrim 501 N. Poplar St. 601-636-6386 New Rock of Ages M.B. Church 2944 Valley St. 601-636-6598 Northside Baptist 4820 N. Washington St. 601-631-0263 Oak Chapel Bovina Community 601-636-4967 Oakland Baptist 2959 Oak Ridge Road 601-638-6724 Old Come and See M.B. 1023 Come and See Road Port Gibson

Primitive Baptist 3468 Warriors Trail shilohpbc@hotmail.com

Shiloh Baptist 920 Meadow St. 601-634-0386

Redbone U.M.C. 43 Burnt House Rd 601-638-9455

Shady Grove Baptist Church 61 Shady Grove Circle 601-634-8598 shadygrovebaptistchurchvicksburg.com

Redwood U.M.C. 101 Redwood Road 601-638-1136

Solid Rock 4945 U.S. 61 North 601-636-0692

Refuge 6202 Indiana Ave. 601-638-4439

Soul Saving Missionary Baptist Church 522 Locust Street 318-574-1949

Ridgeway Baptist 4684 Redwood Road

Southside Baptist 95 Baptist Drive 601-631-0047

St. Alban’s Episcopal 5930 Warriors Trail, Bovina 601-636-6687 St. George Orthodox 2709 Washington St. 601-636-2483 St. James No. 1 M.B. 400 Adams St. 601-218-4071 St. John’s Anglican Orthodox Church 308 Longwood Drive 601-661-0138 St. Luke Church of God in Christ 915 First East St. 601-638-0389 St. Mark Free Will 2606 Hannah St. 601-634-1507

Spring Hill M.B. 815 Mission 66 601-619-7661 Standfield New Life Christian Church 1404 Lane St. 601-638-5380 Strong Tower 1901 N. Frontage, Suite 1 Total Praise Ministries 124 Pittman Road Trinity Baptist Church 3365 Porters Chapel Road 601-636-8121 Trinity Temple Baptist 3802 Patricia St. 601-636-1636

Triumphant Baptist 224 R.L. Chase Circle 601-638-8108 Vicksburg Church of Christ (Holiness) USA 1720 Grove St. Warrenton Independent 829 Belva Drive warrentonbaptist.net 601-415-1534 Wayside Apostolic Church of Deliverance 4615 Halls Ferry Road 601-638-4654 Wayside Baptist 6151 Jeff Davis Road 601-636-3271 Westminster Presbyterian 3601 Halls Ferry Road 601-636-4292 wpcvicksburg@gmail.com Wilderness Baptist Church 5415C Gibson Road 601-636-3525 Woodlawn Baptist 2310 Culkin Road 601-636-5320 The Word Church of Vicksburg 1000 A Rubberway St. 601-807-3776 Word of Faith 3525 Wisconsin Ave. 601-638-2500 Worship Christian Center 3735 Fisher Ferry Road 601-691-7727 Yokena Presbyterian Church U.S. 61 South and Jeff Davis Road 601-636-0698 yokenapresbyterian-church.homestead. com/ Zion Traveler Church 1701 Poplar St. 601-638-1050

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CIVIC CLUBS

Vicksburg has many civic clubs, service organizations and volunteer groups to join. Names and contact information: 4 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Mu Xi Omega Chapter — 601-415-7826 4 American Society of Civil Engineers-Vicksburg Branch — 601-638-5401 4 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. — 601-636-4175 4 Elite Civic Club — 601-636-7674 4 Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. No. 95 — 601-636-8241 4 Exchange Club — 12:30 p.m. Mondays at Golides; 601-631-3285 4 Green Hills Garden Club — 601-636-4529 4 Hester Flowers Garden Club — Toni Stanchfield, 601-661-0573 4 Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg Inc. — 601-634-1084 4 Knights of Columbus — 601-636-8372 4 Lions Club of Vicksburg — Noon Wednesdays at Tonys, 601-638-4784 4 National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees — 601-636-1174 or 601-630-5830 4 Openwood Plantation Garden Club — 601-6365810 or 601-415-7487 4 Port City Kiwanis — 7 a.m. Thursdays at Rowdy’s; 601-636-3040 4 Salvation Army Advisory Board —601-636-2706 4 Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary — 601-6362706 4 Society of American Military Engineers-Vicksburg District —601-631-7724 4 United Way of West Central Mississippi — 601636-1733 4 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2572 — 601-6362677 4 Vicksburg Amateur Radio Club — 601-636-1728 4 Vicksburg and Warren County Historical Society —601-636-0741 4 Vicksburg Art Association — 601-638-9221 4 Vicksburg Civitan Club — Noon Wednesdays at Shoney’s 4 Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation — 601-636-5010 4 Vicksburg Kiwanis — Noon Tuesdays at Goldies; 601-631-3201 4 Vicksburg Rotary Club — 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at Roca; 601-638-1039 4 Vicksburg Theatre Guild — 601-636-0471 4 Vicksburg Toastmasters Club 2052 — 601-6344484 4 Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society — 601-6366631 4 Westside Theatre Foundation — 601-618-9349 4 Y’s Men’s Club — Each second and fourth Wednesday at Purks Y, 601-638-1071 4 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. — 601-636-7674 70 • THE VICKSBURG POST & VICKSBURG-WARREN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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Plenty of education options PUBLIC SCHOOLS On July 1, 1987, two school districts, the Warren County School District and the Vicksburg Municipal Separate School District, consolidated to form the Vicksburg Warren School District.

The 8,600-student district now has two high schools, two junior high schools, 10 schools for kindergarten through sixth grade and one alternative school for kindergarten through 12th grade.

The Vicksburg Warren School District returned to community schools in August 2005, sending students in grades K-6 to schools closer to their homes.

The district’s main office is at 1500 Mission 66, and the federal programs and special education departments are at 689 Mississippi 27.

Call or fax the main office at 601-638-5122 or 601-631-2819. Call or fax the Mississippi 27 office at 601-636-4371 or 601-631-2894.

The website is www.vwsd.k12.ms.us, and the e-mail address is info@vwsd.k12.ms.us.

THE ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS AND THE GENERAL AREAS ARE:

4 Bovina Elementary, 100 Bovina School Road, 601-619-4453 — Spans from U.S. 80 through Tiffintown Road and to the county line.

4 Dana Road Elementary (K-3), 1247 Dana Road,

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601-619-2340, and Vicksburg Intermediate (4-6), 1245 Dana Road, 601-638-4199 — Spans more than half the depth of Warren County from Yokena, north to Clay Street and through the older part of the city east

of Washington.

4 Warrenton Elementary, 809 Belva Drive, 601636-7549 — From the LeTourneau area along the Mississippi River north to Clay Street, west of Washington Street.

4 South Park Elementary, 6530 Nailor Road, 601636-0176 — Rolling Wood Estates area, areas along Nailor and Goodrum roads.

4 Beechwood Elementary, 999 Mississippi 27 South, 601-638-3875 — Bovina and Dogwood Lake Estates into the Beechwood area and south to just west of Mississippi 27 and south to the Warren County line.

4 Sherman Avenue Elementary (K-3), 2145 Sherman Ave., 601-638-2409, and Warren Central Intermediate (4-6), 2147 Sherman Avenue, 601-6385656 — Freetown and Culkin roads, Openwood and Brookwood subdivisions to Cedar Hill Cemetery area.

4 Redwood Elementary, 100 Redwood Road, 601-636-4885 — Eagle Lake, Redwood and northeast Warren County areas.

4 Bowmar Avenue, 912 Bowmar Ave., 601-6362486 — Magnet school; students may live in any of the areas.

SCHOOL ZONES For junior high and high school students, the district is split into north and south zones. The north zone

is land north of Clay Street, where Clay connects with Porters Chapel Road by Old Highway 27. All of Porters Chapel Road is included except Enchanted Hills subdivision. The line continues on Porters Chapel up to about 200 feet south of Halls Ferry Road, then continues east along Halls Ferry and west of Gibson Road and runs parallel to China Grove and Mississippi 27 to the county line.

NORTH ZONES 4 Warren Central High School — 1000 Mississippi 27, 601-638-3372 4 Warren Central Junior High School — 1630 Baldwin Ferry Road, 601-638-3981 SOUTH ZONES 4 Vicksburg High School — 3701 Drummond St., 601-636-2914 4 Vicksburg Junior High School — 1533 Baldwin Ferry Road, 601-636-1966 REGISTRATION Registration is open each year until school begins.

Visit the school your child will attend or call the district office at 601-638-5122. To be enrolled in kindergarten, children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. For first grade, a child must be 6 years old on or before Sept. 1.

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Parents or guardians must supply for each student: 4 A certified birth certificate.

4 A Social Security card.

4 An original Mississippi Immunization Compliance Record (Form 121).

4 Two proofs of residency, (i.e., utility bill, driver’s license, receipt from rent or mortgage payments with an address on it.)

ADMINISTRATION 4 Superintendent Chad Shealy — 1500 Mission 66, 601-638-5122, cshealy@vwsd.k12.ms.us.

4 Asst. Superintendent David Campbell — 1500 Mission 66, 601-638-5122, dcampbell@vwsd.k12.ms.us BOARD OF EDUCATION Members are elected to six-year terms, staggered in two-year intervals.

4 District 1 — Bryan Pratt (term ends 2016) 4 District 2 — Alonzo Stevens (term ends 2018) 4 District 3 — James Stirgus Jr. (term ends 2020) 4 District 4 — Joseph Loviza (term ends 2020) 4 District 5 — Sally Bullard (term ends 2016) PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS Parochial and private schools are available in Warren County. They offer academics, athletics and extracurricular activities.

4 Vicksburg Catholic School — Founded in 1860, it operates an elementary school, St. Francis Xavier, at 1200 Hayes St., with preschool through grade 6, and a high school, St. Aloysius, at 1900 Grove St., for grades 7 through 12. Vicksburg Catholic School is accredited

by AdvancEd and by the Mississippi Department of Education. Vicksburg Catholic School is a current and active member of the National Catholic Education

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Association, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Mississippi Association of Middle Level Education and the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools.

For information, visit www.vicksburgcatholic.org.

Call St. Francis at 601-636-4824 and St. Aloysius at 601-636-2256.

4 Porters Chapel Academy — 3460 Porters

Vicksburg location, see alcorn.edu.

Chapel Road, is accredited by the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools and by AdvancEd. It accepts students from kindergarten through 12th grade. For information, call 601-638-3733 or visit www. porterschapel.com.

4 Agape Montessori Christian Academy — 6889 Paxton Road, aims to provide a real-life education in a Christ-centered environment. It enrolls students from six weeks to seniors in high school. For information, call 601-634-0092.

COLLEGES HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Vicksburg-Warren campus 755 Mississippi 27, 601-638-0600 The Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren campus was established in 1975 as a vocationaltechnical center to serve occupational training needs of high school students enrolled in the Vicksburg Warren School District.

The vo-tech program remains, but the campus also serves students who are planning to receive two-year associate degrees or are working for college requirements to apply to a four-year degree program.

In addition to the Vicksburg-Warren campus, Hinds also operates facilities in Raymond, Jackson, Utica and Pearl. Day and evening classes are offered all year, and counselors are available for scheduling and course

AREA PRIVATE COLLEGES 4 Millsaps College, Jackson; www.millsaps.edu 4 Mississippi College, Clinton; www.mc.edu 4 Belhaven College, Jackson; www.belhaven.edu 4 Reformed Theological Seminary; Jackson, www. rts.edu 4 Tougaloo College, Jackson; www.tougaloo.edu

selection. For information, call 800-HINDSCC or 601638-0600, or visit www.hindscc.edu.

Alcorn State University Vicksburg Expansion Program 3505 Pemberton Square Blvd.

Suite No. 5 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-629-3538 Dr. Chris Gilmer is director of the Vicksburg Expansion Program.

For more information about course offerings at the

STATE UNIVERSITIES (with distances from Vicksburg) 4 Jackson State University, Jackson — 44 miles; www.jsums.edu 4 Alcorn State University, Lorman — 52 miles; www.alcorn.edu 4 Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena — 102 miles; www.mvsu.edu 4 Delta State University, Cleveland — 110 miles; www.deltastate.edu 4 University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg — 129 miles; www.usm.edu 4 Mississippi State University, Starkville — 163 miles; www.msstate.edu 4 University of Mississippi, Oxford — 185 miles; www.olemiss.edu.

4 Mississippi University for Women, Columbus — 215 miles; www.muw.edu

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Facts, figures & info CITY GOVERNMENT Founded in 1811 and incorporated 14 years later, the City of Vicksburg operates under a special charter.

Unlike most cities in Mississippi, which have five elected officials, Vicksburg has three — two aldermen and a mayor. They make up the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which operates from City Hall at 1401 Walnut St. The two aldermen are elected from wards that split the city almost in half. The zigzag line that splits the North and South wards runs along Clay Street, Mission 66 and Stouts Bayou.

The mayor is elected from the entire city and is in charge of the city board meetings, but has just one vote of the three and no veto power.

Mayor George Flaggs was elected mayor in June 2013 after a 25-year career representing Vicksburg in the Mississippi Legislature.

North Ward Alderman Michael Mayfield, a former air conditioning and heating contractor who represented north Vicksburg for nine years on the Warren County Board of Supervisors, is in his second term on the city board. South Ward Alderman Willis Thompson, former director of the city-run government access television station, is in his first term.

The annual salary for the mayor is $93,450. Each alderman is paid $74,450.

The current board members took office July 1, 2013, for a four-year term. The next election is set for 2017.

Under the city’s charter, the board must meet on the first and third Mondays, the 10th and the 25th of each month. The board also may meet at any other time of the month for a special called meeting, but must give public notice. At least two members of the board must be present to have a quorum before any action is taken.

All meetings are held in the City Hall Annex board room at 1415 Walnut St., and are televised live on the city’s cable channel, TV23.

WARREN COUNTY DATA Population 47,983 Homeownership Rate Median Household Income

64.90% $41,883

High School Graduates or Higher Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

83.50% 24.70%

Unemployment Rate 2014 avg.

8.10%

Retail Sales, 2014 Retail Sales Per Capita 2014

$783.4M $16,053

Source: Mississippi State University Extension

WHITE 51.0 percent

INCOME DISTRIBUTION

BY HOUSEHOLD Less than $25,000 33.40% $25,000-$49,000 20.70% $50,000-$99,000 27.00% $100,000 and over 14.70%

QUICK NOTES Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi.

Vicksburg is a state certified retirement location.

During the Civil War, Vicksburg was the site of the Siege of Vicksburg, a significant event in which the Union gained control of the entire Mississippi River.

The capture of Vicksburg and the simultaneous defeat of Lee at Gettysburg marked the turning point in the American Civil War. Because the city fell on July 4, 1863, and due to lingering memories of the harshness of the Union force’s siege, the people of the city did not celebrate Independence Day for the next 81 years, until 1944.

Railroad access to the west was by transfer steamers and ferry barges until a combination railroad and highway bridge was built in 1929. This is the only Mississippi River rail crossing between Baton Rouge and Memphis and the only highway crossing between Natchez and Greenville.

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BLACK 49.0 percent

POPULATION BREAKDOWN Age 0-19 27.30% Age 20-44 29.70% Age 45-64 28.40% Age 65+ 14.50%

On March 12, 1894, the popular soft drink CocaCola was bottled for the first time in Vicksburg by Joseph Biedenharn, a local confectioner. Today, surviving nineteenth-century Biedenharn soda bottles are prized by collectors of Coca-Cola memorabilia. Also, Biedenharn’s old store still survives as a tourist attraction Vicksburg served as the primary refugee gathering point and temporary housing during the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 which submerged an area of the Mississippi Delta nearly the size of New England.

That flood was the impetus towards establishment of the United States Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station as the primary hydraulics laboratory to develop protection from the River.

That establishment, now known as the Engineer Research and Development Center, works in the areas of military engineering, information technology, environmental engineering, hydraulic engineering, and geotechnical engineering.

The city channel started in 2000, and replays the board meetings throughout the week, as well as airing other programs featuring city crews, projects of community interest and other public meetings.

Meetings also began being broadcast live on the city’s website, www.vicksburg.org, earlier this year.

The city’s regularly scheduled board meetings begin at 10 a.m. and by law are open to the public. The board may meet in private only for executive session items that include issues dealing with personnel, litigation or real estate.

Anyone who wants to address the city board must first be placed on the agenda or be recognized by the mayor during a meeting.

To be placed on the agenda, a person must contact the City Clerk’s Office and present a written request, including the subject matter to be brought before the board. Public comment sessions are held the day of the second meeting of the month immediately following executive session items, if any.

The mayor and aldermen also appoint the city’s division heads including the police chief, fire chief, city clerk, city attorney and city sexton. Those division heads answer directly to the board that directs the departments and sets budgets.

Budgets for the city are created in the summer, and the fiscal year begins Oct. 1. The city operates on a $32.44 million budget and employs about 550 people.

Revenue for the city comes primarily from taxes on property, sales and gaming. The City of Vicksburg also operates municipal gas, water and sewer services and contracts for citywide garbage collection.

ACTION LINE/EMERGENCY Vicksburg residents may access information about government or get answers to problems online or by phone through two services.

The Action Line offers residents one number to call for city-related issues, questions or requests for services. “Info To Go” gives residents answers to 400 commonly asked questions about local government.

Both services are available online or by telephone 24 hours a day.

The Action Line takes calls at City Hall from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Those calls are logged into a computer system that transfers the question, request or comment to the appropriate department.

At night and on the weekends, calls are forwarded to the city gas department where a 24-hour-a-day phone operator is in place for emergencies.

Most of the calls taken at the Action Line are from residents needing services such as repairing burnedout street lights and replacing street signs, or calls for water and gas service. Those calls are entered into a computer and generate work orders for the appropriate departments.

The computer system is tied into most city departments, and residents may call back to the Action Line to check on the progress of their requests.

“Info To Go” is an automated system that can also fax forms and applications and take messages to be passed along to city departments.

Callers may request information by categories or specific questions using a touch-tone phone. The automated system prompts callers to dial numbers corresponding to topics.

The Action Line number is 601-801-3411. The “Info To Go” number is 601-631-2489. A list of all extensions is available on the city’s website, www.vicksburg.org.

A program started in 2009 allows Vicksburg residents to sign up to receive phone calls when there is an emergency, an impending storm or other situation calling for a widespread alert. To enroll, call the Action Line or visit the city’s website.

CITY GARBAGE PICKUP Vicksburg residents may dispose of most household waste through a citywide, curbside collection contract with Waste Management.

Each city household is issued a 96-gallon garbage container for regular household and nonhazardous garbage, and most items, including yard clippings and furniture, may be placed out on the second day of service.

The fee is included with charges for water, sewer and gas.

Inside the city, garbage is collected twice a week — Mondays and Thursdays or Tuesdays and Fridays — depending on the neighborhood.

Residents must follow certain rules, or garbage will not be picked up, and they might face fines.

Hazardous materials not taken by Waste Management include car batteries, oil, paint, tires and white goods such as old appliances.

Those items can be disposed of at different collection points in the community.

City crews will pick up white goods by appointment. Call the Action Line at 601-636-3411. For other questions, call 601-634-4559. Tires may be taken to a collection center on U.S. 61 North, and dried-out paint cans may be put in with garbage.

Some automobile parts dealers will take old car batteries for a fee, and some repair shops will take old oil.

Residents who find the 96-gallon garbage containers too large or heavy may request 32-, 48- or 64-gallon containers by calling the city’s Action Line. Residents may also order a second container for an additional $5 per month.

People with medical conditions who are unable to roll a container to the curb may apply for door service.

Rules also require businesses to have enclosures around commercial garbage containers. Enclosures

must be made of wood, brick or concrete and have a latched gate. The idea is to keep garbage from blowing away from the containers.

Outside the city limits, residents may contract with independent haulers for garbage collection. All garbage collected in Vicksburg and Warren County is taken to the Waste Management transfer station on U.S. 61 South and hauled to a landfill outside the county.

CITY PERMITS The City of Vicksburg issues permits to make sure buildings are safe for intended use and meet fire, safety and sanitation codes, as well as to regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Some of the permits needed: 4 Business privilege license — City Clerk, 601634-4553.

4 Building and Zoning — Building and Inspection Division, 601-634-4529.

4 Beer or liquor — Mississippi State Tax Commission, 601-923-7300.

4 Advice and permission for burning in the city — Vicksburg Fire Department, 601-636-1603.

4 Roadblocks — Vicksburg Police Department, 601-636-2511.

4 Fire inspection — Vicksburg Fire Department, 601-634-4566.

4 Signs — 601-634-4528.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT Organized as a political subdivision of the state in 1809, Warren County government generally follows the basic structure of other Mississippi counties.

The Warren County Board of Supervisors is made up of five members elected to four-year terms. They appear on ballots during the state-level election cycle.

Salaries are set by the Legislature and follow population totals. The base salary of a Warren County supervisor is $44,812 a year.

Political boundaries between the five districts cover roughly the northwest, northeast, southeast and southwest quadrants of the county, with one covering only central Vicksburg. Changes in district lines stemming from population shifts must be pre-cleared with the U.S. Department of Justice, in accordance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Supervisors make appointments to six positions that serve at the will and pleasure of the board. Those posts are an administrator, a chief engineer, a road department manager, an attorney, a fire coordinator/ environmental protection chief and an emergency management director.

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on Cherry Street or online. Starting Feb. 2, interest is added to the bill until August when properties are sold at auction at the courthouse.

operating budget. An array of infrastructure duties are handled by the county engineer, including road and bridge improvements, subdivision development plans and coordination with state highway officials on statefunded road projects.

An outgrowth of a nearly statewide transition from a localized beat system of county government to a departmentalized unit system in the 1980s, the road manager has a support staff of four and a work crew of about 85.

Legal representation is handled by the board’s attorney, who crafts agreements and contracts between the board and entities, both private and public.

Six fire protection districts are overseen by the fire coordinator, and supported by fees included in property taxes, the fire districts at Culkin, Fisher Ferry, LeTourneau, Bovina, Northeast and Eagle Lake are rated by the Mississippi Insurance Department.

The emergency management post administers the office responsible for response to natural disasters or industrial accidents. As the official arm of the state during declared emergencies, the office is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive emergency management plan.

Official meetings of the Board of Supervisors are the first and third Monday of each month on the third floor of the Warren County Courthouse. They begin at 9 a.m. and are replayed on TV23, a local cable channel.

Informal sessions where issues are discussed but no formal votes are cast are at 8:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month.

Elected officials in 14 areas of county government have their spending approved by supervisors, while personnel decisions within those departments remain with the elected heads. Those offices include the sheriff, chancery clerk, circuit clerk, coroner, district attorney,

prosecuting attorney, tax assessor, tax collector, three constables and five election commissioners. This extends to judges in circuit, chancery, justice and county courts, but orders from the bench involving salaries must be approved by supervisors.

Revenue for the county comes from property taxes and from a portion of taxes levied on casinos in Vicksburg.

Services for residential and commercial sanitation, water, gas and electricity are handled by private companies outside Vicksburg.

Water providers serving county residents include the Culkin, Fisher Ferry, Hilldale,Yokena-Jeff Davis and Eagle Lake districts. Electricity for most of Warren County is provided by Entergy Mississippi, with pockets of areas in the county’s northern edges handled by Yazoo Valley and Twin County electric power associations.

Garbage collection outside Vicksburg is handled by Waste Management, the city’s contract server.

TAXES Warren County homeowners have several options for viewing tax records or paying taxes.

Homeowners may pay taxes with a credit card or through the Mississippi state website at www.ms1stop. com.

The deadline to file for homestead exemption is April 1. Most residents will get a deduction of $300 from their tax bills. All residents are eligible for homestead exemption if they live in the home.

In Warren County, property owners are taxed by the county and local school district. Properties inside the city limits of Vicksburg pay an additional millage for city services that include fire and police protection.

Tax bills are sent out in December, and payment is due by Feb. 1 at the Warren County Courthouse

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LICENSES AND TAGS DRIVER’S LICENSES To obtain a driver’s license in Warren County, applicants should go to the Department of Public Safety Driver Services Bureau at 1100 Grove St. Applicants must be at least 15 1/2 years old. The examining location in Vicksburg is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call 601-638-5441.

The cost is $21 for applicants 18 or older, and it varies for younger drivers and those applying to operate commercial vehicles or motorcycles.

Applicants younger than 18 must have: • A completed application with notarized signatures of parents or guardian if younger than 17. If parents are divorced, the parent with custody must sign the form.

• A certified copy of applicant’s birth certificate.

• Social Security card or printout from the Social Security Office.

• An education form from applicant’s school of attendance.

LICENSE PLATES Warren County license plates are sold in the Tax Collector’s Office at the Warren County Courthouse, 1009 Cherry St. Residents moving from another state have 30 days to buy a tag.

If the vehicle is paid for, owners should provide the original title and registration papers from the state where they previously lived and the vehicle’s mileage without tenths.

If the vehicle is not paid for, residents should provide a duplicate title and registration papers. If the owner has no duplicate title, he or she should provide the name and address of the lienholder where payments are sent and the vehicle’s mileage without tenths.

Residents moving to Warren County from another county in Mississippi can wait until the current tag expires and submit the actual tag and registration papers.

To renew a Warren County tag with no change of address, residents may visit www.ms1stop.com, go to the Tax Collector’s office or send notices received by mail to P.O. Box 351, Vicksburg, MS 39181. For information, call 601-638-6181.

OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION Many service stations and vehicle dealerships offer for $5 inspection stickers, which are applied to the bottom left corner of the windshield.

Drivers who are stopped by Mississippi law enforcement must show proof of insurance.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT The Warren County Health Department, 807 Monroe St., provides immunizations and maternity and health education.

Children’s services include immunizations, well-child assessments, fluoride mouth rinses, genetic screening and early intervention services for infants and toddlers.

An environmental control program checks health hazards such as radioactive materials, sewage, unsafe boilers, mosquitoes and other carriers of disease.

Family planning and reproductive health education and screening are provided at the health center as well as education on work site health issues, tobacco prevention and reduction of mortality and morbidity resulting from cardiovascular disease.

The WIC program for women, infants and children is also available at the center. Through nutritional counseling and food supplements, the program aims to improve a baby’s health during pregnancy, infancy and early childhood.

The health center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and services such as immunizations and vaccine records are offered from 8 to 10 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. The phone number is 601-636-4356.

The five Warren County election commissioners are Jan Whatley, for District 1; District 2, Retha Summers; District 3, Elva Smith; District 4, Sara Carlson Dionne; and District 5, Lonnie Wooley.

Voters must register 30 days before an election to be eligible to vote. To vote in Mississippi, a person must be a citizen of the United States, 18 or older, and not have been convicted of a felony. The panel certifies election results for local, state and federal elections.

VOTER PRECINCTS District 1 4 Bovina — Bovina Baptist Church, 5293 U.S. 80 4 Culkin — Sherman Avenue Elementary School, 2147 Sherman Ave. 4 Redwood — Redwood Elementary School, 100 Redwood Road 4 Oak Ridge — Bradley’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 11031 Oak Ridge Road District 2 4 3-61 — International Paper Mill, 3737 Mississippi 3 4 Vicksburg Auditorium — 901 Monroe St. 4 Brunswick — Eagle Lake Volunteer Fire Department, 15115 Mississippi 465 4 Cedar Grove — Rolling Acres Community Center, 131 Elizabeth Circle • Kings — Triumph Ministries Center, 200 R.L. Chase Circle 4 St. Aloysius — Spring Hill M.B. Church; 815 Mission 66 District 3 4 American Legion — American Legion Post 3, 1712 Monroe St. 4 No. 7 Fire Station — Traveler’s Rest Baptist Church, 718 Bowmar Ave. 4 Vicksburg Junior High — 1630 Baldwin Ferry Road

VOTING There are 22 voting precincts in Warren County. To register to vote, visit the Circuit Clerk’s Office in the Warren County Courthouse to fill out the registration form. The circuit clerk will pass the completed form to the Election Commission, which will add the name to the appropriate roll. For specific questions about precincts and residency, call the Circuit Clerk’s Office at 601-636-3961.

District 4 4 Elks — Elks Lodge No. 95, 1366 U.S. 61 South 4 Goodrum — Goodrum Baptist Church, 4569 Fisher Ferry Road 4 Jett — Immanuel Baptist Church, 6949 U.S. 61 South 4 Yokena — Yokena Presbyterian Church, 10660 U.S. 61 South District 5 4 Beechwood — Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Old Highway 27 4 Moose Lodge — Berachah Baptist Church, 2918 Fisher Ferry Road 4 Plumbers/Pipefitters Union Hall — 3203

N. Frontage Road 4 Tingleville — The Church of God, 5598 Gibson Road 4 YMCA — Porters Chapel United Methodist Church, 200 Porters Chapel Road WARREN COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE The Warren County Extension Office, an affiliate of the Mississippi State University Extension Service, provides educational programs for volunteers, professionals and homemakers.

Program subjects include agronomic crops, gardening, health and nutrition, child care, forestry, food safety and financial management.

The Extension office also certifies individuals as Master Gardeners and in pesticide use.

It organizes Warren County’s 4-H program for youths, which offers projects on animals, plants, family and consumer sciences, communication, technology and engineering, and the environment. Programs sponsored by 4-H, such as horse-training, junior master gardening and work force preparation, are offered all year.

The Extension office is located at 1100-C Grove St. The phone and fax numbers are 601-636-5442 and 601-630-8038. The e-mail address is warren@ext. msstate.edu. Visit msucares.com for information on the MSU Extension Service.

WARREN COUNTY EMPLOYMENT State services and information for people who are looking for work are consolidated in one building in downtown Vicksburg. Referral services for job-seekers and employers, administration of unemployment-insurance benefits and worker-training programs are among the services provided at the Mississippi Department of Employment Security office at 1625 Monroe St. Office hours at the local WIN Job Center office are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays except for Wednesdays, when the office closes at 4 p.m. The phone number is 601-638-1452.

The WIN Job Center in Vicksburg offers computers for searching the job database and typing and printing resumes. Copier and fax machines are also available.

Job-seekers go through a detailed process when using the job center that includes registering and interviewing with a staff member.

WIN staff members then review the pool of employers seeking workers and match the applicants with the best possible fit according to skill, education, training and qualifications of the job description.

The job center also provides information about and referrals to related social-service agencies and community colleges. Visit www.mdes.ms.gov for more information.

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WARREN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES The Warren County Department of Human Services at 1100-E Grove St., provides services for people in need by using available resources to maintain the family unit and to encourage traditional family values.

DHS’ goal is to promote self-sufficiency and personal responsibility for all Mississippians.

To achieve its goal, DHS investigates child abuse and neglect and performs background checks on prospective foster or adoptive families.

Employees also train and license foster parents and place children into homes or substitute care.

To report suspected domestic abuse, call 601-6361597.

Local DHS services include: • Child Support Enforcement — 1316 Openwood St., 601-631-6260.

• Economic Assistance, Employment Training and Food Stamp Issuance — 1316 Openwood St., 601636-1512.

UNITED WAY United Way of West Central Mississippi The United Way of West Central Mississippi, 920 South St., raises money each year for local charities.

The money is spread among its 22 member agencies. United Way funds also help provide food and shelter to disaster victims and the homeless, as well as aid to the mentally and physically ill and the elderly and disabled.

The board of directors is made of businessmen and women in the community. For information, call 601636-1733 or visit www.unitedwayvicksburg.org.

ABOUT MISSISSIPPI Mississippi’s capital is Jackson, about 45 miles east of Vicksburg.

The Mississippi Legislature meets at the Capitol.

There are 122 members in the House and 52 members in the Senate. Sessions last 90 to 120 days starting each January.

The Legislature’s website is www.billstatus.ls.state. ms.us.

MISSISSIPPI SENATE Sen. W. Briggs Hopson III represents the 23rd Senate District, which includes Warren and Issaquena counties. He was elected in 2007.

Hopson, a Republican, is an attorney and an adjunct professor at Mississippi College School of Law. He is vice chairman of the Judiciary, Division A Committee. He is also a member of the

Appropriations; Environment Protection, Conservation and Water Resources; Judiciary, Division B; Ports and Marine Resources; Public Health and Welfare; Tourism; and Universities and Colleges committees. He can be reached at 601-359-3211 or bhopson@senate.ms.gov or by writing P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215. He can be found on the Mississippi legislature website at http:// billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/hopson.xml.

MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • Rep. Oscar Denton represents the 55th House district in Warren County. He was elected in 2013.

Denton, a Democrat, is a member of the Corrections, Municipalities, Workforce Development and Youth and Family Affairs.

In Warren County he is retired from AT&T and a businessman. He is a member of the AFL-CIO, CW, Local 3518 and the NCAAP. He can be reached at 601-638-4007 or by writing P. O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215. His email address is odenton@house.ms.gov.

• Rep. Alex Monsour represents the 54th House district in Warren County. He was elected in 2007.

Monsour, a Republican, is a member of the Judiciary B; Judiciary En Banc; Juvenile Justice; Ports, Harbors & Airports; and Transportation committees.

In Warren County, he is a businessman and Realtor. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus.

He can be reached at 601-415-7274 or amonsour@ house.ms.gov or by writing P. O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215. His website is http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ members/house/monsour.xml.

WARREN COUNTY INDUSTRY EMMITTE W. HAINING INDUSTRIAL CENTER Not long after World War II had ended, a need for industry in Vicksburg was realized.

Anderson-Tully Co., a major producer of hardwood lumber, had mills here. R.G. LeTourneau Co. was building earthmoving machines in south Warren County. A few industries were along the Yazoo Diversion Canal.

But there was no place for an industrialist to build a factory without having to make all the arrangements for utilities. On top of that, there was no place that same industrialist could go if he needed to receive and ship goods by water.

The war had helped remind people of the value of

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the Mississippi River as a conveyor of bulk cargoes. A result was a growing need all along the river for sites with direct access to the water.

One of the local leaders who recognized the city’s need was Emmitte W. Haining. Haining had come to Warren County as a teacher and had been elected the county superintendent of education. He also was mayor of Vicksburg. Following his public service, Haining went into banking and rose to the presidency and chairmanship of the board of directors of First National Bank of Vicksburg.

He led the drive to provide the community with a new harbor and land where factories could be built without the danger of flooding.

After the spot was selected northwest of the city center near Waltersville, the first chore was to clear the land and build a levee, but it was not to encircle the industries. Rather, into that ring levee was pumped the material dredged from what was to become a slackwater harbor channel a little more than two miles long, 300 feet wide, with a minimum depth of 12 feet.

Today, it is 15 feet deep.

When the channel was complete and all the water drained, the community was left with 245 acres of flat industrial land safe from all but the most catastrophic flooding.

During its construction, the site was known as the Harbor Project, and still is called that today by many.

When it opened in 1961, planners said the industrial land raised from what had been swamp would be sufficient to foster the industrial growth of the community for 25 years. They were wrong — the park filled in about 10 years.

To provide more industrial land, in the 1970s, the five-member Warren County Port Commission proposed and spearheaded the digging of another slack-water channel and elevation of about 80 more acres off the northwest corner of the harbor.

When that was complete, the community took one more step and named the complex in honor of one of the men who was instrumental in its planning and execution. It is now the Emmitte W. Haining Industrial Center.

Among the first buildings constructed was a terminal warehouse that could unload goods from barges for transfer to either rail cars or trucks and vice versa.

River Transportation now operates the terminal.

The area is a U.S. Customs port of entry and a Foreign Trade Zone.

The major products handled through Vicksburg are steel, paper, grain, crude petroleum, lime, fertilizer, cement, sand, gravel and manufactured goods and products.

The annual shipping is more than 6 million tons.

Three tracts on the industrial center are owned by governments.

The City of Vicksburg Water Treatment plant is on the east end of the filled area. The U.S. Coast Guard is directly on the channel. The installation consists of a shore support facility and the Coast Guard Cutter Kickapoo and its deck barge, which are used to recover, move and place navigation buoys and maintain aids to navigation on the river banks. The farthest west is the repair facility of the Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District and the Mat Sinking Unit, used to place concrete mats on the river banks.

OTHER OCCUPANTS ARE: Anderson-Tully Lumber Co., Armstrong Wood Products, Big River Shipbuilding, CAM2, Citgo Petroleum, Ergon Refinery Inc., Ergon Asphalt, Falco Chemical, Gavilon Fertilizer, Holcim, Magnolia Marine Transportation, Neill Gas, One Source Systems, PETCoke, PolyVulc USA, Power Transport, Smith Towing Co., Waring Oil, Vicksmetal/ Armco and Vicksmetal Company. In all, the companies provide about 2,200 jobs.

CERES RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL INTERPLEX When it was proposed in the 1980s, the Ceres Research and Industrial Interplex was to be the answer to the dwindling industrial space at the E.W. Haining Industrial Center.

The project was begun with the 1986 purchase of the Ceres Plantation at Flowers in eastern Warren County from U.G. Flowers. The land encompassed a little more than 1,200 acres, of which about 1,000 were considered suitable for development for industrial sites.

The first tasks to be accomplished after the Warren County Port Commission took possession of the land in the name of Warren County was to install paved roads, a water distribution system and other utilities.

Even with everything seemingly ready for an industry to buy land and construct a building, it was slow going in those early years.

In April 1990, McCarty Foods broke ground for a plant at Ceres and soon opened a chicken-cooking facility and became the first occupant of the industrial park.

Not long after McCarty opened its plant, the company was bought out by Tyson Foods of Springdale, Ark. It brings fresh chicken from other Tyson plants and cooks and packages chicken entrees, primarily for the restaurant and mass-feeding market.

Union Corrugated became the third firm to buy land and build a plant, established in 1997. Two years earlier, port commissioners decided to construct a building in hopes of finding a company to buy it.

The 64,000-square-foot building, currently vacant, is made of tilt-up concrete panels with a metal roof. The inside has foundation footings, but essentially the building is a shell that an owner could buy and customize.

The Mississippi National Guard approached the

Port Commission for the first time in the mid-’90s with the idea of purchasing land for a new center to house the two Guard units in Vicksburg, the 168th Engineer Group and a detachment of the 114th Military Police Company.

Ground was broken for the Vicksburg Readiness Center in 2000.

The building is about 48,000 square feet and cost about $8 million, from the federal government and Mississippi.

The announcement that Nissan was to build a plant near Canton in 2000 brought hope that some of the companies that supply parts might look to Warren County as a possible site for a facility. In 2001, CalsonicKansei North America was established as a top supplier to the Japanese automaker’s North American arm. Two years later,Yorozu Automotive Mississippi, another Nissan supplier opened at Ceres and made front and rear suspension assemblies in an 83,000 square-foot plant.

By 2008, both facilities were closed, leaving two large properties on the market for future development.

In 2004, two more properties were purchased at Ceres. The first, Magnolia Metal & Plastic broke ground that year on its production plant that began operating a year later.

The second, the Mississippi Department of Transportation, purchased 10 acres for its engineering and maintenance offices. MDOT moved from its decadesold home on U.S. 80 to a new building at Ceres in March 2005.

In 2011, Laclede Chain located a manufacturing plant in the building once occupied by Yorozu. The Missouri-based maker of welded chain products employs about 40 people.

Ceres has water supplied to its occupants by Culkin Water District and has its own sewage treatment system. Natural gas service is also available on site. The park is just off Interstate 20, which allows occupants to easily receive and ship products.

The Port of Vicksburg river terminal, operated for the Port Commission and Warren County by WATCO, is about 10 miles away by road in the event that Ceres occupants need to receive or ship goods by rail or water.

Ceres and the port is operated by the five-member port commission.

Two members are appointed by the Warren County Board of Supervisors, two by the City of Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen and one by the governor.

INTERNATIONAL PAPER Since International Paper built its Vicksburg Mill north of Redwood, the mill has been a mainstay of the local economy. The mill was built in 1967, and it

manufactures kraft linerboard.

The linerboard is shipped all over the world, where it is used to manufacture corrugated cardboard. The cardboard is ultimately made into shipping containers used for products that range from fresh fruits and vegetables to bicycles, washing machines and other consumer goods.

In the manufacture of the cardboard, the linerboard is used to make the inner and outer facings of the cardboard sheets.

The linerboard is converted to rolls that are shipped by barge to the Port of Vicksburg at the E.W. Haining Industrial Center, where they are stored in warehouses until they are loaded onto barges and shipped throughout the Mississippi River system and the world.

Since the Vicksburg Mill has been in operation, many equipment improvements have been made to reduce pollution. In 2008, IP was recognized by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality as a leader in environmental stewardship.

The mill has received help from Warren County in those efforts through exemptions from local property taxes on the improvements for up to 10 years. In spite of those exemptions, the mill has continued to pay its full due of state taxes and local levies that support the public school system.

In May 2008, production was suspended due to an explosion that killed one and injured 17. Production resumed five months later.

The Vicksburg mill employs about 300 people.

CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP. The Houston-based oilfield services company’s Warren County fabrication yard specializes in oil drilling rig assembly kits and employs about 200 people.

The company began here in 1944 when industrialist R.G. LeTourneau decided to start a plant in Vicksburg after building some of the most innovative earth-moving machinery of the day.

The Vicksburg plant was opened along the banks of the Mississippi River in time to help win World War II and, for a time, produced artillery shells. Eventually, LeTourneau left the earth-moving machinery business and began working on jackup drill rigs.

The Vicksburg operation was sold to Marathon Inc. and operated as Marathon-LeTourneau until the parent company, citing a downturn in the market for drill rigs, shut the plant down in 1992. Rowan Inc., a major customer for the drill rigs, bought and reopened the plant in 1994 to build mobile “jackup” rigs capable of drilling in up to 15,000 feet of water. Those included the Tarzan and Gorilla class, which weighed up to 40 million pounds. Once completed, support legs were shortened and the rig was “walked” off the river bank at the plant’s riverside yard before being taken to open water around the world.

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FOAM PACKAGING Founded in 1971 by Raymond B. English and Jesse Davenport, the company on U.S. 61 South makes foam egg cartons, compartment cafeteria trays, hinged-lid take-out food containers and foam plastic panels for home construction.

The facility has employed up to 100 people.

EATON’S COOPER LIGHTING A division of Ireland-based Eaton Corp., it is one of the leading manufacturers of track and recessed lighting in North America and one of the largest fixture manufacturers of incandescent, fluorescent, H.I.D., exit and emergency, vandal resistant, sports, landscape and complex environmental lighting. Its plant on U.S. 61 South employs about 350 people.

HARCROS CHEMICALS The Rifle Range Road plant is a major distribution center for shipping industrial chemicals, including sealants for the petrochemical industry and key chlorinebased ingredients in swimming pool cleaning products.

Its Vicksburg location employs a little more than a dozen people and is a distribution hub for its locations in the southcentral United States.

In all, the company operates 28 distribution sites.

ADS/HANCOR INC. One of the nation’s largest suppliers of storm water management systems, Hancor manufactures plastic drainage products for the commercial, residential, construction and agricultural markets. Founded in 1887 in Findlay, Ohio, Hancor operates 34 manufacturing facilities and service centers across the country and four overseas.

It employs about a dozen people at its U.S. 61 South facility, from which deliveries are made to an Advanced Drainage Systems facility in Jackson.

CAPPAERT MANUFACTURED HOUSING The Vicksburg-based firm on U.S. 61 South makes modular housing units for customers nationwide. Up to 350 have been employed by the company.

ANDERSON-TULLY CO. People who buy dark-stained pieces of furniture from Pottery Barn are probably buying wood grown along the Mississippi River and cut in Vicksburg. Much of the furniture sold by the home-furnishings retailer is made in China of wood produced by Anderson-Tully Co. on North Washington Street.

The company’s expanding international business includes the production of Pottery Barn furniture in Mexico from Anderson-Tully hackberry wood grown on company land along the Mississippi River.

The alternative species grow naturally on the com-

pany’s land, much of which is in the Delta and similar areas along the Mississippi.

They’re mixed in with more familiar types of American hardwoods, red and white oak, ash, yellow poplar, walnut and cherry.

Among the other products made from AndersonTully wood are the bodies of Gibson electric guitars, made in Korea from lightweight, 2-inch-thick ash; the Sycamore side platforms for grills made by the world’s largest manufacturer of them, Dean Stove; caskets made of cottonwood by Batesville Casket, which has a plant in Vicksburg; and boat paddles made of cottonwood by two North Mississippi companies.

It employs about about 260 at its North Washington Street operation.

ISA TANTEC ISA TanTec, a German invested group established in 1995, opened its first American leather tannery in the former Calsonic site at Ceres Research and Industrial Interplex, which is operated by the port.

The site, known as Mississippi TanTec Leather Inc., represents a $10.1 million corporate investment and expected to create 366 new jobs, company officials have said.

ISA TanTec supplies leathers to globally recognized footwear brands such as Timberland, Wolverine, Deckers, Clarks, Merrell, Sperry, Rockport, The North Face, Keen, New Balance and others.

Together with its award-winning sister facilities in Saigon, Vietnam, and Heshan, China, ISA TanTec now has three tanneries in the key geographic manufacturing regions.

VICKSMETAL/ARMCO ASSOCIATES Vicksmetal Co. is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp. of Americas, which operates a 50,000 square feet plant at the port.

In September 2009, the company began producing cores for transformer and voltage regulator manufacturers, using four Unicore 4000 machines and three batch annealing furnaces.

The machines were custom-built to company specifications and can produce wound cores up to 12 inches wide, and can be manufactured to its customers’ drawings and specifications. The company is now an approved supplier for major transformer manufacturers.

Vicksmetal/Armco Associates is an affiliate of VMC that is owned by the company and is located in the same industrial park of Vicksburg.

Vicksmetal/Armco Associates is a steel service center specializing in electrical steel.

CAM2 INTERNATIONAL One of the newer tenants at the Port of Vicksburg, CAM2 International LLC opened in the port in May

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2014 and moved its corporate base to Vicksburg from Evergreen, Colo.

The company’s plant occupies the former Shell Lubricants plant in the 93,000-square-foot building at 685 Haining Road, which is being used as a prime blending and packaging operation for its Southern region of clients. The site’s 42 storage tanks are expected to handle 7.2 million gallons of oil annually.

The CAM2 brand of lubricant products began in 1975 with high-end oils used in auto racing, including a blend that powered the engine of the winning car in the Indianapolis 500 multiple times in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

It also supplies brake fluids, power steering fluids, greases and gear oils, aerosol and liquid pour chemicals, antifreeze, washer fluid, and an extensive and complete line of automotive, commercial and industrial lubricants.

CAM2 International is the largest independent bulk lubricant supplier in the United States.

ERGON Headquartered in Jackson, Ergon Inc. was founded in 1954 by its chairman, Leslie B. Lampton, as a petroleum retailer with only two employees. The company has grown into a network of market-leading companies employing more than 2,300 people.

Ergon, which has its refinery at the Port of Vicksburg, operates as a crude oil processor, transporter and marketer of refined products, and as a producer and marketer of specialty asphalt products, as well as an oil and gas explorer and real estate developer. The company also manufactures state-of-the-art road maintenance products and equipment.

The company’s roots are in the petroleum industry service areas, including trucking and propane distribution, marine transportation and petroleum marketing services.

It has grown and diversified through acquisitions and mergers to form subsidiary companies, including activities in refining, terminals, asphalt marketing, mid-river operations, exploration, maintenance support and real estate.

BUSINESS & COMMUNITY SUPPORT VICKSBURG-WARREN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce was started in 1894, first as the Board of Trade of the City of Vicksburg, by a group of area businessmen who were concerned about high fire insurance rates.

The group grew and expanded its scope, and today’s Chamber includes in its membership about 400 companies and 1,000 individuals.

Networking events include monthly luncheons, Business After Hours and other events. The Chamber

also offers free and low-cost business workshops and, for the past decade, has joined with the Governor’s Job Fair Network to organize a Vicksburg area employment fair.

Recruiting retirees to the area is also part of the Chamber’s mission.

The Chamber is located at 2020 Mission 66. For information, call 601-636-1012 or visit www.vicksburgchamber.org..

VICKSBURG CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU The Vicksburg Convention & Visitors Bureau aims to promote the city’s businesses and attractions.

An information center is at 3330 Clay St., across from the Vicksburg National Military Park. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. From November to February, the weekend hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.

Call 601-636-9421 or go to www.visitvicksburg.org.

VICKSBURG MAIN STREET Vicksburg’s Main Street program is one of the original six founded in the state for promoting downtown areas and businesses.

The district, created in 1984, includes commercial properties in the downtown area along Washington, Walnut and Cherry streets. The program is funded through a special 5.05-mill assessment on commercial property.

The organization also sponsors downtown events.

Downtown offerings include restaurants and bars, upscale apartments above retail buildings, the City Front murals, the Art Park at Catfish Row and Playground at Catfish Row and a splash fountain.

Main Street is directed by nine board members who serve three-year terms. It has

an executive director, Kim Hopkins, and an assistant director, Alaina Lipe.

Main Street’s offices are inside the Ellis Building on Walnut Street.

The phone number is 601-634-4527. The website is www.downtownvicksburg.org.

CASINOS Dockside gaming came to Vicksburg in August 1993 when Isle of Capri Casino opened on the Mississippi River off Washington Street.

Now an integral part of the local economy, the industry’s arrival came three years after the Legislature legalized it on “navigable waterways” and two local-option elections held countywide.

Four casinos now operate along the Mississippi River near the city’s busiest thoroughfares.

4 DiamondJacks Casino and Hotel 4 Ameristar Casino and Hotel 4 Lady Luck Casino 4 Riverwalk Casino Vicksburg’s casinos pay a 3.2 percent revenue tax to the State of Mississippi that is divided with 10 percent to schools, 25 percent to Warren County and 65 percent to the city. A second revenue tax is an .8 percent share of the state’s 8 percent revenue tax. It is split based on population proportions between Vicksburg and Warren County.

Also, the casinos pay annual property taxes to the city and Warren County and a $150 annual fee per gaming position at various times each year.

The nearest casinos outside Vicksburg are in Natchez to the south, Greenville to the north, Philadelphia to the east and Bossier City, La., to the west. Casinos also are in Tunica and along the Gulf Coast.

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Sears Quarters Luxury Apartments & Condominiums 1509 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-941-6478 www.riverbendld.com

WVBG FM & AM Radio 801 Clay St. Suite 3 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-883-0848 vicksburgv105.com

Shadow Cliff Apartments 2721 Alcorn Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-1684

AIRPORT Vicksburg-Tallulah Airport 175 VTR Airport Road Tallulah LA 71282 318-574-5841 www.vtrairport.com APARTMENTS Aeolian Senior Apartments 1300 Cherry St. Vicksburg MS 39180 601-661-0975 www.theaeolian.com Bienville Apartments 4223 I-20 Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-1752 www.bienvilleapartments.com

Valley Building, LLC, The 1519 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-8445 www.valleyinvicksburg.com The Lofts at First National 1301 Washington Street (2nd Floor) Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-8888 www.loftsatfirstnational.com APPLIANCES/HARDWARE/ LUMBER Home Depot 50 Halls Ferry Park Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-0142 www.homedepot.com LIVE VICKSBURG 2016 • 85

McCoy’s Building Supply Center 4400 E. Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-8140 www.mccoys.com

Vicksburg Convention & Visitors Bureau 52 Old Highway 27 Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-9421 www.visitvicksburg.com

Midsouth Generator 770 Hwy 80 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-218-7636

Vicksburg National Military Park 3201 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-0583 www.nps.gov/vick/index.htm

Wells & LaHatte Inc. 919 Clay St. Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-5806 www.lahatte.com ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT B&B Theaters 3505 Pemberton Square Blvd.

Vicksburg, MS 39180 Pigs-In-Flight Children’s Museum 722 Belmont Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-456-4867 www.pif722.com Playland, Inc. 3505 Pemberton Square Blvd.

Vicksburg MS 39180 601-529-6695 www.playlandfun.com McRaven House 1445 Harrison Street Vicksburg, MS 39180 www.mcraventourhome.com Southern Heritage Air Foundation 179 VTR Airport Rd Tallulah LA 71282 (318) 574-2731 www.southernheritageair.org Vicksburg Art Association P.O. Box 1251 Vicksburg, MS 39181 601-636-4762 www.vicksburgartassociation.org Vicksburg Blues Society / Heritage League P.O. Box 373 Vicksburg, MS 39181 601-634-6179 www.vicksburgblues.net www.vicksburgheritage.com

Vicksburg Theatre Guild 101 Iowa Blvd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-0471 vicksburgtheatreguild.com ATTORNEYS Ellis, Braddock & Dees, LTD 901 Belmont Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5433 Frank G Vollor Attorney at Law PLLC 1911 Mission 66 Suite G Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-8686 Law Office of Kimberly Nailor 1415 1st North Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-619-2391 www.kimnailor.com Teller, Hassell & Hopson, LLP 1201 Cherry Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-6565 www.tellerlaw.com Varner, Parker, & Sessums, Attys.

1110 Jackson Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-8741 www.vpslaw.com Wheeless, Shappley, Bailess & Rector, Attys.

820 South Street, Ste 501 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-8451 www.wsbrlaw.com AUCTION SERVICES Katzenmeyer’s Mississippi Auction Service 3508 South Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-415-3121 www.msauctionservice.com

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AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIPS & SERVICES Atwood Chevrolet, Inc. P. O. Box 79 Vicksburg MS 39181 601-638-1252 www.www.atwoodchevrolet.com Automotive Paint Center 1326 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8847 vicksburgautopaint.com Blackburn Chrysler Jeep Dodge 2135 North Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-2766 www.blackburnmotor.com Blackburn Nissan 2135 N. Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-661-7565 www.blackburnmotor.net Cannon Toyota 4105 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-2855 www.vicksburgtoyota.com Car Care Clinic Jet Lube 4050 Pemberton Blvd.

Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-3322 www.carcareclinicjetlube.com George Carr Buick CD GMC, Inc. 2950 S. Frontage Rd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-7777 www.georgecarr.com Magnolia Car Wash 101 Bazinsky Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-501-1100 Miller’s Tire Mart, Inc. 1709 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-7551 www.millertiremart.com Stauts Auto, LLC 3660 Hwy 61 South Vicksburg MS 39180 601-661-0039 www.stautsauto.com

T.D.’s Tires & Accessories 2704 Clay Street Vicksburg, MS 39183 601-6383252 Williams Auto Sales 2727 Fisher Ferry Rd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-456-4824 BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES All American Check Cashing, Inc. 2121 Clay Street, STE B Vicksburg MS 39180 601-661-0888 www.allamericancheckcashing.com

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 112B Monument Place Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-6914 branches.smithbarney.com Mutual Credit Union 1604 Cherry Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-7523 www.mutualcu.org NOLA Lending Group, LLC 2170 S. Frontage Road, Ste 2 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-629-6090 https://nolalending.com

BancorpSouth Bank Post Office Box 871 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-2241 www.bancorpsouth.com

Quick Cash 3412 Pemberton Blvd. Suite 1 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5802 qcholdings.com

Edward Jones-Sam Porter 108A Holt Collier Drive Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-1119 www.edwardjones.com

Regions Bank 4140 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-6714 www.regions.com

Edward Jones-Wayne Pratt 916 Belmont Street, Suite 2 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-0204 https://www.edwardjones.com

RiverHills Bank 1400 Highway 61 North Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-1445 www.riverhillsbank.com

Guaranty Bank & Trust Company 1900 Cherry Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-661-6322 www.gbtonline.com

Trustmark National Bank 1301 Washington St. Vicksburg MS 39180 601-631-3203 www.trustmark.com

Home Bank 2059 Highway 61 North Vicksburg MS 39183 601-630-8213 www.home24bank.com

Vickswood Credit Union 107 Thalweg Dr. Vicksburg, MS 39183 601-636-4434

Liberty Bank 3301 Washington St Vicksburg MS 39180 601-529-3922 libertybank.net

BEAUTY AND SPA Secret Garden Spa 1703 Monroe Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-868-0871 vicksburgmassagetherapy.vpweb.com

Mississippi Title Loans 2424 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-2274 mississippititleloansinc.com

Southern Barber & Style 3910 Highway 61 South Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-1215 www.facebook.com/southernbarberandstyle

BED & BREAKFAST INNS Anchuca 1010 First East St. Vicksburg MS 39183 601-661-0111 www.anchucamansion.com Baer House Inn 1117 Grove Street Vicksburg, MS 39183 601-883-1525 www.baerhouseinn.com Cedar Grove Mansion Inn 2200 Oak St Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1000 www.cedargroveinn.com McNutt House, The 815 First East Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-529-2695 themcnutthouse.com CARPET / FLOORING Carpet One of Vicksburg 1880 South Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-0165 www.carpetone.com Custom Flooring, LLC 3508 Manor Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-7474 www.customflooringllc.com CASINOS Ameristar Casino Vicksburg, Inc. 4116 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-1000 www.ameristar.com DiamondJacks Casino & Hotel 3990 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5700 www.legendsgaming.com Lady Luck Casino 1380 Warrenton Rd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-7575 www.isleofcapricasinos.com

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Riverwalk Casino and Hotel 1046 Warrenton Rd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-0100 www.riverwalkvicksburg.com

Crossway Church 1825 Hwy 61 South Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-2596 www.visitcrossway.org

CATERERS Palmertree’s Catering Service 100 Bellaire Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5858 catering@vicksburg.org

First Baptist Church 1607 Cherry Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601 636 2493 www.fbcvicksburg.org

Storycook Favorites, Inc. 721 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-0008 www.storycookfavorites.com

CLEANING & RESTORATION SERVICES FDM Services, LLC 2107 MLK Drive Vicksburg, MS 39183 601-415-9213

CHILD CARE Kiddie City Child Care & Learning Center 1783 Martin Luther King Blvd.

Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-8109

Servpro of Vicksburg & Yazoo 101 County Lane Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-0909 www.servpro.com

Kidz Zone Christian Academy 2734 Washington St Vicksburg MS 39180 601-456-4861

CLINICS GI Associates & Endoscopy Center 1815 Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-8801 www.msgastrodocs.com

CHIROPRACTORS HealthSource Chiropractic of Vicksburg 1109 Mission Park Drive Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-636-8771 www.healthsourceofvicksburg.com New Health Chiropractic Center 1825 N. Frontage Road, Suite D Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-1600 www.newhealthchiropractic.net CHURCHES AND MINISTRIES Christ Episcopal Church 1115 Main Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-5899 christchurchvburg.dioms.org Church of the Holy Trinity 900 South Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-0542 www.churchoftheholytrinity.org Crawford Street United Methodist Church 900 Crawford Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5612 www.crawfordstreetumc.org

MEA Medical Clinic 4204 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-619-7717 www.meamedicalclinics.com Medical Associates of Vicksburg 2080 S. Frontage Road, Suite 100 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-262-1000 www.mscareplus.com Mission Primary Care Clinic 1901 Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1050 missionprimary.com Vicksburg Women’s Care 100 Maxwell Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-883-2900 www.vicksburgwomenscare.com Vicksburg-Warren Family Health Care 1203 Mission Park Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8850 www.jackson-hinds.com

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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Center for Pregnancy Choices 1401 Adams St. Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-2778 www.vicksburgpregnancy.com Exchange Club of Vicksburg Child and Parent Center, Inc. 3527 Manor Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-0557 www.capcenter.net Friends of VNMP and Campaign 3201 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-456-0804 www.friendsofvicksburg.org Miss Mississippi Corporation 820 South Street, 4th Floor Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-6746 www.missmississippipageant.org Mississippi Children’s Home Shelter Confidential Location Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-0640 mchscares.org Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition Warren & Claiborne County 1905 B Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39180 www.tobaccofreems.org United Way of West Central Mississippi 920 South Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1733 www.unitedwayvicksburg.org Vicksburg Main Street Post Office Box 150 Vicksburg MS 39181 601-634-4527 www.downtownvicksburg.org Warren County Port Commission 1900 Cherry Street, 2nd Floor Vicksburg MS 39180 601-631-0555 www.vicksburgedf.org WWISCAA, Inc. 2022 Cherry Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-2474 wwiscaa.com

COMPUTER SERVICES/ INTERNET/TV Newbreak Communications 4223 I-20 Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39183 601-456-0556 www.newbreakcommunications.com Software Plus, Inc. P.O. Box 820067 Vicksburg MS 39182 601-634-8496 www.software-plus.net Vicksburg Video 900 Hwy. 61 North Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-1351 www.cablelynx CONSTRUCTION & GENERAL CONTRACTORS Central Asphalt Co., Inc. 1208 National St. Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-638-3445 Dirtworks, Inc. of Vicksburg 2222 Warrenton Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-636-6609 www.msdirtworks.com Fordice Construction Company 1798 Highway 27 South Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5807 www.fordiceconstruction.com Fountain Construction P.O. Box 10506 Jackson MS 39209 601-373-4162 www.fountainconstruction.com Joe Bonelli Construction 403 Silver Creek Dr. Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-301-1773 bonelliconstruction@yahoo.com Raymond Abraham Const. Co. 1210 Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-0034 Richard Cowart Construction 208 Miller Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1455 www.bradfordridgevicksburg.com

Riverside Construction Company, Inc. 4111 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-3255 riversideconstruction.us

Vicksburg Family Dental 3425 Pemberton Square Blvd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5321 www.vicksburgfamilydental.net

Sanders - Hollingsworth Builders LLC 200 Henry Road Vicksburg MS 39183 601-629-7808 sandershollingsworth.com/about.html

Winters Family Dentistry 1002 Mission Park Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-0321 www.drkwinters.com

Skipper Construction, Inc. 2905 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-7111 www.skipperconstructioninc.com

DEVELOPERS Campbell Development Corporation 3532 Manor Drive, Suite 1 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8255

Sunbelt Sealing, Inc. 710 South Farish Jackson MS 39201 601-352-6900 www.sunbeltsealing.com

Morrison Companies 1200 Grove Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-2471

DENTISTS Dr. C. Brent Thomas, D.M.D., P.A. 1805 Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-2361 www.myvicksburgdentist.com

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES & SERVICE Irby Electric Express 2690 Highway 61 North Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-7382 www.irby.com

Dr. Jay Measells, D.M.D 1909 Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-9111 www.jaymeasellsdmd.com

M.E.E.M.S. 426 Ridgewood St. Vicksburg MS 39180 (318) 341-2283 www.meems.org

Dr. Jordan P. Crocker, D.M.D., PLLC 1016 Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-3661 www.crockerfamilydental.com

Miller Electric, Inc. 11 Signal Hill Lane Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-2985

Dr. Kenneth D. Nash 1201 Mission Park Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-1812 www.vicksburgdentist.com Dr. Martin V. Chaney 3205 Wisconsin Ave. Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-6080 www.chaneydental.com Michael B. Ellis, D.M.D., P.A 1008 Mission Park Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-629-4100 www.michaelellisfamilydentistry.com

Wesley B. Jones Electric, Inc. 6611 Paxton Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-9591 ENGINEERS Allen & Hoshall 713 S Pear Orchard Rd, Suite 100 Ridgeland MS 39157 601-977-8993 www.allenhoshall.com Carpenter Engineering, Inc. 100 Pear Orchard Drive, Ste #D Vicksburg MS 39180 601-631-0470 www.ceiengineer.com LIVE VICKSBURG 2016 • 89

MSU Institute for Systems Engineering 3909 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-634-8203 www.iser.msstate.edu

Shape Up Sisters 3215 Plaza Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-7277 www.shapeupsisters.com

Jefferson Burial Assn 800 Monroe Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-1641 www.whjeffersonfuneralhome.com

Neel-Schaffer, Inc. 666 North St. Ste. 201 Jackson MS 39225 601-948-3071 www.neel-schaffer.com

Wyatt’s Gym 3520 Manor Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-9414

Riles Funeral Home 5000 Indiana Avenue Vicksburg MS 39180 601-629-0000 www.charlesrilesfuneralhome.com

Stantec Consulting Services 200 N. Congress Street, Ste. 600 Jackson MS 39201 601-638-2642 www.abmb.com EVENT RENTALS Lasting Mpressions, Inc. 2026 Warriors Trail Vicksburg MS 39180 601-629-7279 lastingmpressions.net Slipin Slidin Waterslides, LLC 430 Loredo Drive Vicksburg MS 39183 601-831-8620 www.slipinslidinwaterslidesllc.com FARM SUPPLY & EQUIPMENT Airgas USA, LLC 180 Hwy 80 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8264 www.airgas.com Tractor Supply Company 1800 S. Frontage Road, STE G Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-4448 www.tractorsupply.com

YMCA 267 YMCA Place Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-1071 www.vicksburgymca.com FLORISTS Hall’s Gifts & Treasures Floral Design 1514 Cherry Street Ste A&B Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8331 www.hallsfloraldesigns.com Helen’s Florist 1103 Mission Park Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-6974 www.helensfloristandgifts.com The Ivy Place Florist & Gifts, Inc. 2451 N. Frontage Rd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-6429 theivyplace.com FOOD/BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS Hannon Food Services 3144 Indiana Avenue Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-2115

Wildlife Co-op 189 Tiffintown Vicksburg MS 39180 601-618-6242

Southern Beverage Co., Inc. 1480 Hwy. 61 North Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-2432 www.southernbeverage.com

FITNESS Anytime Fitness 3403 Pemberton Drive, Ste. N Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-1101 www.anytimefitness.com

FUNERAL HOMES/CEMETERIES Frank J. Fisher Funeral Home 1830 Cherry Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-7373 www.frankfisherfuneralhome.com

CrossFit Bayou Bluffs 900 Clay Street Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-213-7450 www.crossfitbayoubluffs.com

Glenwood Funeral Home 145 Highway 80 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1414 www.glenwoodfuneralhomes.com

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FURNITURE Aaron’s Sales & Lease 1315 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-7061 https://www.aarons.com Hotel Furniture Outlet 2133 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-631-0010 www.midsouthhotelliquidators.com GARDEN Flower Center 3150 S. Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5810 www.theflowercenterinc.com GOVERNMENT City of Vicksburg 1401 Walnut Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-3411 www.vicksburg.org Mississippi State - Warren County Welcome Center 4210 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-4269 www.visitmississippi.org U.S. Small Business Administration Regions Plaza Jackson MS 39201 601-965-4378 www.sba.gov/ms United States Air Force 3505 Pemberton Sq. Blvd., Space 46A Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-6533 www.airforce.com

Vicksburg Housing Authority 131 Elizabeth Circle Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-1661 Warren County Board of Supervisors 913 Jackson Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8073 www.co.warren.ms.us Warren County Chancery Clerk and Staff 1009 Cherry Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-4415 co.warren.ms.us/chancery-clerk Warren County Circuit Clerks Office 1009 Cherry Street Vicksburg, MS 39181 601-636-3961 co.warren.ms.us/circuit-clerk U.S. Army Corps of Engineers P.O. Box 8080 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-6672 www.mvk.usace.army.mil GROCERY Bovina Grocery-Exxon 415 Tiffintown Road Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-9828 bovinagrocery.com Corner Market Grocery Store 3046-0 Indiana Avenue Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-7480 www.cornermarketms.com County Market Grocery Store 2101 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-2875 www.kingscountymarket.com HEARING AIDS - PARTS & REPAIR Audibel Hearing Healthcare 1903 Mission 66 Suite E Vicksburg, MS 39180 www.audibelms.com Better Hearing Mississippi 1905 B Mission 66, Suite 2 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-218-1199

HEATING/COOLING Ed Hampton Air Conditioning & Heating LLC 2461 Hwy 80 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-738-5133 www.lennoxdealer.com/edhamptonhvac

St. Joseph Hospice 2080 S. Frontage Rd. Suite 102 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-8308 thecarpenterhealthnetwork.com

Sharpe Heating & Air 2405 Water St. Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-638-5437 www.lennoxdealer.com/sharpeheating

HOSPITALS Merit Health River Region 2100 Highway 61 North Vicksburg MS 39183 601-883-5000 www.riverregion.com

Superior Heating & Cooling, LLC 3067 Redbone Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-9225 www.superiorheatandcool.com

HOTELS Ameristar -Hotel 4116 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 www.ameristar.com

Vicksburg Cooling & Heating 4397 Mt. Alban Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39183 601-636-3193 vicksburgcoolingandheading.com

Baymont Inn & Suites 3975 S. Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-7799 www.baymontinns.com

HOME HEALTH Amedisys Home Health 2080 S. Frontage Road, Ste 105 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-3670 www.amedisys.com

Candlewood Suites 1296 S. Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-6900 www.candlewoodsuites.com

Camellia Home Health & Hospice 2080 S. Frontage Road, Ste. E Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-6606 www.camelliahealth.com Gentiva Home Health 2710 Sherman Avenue Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-3808 www.gentiva.com Hospice Advantage 1650 Hwy 61 N Suite D Vicksburg MS 39183 601-634-8836 www.hospiceadvantage.com

Comfort Suites 100 Berryman Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-2290 https://www.choicehotels.com Courtyard by Marriott 1 Underwood Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-8788 www.courtyardvicksburghotel.com DiamondJacks Hotel 3990 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-4477 www.diamondjacks.com

Mississippi Home Care Vicksburg 105 Thalweg Drive Vicksburg MS 39183 601-629-0015 lhcgroup.com

Hampton Inn & Suites 3330 Clay Street - I-20 @ Hwy. 80 Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-6100 www.vicksburghamptoninn.com

Serenity Premier Hospice 1905 B Mission 66, Suite 1 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-661-9752 www.serenitypremier.com

Holiday Inn 115 Cypress Centre Blvd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-4240 www.ihg.com LIVE VICKSBURG 2016 • 91

Holiday Inn Express 4330 S. Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8777 www.holidayinnexpress.com La Quinta Inn & Suites 4160 South Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-802-0525 www.lq.com Lady Luck Hotel 1350 Warrenton Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-7111 www.ladyluckhotelvicksburg.com Ramada Vicksburg 20 Orme Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1811 www.ramada.com Riverwalk -Hotel 200 Warrenton Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-0100 www.riverwalkvicksburg.com The Lofts at First National 1301 Washington Street (2nd Floor) Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-8888 www.loftsatfirstnational.com INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Robert J. Croisdale, Sr. Earl Edris, Jr. Keith Flowers Dick Ferguson Karen Frederick Ken Hicks, CPA Betty Jackson Donald Jarratt Doug Kamien Joan W. Kamien Bertha Kolb Frances Koury Toni Lanford-Ferguson Ethel Lassiter Joe Loviza Ann D. Morris Tom Murphree Mark Posey Wally Powell Robert D. Terry Jimmy Vinson Bobby Weatherly

INSURANCE Ada Lauderdale Insurance Agency 2000 Drummond Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-8645 www.statefarm.com Alfa Insurance - Nan Stuart, Agent 3412 Pemberton Square, Suite 4 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-9404 www.alfainsurance.com/agents/nan-stuart

Stuart Agency, Inc. 1980 S. Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5026 www.alfains.com Vicksburg Insurance Agency, Inc. 2640 S. Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-6202 www.vicksburginsurance.com

Bob Bell Insurance, Inc. 100 Pear Orchard Drive, Suite F Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-7781 www.bobbellinsurance.com

LAWN SERVICES & EQUIPMENT Hardy Landscape Management, Inc. 1488 Industrial Dr. Bolton MS 39041 601-866-2250 www.hardylandscape.com

Direct Auto Insurance 3046 Indiana Avenue, Suite I Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-0000

Maynord Landscaping Inc 1873 China Grove Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-218-5845

Hennessey Thames Leavitt Insurance Agency 1001 Belmont Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5560 www.leavitt.com/vicksburg

U.S. Lawns of Vicksburg, MS 3412 Pemberton Square Boulevard Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-1500

Mims Insurance Agency 3527 Wisconsin Avenue Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-7533 www.mimsinsurance.com Muirhead Agency, Inc., The 2000 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-631-0111 www.TheMuirheadAgency.com New York Life Insurance - Stan Kline 2642 South Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-6954 www.newyorklife.com State Farm Insurance, Robyn Lea Agent 2170 S. Frontage Road, Ste. 1 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-4555 www.robynlea.com State Farm, Diane Derivaux Kemp, Agent 1221 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-0553 www.dianekemp.com

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MANAGED HEALTHCARE Humana 103 Brookwood Drive Vicksburg MS 39183 601-210-9714 www.humana.com MANUFACTURING & PROCESSING Anderson-Tully Lumber Company 1725 N. Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-629-3283 www.andersontully.com Armstrong Hardwood Flooring 1735 N. Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-619-1628 www.armstrong.com Batesville Casket Company, Inc. 687 Warrenton Lane Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1133 www.batesville.com Cappaert Enterprises 144 Cedars Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-3214 www.cappaert.org

Eaton’s Cooper Lighting 5035 Highway 61 South Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-1522 www.eaton.com

Tyson Foods, Inc. 1785 Interplex Drive Vicksburg MS 39183 601-631-3600 www.tyson.com

Vicksburg Self Storage 3207 Plaza Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-2003 www.vicksburgselfstorage.com

Electro Mechanical Solutions 5589 Hwy 61 South Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-631-0138 www.emsinc2.com

Vicksmetal Corporation 155 Industrial Drive Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-1314 www.vmccore.com

Ergon Refining, Inc 2125 Haining Road Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-4960 www.ergon.com

West Coast Lumber, Inc. 4271 Rifle Range Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1387

NURSING HOMES Covenant Health & Rehab of Vicksburg LLC 2850 Porters Chapel Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-9211 www.covenantdove.com

Falco Lime, A Division of MS Lime Co. 1543 Haining Road Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-0932 www.mississippilime.com Foam Packaging, Inc. P.O. Box 1075 Vicksburg MS 39181 601-638-4871 www.foam-packaging.com Hunt Southland Refining Company 2600 Dorsey Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-1361 International Paper Company 3737 Hwy 3 N Vicksburg MS 39156 601-638-3665 www.internationalpaper.com Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals, Inc. 400 Port Terminal Circle Vicksburg MS 39181 601-636-6643 www.kindermorgan.com Laclede Chain Mfg. Co., LLC 101 W. Ceres Blvd Vicksburg MS 39183 601-802-0134 www.lacledechain.com Mississippi TanTec Leather, Inc. 101 TanTec Way Vicksburg MS 39183 601-429-6081 www.liteleather.com

MEDICAL SUPPLIES Hometown Medical 814 Belmont Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-6363 hometownmedicalms.com MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Grace Christian Counseling Center 1414 Cherry Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5703 www.gracechristiancounselingcenter.com National Alliance on Mental Illness Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-9470 www.nami.org Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Service 3444 Wisconsin Avenue Vicksburg MS 39182 601-638-0031 www.warren-yazoo.org mindCARES 740 Avignon Drive Suite C Ridgeland MS 39157 601-707-7355 mindcares.net MOVING & STORAGE SERVICES Biedenharn Moving & Storage 4845 Highway 61 South Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-9452 www.biedenharnmovers.com Magnolia Self Storage 3711 Hwy. 61 South Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-6215 www.vicksburgselfstorage.com

Heritage House Nursing Center 3103 Wisconsin Avenue Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-1514 heritagehouseofms.com Shady Lawn Nursing Home 60 Shady Lawn Place Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1448 www.shadylawnhealth.com Vicksburg Convalescent Home 1708 Cherry Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-3632 www.vicksburgch.com OFFICE SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT Barefield & Company 1905B Mission 66, Suite 2 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-631-0011 www.barefieldandcompany.com Office Depot 2170 Iowa Avenue Vicksburg MS 39180 601-629-9773 www.officedepot.com Speediprint & Office Supply 1601-C North Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-2900 speediprintvicksburg.com Unitech, Inc. 920 Belmont Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-4050 www.unitechtoday.com

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OUTDOOR RECREATION Tara Wildlife 6791 Eagle Lake Shore Road Vicksburg MS 39183 601-279-4261 www.tarawildlife.com

PHYSICAL THERAPY Good Samaritan Physical Therapy 1901 A Mission 66 Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-638-4076 www.goodsamaritanpt.com

REAL ESTATE Coldwell Banker All Stars 2170 I 20 Frontage South, Suite 3 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8928 www.homesofvicksburg.net

Blue Cat Guide Service 157 Bridgewater Dr. Madison MS 39110 601-953-5767 www.bluecatguideservice.com

Scott Robbins Physical Therapy 2222 S. Frontage Rd. Suite D Vicksburg MS 39180 601-456-0159 scottrobbinspt.com

Vicksburg Country Club 127 Country Club Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-8692 www.vicksburgcountryclub.com

PODIATRISTS Foot Clinic of Vicksburg 1814 Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-7520

Coldwell Banker All Stars, Marianne May Coker 2170 S. Frontage Road, Ste. 3 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-415-6868 www.mariannemaycoker.com

PEST CONTROL SERVICES Paul Massey Pest Service, Inc. Post Office Box 764 Vicksburg MS 39181 601-636-8269

POOLS Oasis Pools & Spas, Inc. 3440 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-2900 www.theoasispoolsandspas.com

Terminix International 3532 Manor Drive, Ste. 5 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-936-1444 www.terminix.com PETROLEUM Waring Oil Company 431 Port Terminal Circle Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1065 PHARMACY Helping Hand Family Pharmacy 1670 Hwy. 61 North Vicksburg MS 39183 601-631-6837 People’s Drug Store 1521 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5214 Vicksburg Special Care Pharmacy & Clinic 4079 Pemberton Square Blvd.

Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-5555 www.specialcareonline.com Walgreens 3341 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-661-9340 www.walgreens.com

PRINTING SERVICES & SUPPLIES H & M Promotional Products 5698 Hwy 61 South Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-6866 www.hmpromo.com

Coldwell Banker All Stars, Polly Vinzant 2170 South I-20 Frontage Rd. Vicksburg MS 39180 601-415-5001 www.homesofvicksburg.net Coldwell Banker All Stars, Tonya Bounds 2170 S. Frontage Road, Suite 3 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-218-7016 www.homesofvicksburg.net Coldwell Banker Allstars LLC, Katherine Crawford 2170 S. Frontage Road, Ste 3 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-218-0020 www.vicksburgrealtors.com

Mahaffey’s Quality Printing Inc. 355 W. Pearl Street Jackson MS 39203 601-353-9663 www.qualityprinting.com

Coldwell Bankers All Stars, Kim & Hyman Steen 2170 S. Frontage Road, Suite 3 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-218-7318 www.vicksburgrealestate.org

Signs First 1601-B North Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-631-0400 vicksburgsignsfirst.com

Jones & Upchurch, Inc. Real Estate Agency 1803 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-6490 www.jonesandupchurch.com

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES David Rorick Photography 1415 Baum St. Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-747-0125 www.davidrorick.com

LedgerPurvis Real Estate, LLC 3115B Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-3116 www.ledgerpurvis.com

Madden Technologies 4601 N. Fairfax Dr. Suite 1030 Arlington, VA 22203 703-940-3609 www.madentech.com

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Magnolia Real Estate & Property Management, LLC 3428 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-8884

RESTAURANTS, FOOD & BEVERAGE 10 South Rooftop Bar & Grill 1301 Washington Street, 10th Floor Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-501-4600 10southrooftop.com Atami Hibachi & Sushi 3401 Halls Ferry Road, Suite 7 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-883-9918

Japanese Express 3403 Pemberton Square Blvd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-661-8898 KJ’s River Town Grille 1306 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-501-4030 Facebook: KJ’s River Town Grille

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 4000 S. Frontage Road STE 112C Vicksburg MS 39180 601-456-0202 rmcf.com/MS/Vicksburg50828 Rowdy’s Family Restaurant 60 Highway 27 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-2375

Main Street Market Cafe 902 Cherry st.

Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8088 www.mainstreetmarketcafe.com

Rusty’s Riverfront Grill 901 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-2030 www.rustysriverfrontgrill.com

Billy’s Italian Restaurant Vicksburg Factory Outlet Mall Vicksburg MS 39180 601-661-0707

Martin’s at Midtown 1101 Belmont St. Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-636-2353 www.martinsatmidtown.com

Shipley Do-Nuts - 61 North 885 Hwy 61 North Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-9244 shipleydonuts.com

Bumpers of Vicksburg 120 Hwy 27 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-1086 www.bumpersdrivein.com

McAlister’s Gourmet Deli 4200 East Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-8222 www.mcalistersdeli.com

Shipley Do-Nuts - Clay Street 1405 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-3024 shipleydonuts.com

Chick-fil-A Vicksburg 3403 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601.661.0001 www.chick-fil-a.com/vicksburg

McDonald’s - Clay Street 2400 Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-5409 www.mcdonalds.com

Shipley Do-Nuts - Halls Ferry Rd 3424 Halls Ferry Rd. Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-6675 shipleydonuts.com

China Buffet, Inc. 4150 S. Frontage Rd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-0331

McDonald’s - Iowa Boulevard 2316 Iowa Blvd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-5419 www.mcdonalds.com

Shoney’s 3316 Pemberton Blvd.

Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-1211 www.shoneys.com

McDonald’s - N. Frontage Road 2237 N. Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-6561 www.mcdonalds.com

The Historic Klondyke 100 N. Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-4321

Beechwood Restaurant & Lounge 4451 E. Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-3761

El Sombrero of Vicksburg, Inc. 110 Cypress Center Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-1388 Goldie’s Express 3313 Pemberton Square Blvd.

Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-2551 Goldie’s Trail Bar-B-Que 2430 S Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-9839 Heavenly Ham 2480 South Frontage Road, Suite A Vicksburg MS 39180 601-629-9830 www.heavenlyham.com

Newk’s Eatery 3403 Pemberton Square Blvd.

Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-6395 www.newks.com River City Steakhouse Bar and Grill 3505 Pemberton Square Blvd.

Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-883-0656 ww.riversitysteakhouse.com

Walnut Hills Restaurant 1214 Adams Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-4910 www.walnuthillsms.net Whataburger Restaurant 3402 Halls Ferry Rd Vicksburg MS 39180 337-912-9290 whataburger.com

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Wine House 1408 Washington St. Vicksburg MS 39180 601-415-5549 thewarehousevicksburg.com RETAIL Belk 3505 Pemberton Blvd.

Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-0122 www.belk.com Carter Jewelers 3412 Pemberton Blvd., Suite 3 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-631-0700 carterdiamonds.com Cinnamon Tree 1322 Washington St. Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-6525 Cowboy Maloney Electric City 1800 South Frontage Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-9813 www.cowboymaloney.com Keystone Antique Furnishings 1106 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-3222 www.keystoneantiquefurnishings.com Lifting Lives Ministries, Inc / The WareHouse Liquidation & Upscale Thrift Store 185 Highway 27 Vicksburg MS 39183 601-529-6140 www.liftinglivesministries.com Michel’s Record Shop 1417 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-8902 Monogram Creations 1890 South Frontage Rd, Suite 3 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-415-4970 Outlets at Vicksburg 4000 S. Frontage Road, Ste 112 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-7434 www.outletsatvicksburg.com

Paper Plus, LLC 1318 Washigton Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-3442 Peterson’s 1400 Washington St. Vicksburg, MS 39180 601-636-7210 www.petersonsaa.com Sassy Seconds Store & Sarah’s Smocked Shoppe Vicksburg MS 39180 601-831-6222 www.sassysecondsvicksburg.com Sherwin Williams 1601-D N. Frontage Rd., Post Plaza Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-2083 www.sherwinwilliams.com Strut Boutique 203 Holt Collier Dr., Suite A Vicksburg, MS 39183 662-571-9869 Facebook: Thestrutboutique The Dragonfly, Inc. 1211 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-738-5526 www.facebook.com/TheDragonflyInc USA Pawn & Jewelry 235 Warrenton Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-6004 Vapor World Vicksburg 3046 Indiana Ave Vicksburg MS 39180 601-456-4895 www.vaporworldonline.com Vicksburg Mall 3505 Pemberton Square Blvd.

Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-0823 www.vicksburgmall.com Willinghams Gift Shop 1305 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-631-0081

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Walmart SuperCenter 2150 Iowa Blvd.

Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-9164 www.walmart.com RIVER SERVICES Big River Shipbuilders, Inc. 404 Port Terminal Circle Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-9161 www.bigrivershipbuildersandsalvage.com Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply, Inc. 100 Lee Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-6552 www.ergon.com Golding Barge Line, Inc. 101 Lee Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-629-9800 www.goldingbarge.com Magnolia Marine Transport Co. 697 Haining Road Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-5921 www.magnoliamarine.com SCHOOLS/COLLEGES Alcorn State University Foundation, Inc. 1000 ASU Drive, #810 Alcorn State MS 39096 601-877-6693 www.alcorn.edu Hinds Community College, Raymond P.O. Box 1100 Raymond MS 39154 601-857-3230 www.hindscc.edu Hinds Community College, Vicksburg 755 Highway 27 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-6804 www.hindscc.edu MSU Warren County Extension Service 1100-C Grove St. Vicksburg, MS 39183 601-636-5442 msucares.com Porter’s Chapel Academy Inc. 3460 Porters Chapel Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-3733 www.porterschapel.com

Vicksburg Catholic School 1900 Grove Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-2256 www.vicksburgcatholic.org

C Spire 2314 Iowa Blvd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-218-6667 www.walmart.com

Vicksburg Warren School District 1500 Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-5122 www.vwsd.org

Cellular Sales Verizon Wireless 2310 Iowa Blvd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-619-9693 cellularsales.com

SECURITY Berkley Enterprises, Inc. 3512 B Manor Drive Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-6955

Shiers Communications Specialists, Inc. 205 Stenson Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8080 www.shierscomm.com

Thomas and Thomas Security Service 101 Falcon Ridge Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-618-9517 www.tandtguards.com

TEC 700 South West Street Jackson MS 39201 601-326-4203 www.tec.com

SHIPPING SERVICES UPS Store, The 3412 Pemberton Square Blvd., Ste 2 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-8020 www.theupsstore.com

TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES Southern Style Publications 17649 Highway 465 Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-2100 www.southernstylepublications.com

SPORTING GOODS Hobie’s Outdoor Sports 3500 Pemberton Blvd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-4216 hobiesoutdoorsports.com

TRANSPORTATION Enterprise Rent-A-Car 4105 Washington Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-3866 www.enterprise.com

STAFFING SERVICES Staffing Solutions, Ltd. 2566 S. Frontage Road, Suite C Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-9966 www.staffltd.com

NRoute Transit Commission 2501 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-1053 www.vicksburg.org/departments/publictransportation

Mississippi Dept of Employment Security 1625 Monroe Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-2511 www.mdes.state.ms.gov

Rocket Taxicab Company 2820 East Main Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-0491

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AT&T 111 East Capitol Street Jackson MS 39201 601-629-9080 www.att.com

Vicksburg Southern Railroad 2105 Leeve Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-634-9500 www.watcocompanies.com

UTILITIES Atmos Energy Corp.

4155 Industrial Drive Jackson MS 39209 601-529-5320 atmosenergy.com Culkin Water District 2681 Sherman Avenue Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-9124 Entergy 1450 Highway 61 North Bypass Vicksburg MS 39183 601-630-3505 www.entergy.com Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association Post Office Box 8 Yazoo City MS 39194 601-636-2205 yazoovalley.com VENUES Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation, Inc. 1302 Adams Street Vicksburg MS 39183 601-631-2997 www.southernculture.org Vicksburg Convention Center 1600 Mulberry Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-2929 www.vccmeet.com VETERINARY SERVICES Animal Medical Clinic of Vicksburg, Inc. 100 Thalwig Drive Vicksburg MS 39183 601-636-9410 vicksburganimalhospital.com Vicksburg Animal Hospital 1918 Baldwin Ferry Road Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-8112 www.vicksburgwomenscare.com VISION 20/20 Eye Works, Inc. 3505 Pemberton Sq. #45 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-9192 eyeworksms.com

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Acute Vision Clinic 2152 Iowa Blvd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-3937 walmart.com Collins Eye Clinic and Optical Boutique 1206 Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39183 601-638-2081 www.collinseye.com Rankin Eye Professionals 120 Holt Collier Drive, Suite A Vicksburg MS 39183 601-883-9898 www.RankinEye.com Riverbend Eyecare 3505 Pemberton Square Blvd, Suite 45 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-630-9199 www.riverbendeyecare.com The Vision Clinic 1808 Mission 66 Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-6364 www.visionclinicofvicksburg.com WASTE DISPOSAL Vicksburg Warren County Landfill 80 Pit Rd Vicksburg MS 39180 601-638-6245 vwclandfill.com Waste Management of MS 3700 Highway 61 South Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-3015 https://www.wm.com

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