Warren County News

Mississippi farmers who saw vital planting time washed away by persistent spring showers are now in desperate need of rain as heat and abnormally dry conditions threaten to reduce grain crop yields significantly.

Father's Day was very special for a Vicksburg minister being honored by the state.

Carol Ford of Hazlehurst has been appointed to chair the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

Rain delays and changes in planting decisions are forcing a later than ideal start for Mississippi's soybeans.

The state Court of Appeals has thrown out part of a ruling by Warren County Circuit Court concerning a fired Vicksburg police officer.

VICKSBURG - It was about 17 years ago, so memories of the details have faded, but the gist is this: Lawmaking would be a lot easier if every topic had just one set of objective, provable facts.

Bunge-Ergon Vicksburg Inc. is seeking a tax exemption for about $3.6 million worth of ethanol shipped out of Mississippi.

For more than a week farmland and houses in Warren county have been under water.

The river crested at 52.9 feet at Greenville on Monday, nearly 5 feet above flood stage; and stood near crest 47.4 feet at Vicksburg, 4.4 feet above flood stage; and 54 feet at Natchez, 6 feet above flood stage.

The Mississippi River is likely to keep rising as rain stays in the forecast through at least Memorial Day.

Minority Report A hybrid of national and local census coverage would be the ideal By Jane Kim But it's interesting to see what each camp tends to exclude.

Investigators are blaming the deaths of two young boys on an electrical fire. The fire happened early Saturday at a home in Warren County.

A Warren County deputy has been killed after his vehicle hydroplaned and flipped.

Two young boys have been killed and their parents injured in a mobile home fire.

A Warren County sheriff's deputy died after an early Sunday morning car wreck. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace confirmed the accident but gave no further details.

Mississippi's Warren County has long been a multicultural hub with its Chinese-owned grocery stores, black funeral homes and restaurants that serve fried catfish and turnip greens to diverse crowds of diners.

Warren County supervisors have named Antonia Flaggs-Jones as interim tax collector.

Four Columbus police officers on a training visit to Vicksburg are being accused of riding around the Vicksburg National Military Park in a Columbus police cruiser, playing loud music and flashing their lights and sirens at passersby, among other behavior.

People are stopping by Burger Village downtown these days not only to grab a quick lunch but also to see if the riverfront mainstay is hiring.

A 10-year-old Warren County girl was killed when the four-wheeler she was riding flipped and crushed her.