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Nash, DDS $ Exam 601-634-1812 Initial exam, 1201 Mission Park Drive consultation Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 1 necessary x-rays Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post d 1 4 Main WELCOME Publisher Pat Cashman Managing editor Karen Gamble Deputy managing editor Misty McDermitt Presentation editor Paul Barry Web editor Sean Murphy Graphic designers Emily Clark Ashley Kelly David Girard Quin Geary Robin Irby Advertising staff Barney Partridge Vickie Newman Sheila Mantz Angela Ross Janet Rantisi Ashley Gatian Michele Willis Jeremy Luckett Karen Etheridge Allaina Harbin Community Guide is published yearly to promote the Vicksburg and surrounding area in an informative and positive manner. Extra copies of the Community Guide 2010 may be picked up in our office free of charge. You may also view the Community Guide 2010 on our website www.vicksburgpost.com No portion of this publication may be re- produced without written permission of the publisher. Office 1601 F North Frontage Road P.O. Box 821668 THE VICKSBURG POST Vicksburg, MS 39182-1668 The Texas monument at The Vicksburg National Military Park. 601-636-4545 601-634-0897 The Vicksburg Post gratefully acknowledges the many people throughout the [email protected] Vicksburg and Warren County area who took time from their busy schedules to [email protected] answer questions and provide information for the seventh edition of the Vicksburg- [email protected] Warren County Community Guide. We hope this guide is a useful resource about MEMBER, VERIFIED AUDIT CIRCULATION the community including information about local government, schools, economy, All listings in this section were by subscription. social services, clubs, attractions and much more. They are paid advertising. There may be other If your business, club or organization was not included in this edition and you providers or services in this area which are not included. 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The Bloom Fountain at Monroe and Crawford streets. 2 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 5 Main Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post d 3 6 Main WHAt’s InsIDE THE COMMUNITY GUIDE Action Line . .18 Medical Associates of Vicksburg . .55 ADS/Hancor Inc. 50 Medical Care.............................................7 Anderson-Tully Co.......................................50 Military.................................................34 Animal Control..........................................40 Mission Primary Care Clinic . .55 Animal Adoptions .......................................48 Mississippi Information..................................56 Annual Events . 42 Mississippi River .........................................6 Around Town . 7 Monuments ..............................................7 Assisted Living/Nursing Homes ...........................7 Museums . .42 Banks . 36 Newcomers . 6 Bed & Breakfast Inns . 38 Obtain a Marriage License ................................7 Biedenharn Candy Company & Old Court House Museum . .42 Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia.......................42 Parks and Recreation....................................46 Cable TV Providers......................................33 Permits .................................................20 Car Dealers . .56 Precincts (Voting) . .31 Casinos .................................................52 Private and Parochial Schools............................12 Ceres Research and Industrial Interplex ..................48 Propane . .7 Charities................................................40 Public Schools...........................................10 Churches . .24 Radio Stations . 33 City Buses . .7 Register to Vote . 7 City and County Property Taxes . 7 River Region Medical Center.............................55 City Government ........................................14 Schools . 7 City of Vicksburg Phone Numbers........................22 Senior Opportunities . .7 Clubs . .38 Shopping Areas . 7 Colleges . 14 Southern Cultural Heritage Center .......................43 Communications . 33 Social Security Administration ...........................12 Conservatory of Fine Arts . .43 Taxes ...................................................29 Cooper Lighting .........................................50 Telephone Services.......................................7 County Government .....................................28 Television................................................7 Driver’s Licenses .........................................7 Towing Services.........................................32 Electricity................................................7 Transportation........................................7, 34 Emmitte W. Haining Industrial Center . .47 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers............................53 Foam Packaging.........................................50 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / MS River Commission . 53 Fire Departments . .22 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / MS Valley Division........53 Funeral Homes...........................................7 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Vicksburg District . 54 Gas and Water . .7 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Garbage Pickup . .20 Research and Development Center .......................54 Getting Around . 9 Unites States Postal Service...............................7 Guide to Vicksburg.......................................7 United Way . .51 Harcros Chemicals . 50 Utilities .................................................33 History . 8 Veterans’ Opportunities . 7 Hotels and Motels . .36 Vicksburg Art Association ...............................43 Hotels, Luxury/Suites . .38 Vicksburg Battlefield Museum . 56 Housing . .7 Vicksburg Blues Society .................................44 Human Services.........................................34 Vicksburg Chamber Music Festival.......................44 Hunting and Fishing Licenses.............................7 Vicksburg Convention Center and Auditorium ............44 International Paper......................................50 Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau ...............52 Internet Service Providers ...............................33 Vicksburg Heritage League . 44 Jackson Street Community Center . .62 Vicksburg Farmers’ Market..............................44 Jacqueline House African-American Museum . 56 Vicksburg Main Street...................................52 Law Enforcement . 7 Vicksburg National Military Park . 44 LeTourneau Technologies . .50 Vicksburg Orchestral Society . 45 Licenses and Tags .......................................30 Vicksburg Riverfront Murals . 45 License Plates...........................................30 Vicksburg Theatre Guild . 45 Local Media .............................................33 Vicksburg/Warren County Chamber of Commerce ........50 Mayor’s Welcome . 5 Voting . 30 4 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post A NOTE FROM THE MAYOR OUR HISTORY Welcome to Vicksburg! The Board of Mayor and Aldermen Settled in 1811, Vicksburg depended on the Mississippi River proudly invites you to visit the Red Carpet City of the South. for its economic and agricultural development. The town We offer a unique blend of the old and new South. I encourage became an incorporated community on Jan. 29, 1825. The river you to take the opportunity to spend several days and nights in our and railroad commerce of the 1800s kept Vicksburg, as well as city. the South, open for trade and well supplied. Vicksburg offers a variety of accommodations During the Civil War, the South was even more dependent on and activities for your whole family to enjoy. While the Mississippi River for supplies and the transport of troops. on your stay, I would suggest a visit to the Vicks- After a 47-day siege of the city by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s troops burg National Military Park; the Biedenharn from the Union Army, the city surrendered. Candy Company and Museum of Coca-Cola Memo- rabilia, where the first Coke was bottled; and the Just as the river was the center of life during the early years, Jacqueline House African-American Museum. it continued to affect the economy and the city. In 1884, the U.S. Also, Vicksburg offers five riverboat casinos and Army Corps of Engineers made a home in Vicksburg to help a vibrant downtown district featuring great South- coordinate river management and flood control, and in 1876 the ern cuisine and live entertainment. Vicksburg has Mayor Paul E. river changed its course. Winfield options for overnight accommodations to meet The Corps began a massive undertaking of creating the Yazoo your individual tastes and needs. We also offer public transporta- River Diversion Project to bring the Yazoo River through the tion, so you can park your vehicle and let one of our NRoute