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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 buses former bed of the Mississippi River. The project took 25 years to take you to your destination. complete, and on Jan. 7, 1903, the canal opened. As the mayor, I would also recommend an afternoon stroll past To further help control flooding of the river, Waterways Experi- our breathtaking antebellum homes. You can pamper yourself at ment Station, now called the U.S. Army Engineer Research and one of our bed and breakfast inns, while taking in a spectacular Development Center, opened in 1929 and has become one of the view of the Mighty Mississippi. most diverse engineering and scientific research complexes in Vicksburg is a progressive city centrally located within 50 miles the world. It is comprised of four laboratories — Coastal and of several nationally recognized institutions of higher learning. We Hydraulics, Environmental, Information Technology, and Geo- are home to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research technical and Structures. and Development Center, a world-class, state-of-the-art technology campus. As a city, we are committed to growth, values and service.

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Guide To Vicksburg Mississippi River Vicksburg’s location about halfway between Memphis and New Getting around Orleans, along with its combination of rail, road and water, make Maps of the city are available at various locations, including the city a hub for river commerce. the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce, 2020 Mis- Millions of tons of cargo pass through the Port of Vicksburg sion 66; the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau visitors each year. center, across from the Vicksburg National Military Park on The port is operated by the Warren County Port Commission Clay Street; and at the Mississippi Welcome Center, at Washing- and began shipping operations in 1968. It was designated a for- ton Street and Interstate 20. eign trade zone on April 11, 1989, and has its own U.S. Customs Vicksburg is located at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line on Port of Entry. Interstate 20. Located north of the city’s waterfront, the E.W. Haining Indus- At 180 feet above sea level, the city is 220 miles south of Mem- trial Center is adjacent to the Yazoo Diversion Canal. The port phis, 220 miles north of New Orleans, 80 miles east of Monroe, consists of a slack-water channel about two miles long and 300 La., and 45 miles west of Jackson, the state capital. feet wide with a 15-foot minimum depth. The Vicksburg Municipal Airport is eight miles southwest of Vicksburg’s combination of transportation options makes it town, and the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport is six miles popular by many industries that use water. Vicksburg has the west of Vicksburg. The Jackson International Airport is 53 miles only railroad crossing of the Mississippi River between Mem- east of Vicksburg on Interstate 20. phis and Baton Rouge. The city is also where two major highways, Interstate 20 and Weather U.S. 61, converge, and two airports are within 10 miles of the During spring and fall, the nights are cool with lows in the mid- port. 40s and days are moderate with highs in the low 70s. Winters are Barges passing through the port from the Mississippi River mild, with lows in the low 30s and a few cold snaps. Highs are bring steel, paper, grain, crude petroleum, lime, fertilizer, wood in the low 50s, and the average temperature is 51 degrees. Sum- products, cement, sand, gravel, manufactured goods and prod- mers are hot with highs in the upper 90s. ucts. A lot of the products brought to Vicksburg are placed on Average rainfall is 52 inches per year. trucks or rail cars to be shipped to other parts of the country. Facts and figures Vicksburg is called the Red Carpet City of the South because For Newcomers of the many festivals, concerts and shows throughout the year. It was called the Gibraltar of the Confederacy by Union forces Drivers licenses during the Civil War because of the bluffs, caves and hills. 1100 Grove St., 601-638-5441; testing: 8-10:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m. The latest U.S. Census showed the median income for a house- Monday-Friday; renewal: 8-noon and 1-4:45 p.m. hold in the city was $28,466, and the median income for a family was $34,380. Hunting and fishing licenses Mississippi hunting and fishing licenses can be purchased at Around town local retailers, online at www.mdwfp.com or by calling 800-546- 4867. Bicycles may be used in town on roadways, but bicyclists are Louisiana hunting and fishing licenses can be purchased at subject to the vehicular responsibilities and laws of the road. local retailers or online at www.wildlifelicense.com or by calling To organize and hold a parade in the city, organizers must 888-765-2602. apply for a permit through the Parade Application Committee at the City Clerk’s Office at 1401 Walnut St., or call 601-634-4553. Any formal public procession, march, walk, run, show, exhi- Vehicle license tags bition, pageant or group of people or vehicles is considered a Warren County Tax Collector’s Office, Warren County Court- parade. A $25 fee is required when filing an application. house, 1009 Cherry St., 601-638-6181.

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City and county property taxes 601-636-7434; Downtown, Vicksburg Main Street, 601-634-4527. Warren County Tax Collector’s Office, Warren County Court- Transportation house, 1009 Cherry St., 601-638-6181. Greyhound, 601-638-8389 Housing City buses Vicksburg Housing Authority, 131 Elizabeth Circle, 601-638- NRoute, 601-636-1053 1661. Register to vote Senior opportunities • American Association of Retired Persons — John W. Smith, Voter registration for both the City of Vicksburg and Warren 601-415-5360 County: Warren County Circuit Clerk’s office, Warren County • Community Council of Warren County — 3204 Wisconsin Courthouse, 1009 Cherry St., 601-636-3961. Ave., 601-638-7441 • Some Place Special — 3527 Manor Drive, Suite B, 601-619-4400 Obtain a marriage license • TRIAD — Joe Loviza, 601-636-1694 Warren County Circuit Clerk’s office, Warren County Court- • Vicksburg Senior Center — 801 South St., 601-630-8059 house, 1009 Cherry St., 601-636-3961. Veterans opportunities Law enforcement • American Legion Home Post 3 — 1712 Monroe St., 601-634- Vicksburg Police Department, 601-636-2511; Warren County 1114 Sheriff’s Department, 601-636-1761. • American Legion Tyner-Ford Post 213 — 1618 Main St., 601- To Report a crime, wreck, fire or request an ambulance: 911. 634-8687 • Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2572 — 1918 Washington St., Gas and water 601-636-2677 Within city limits: 601-636-3414; outside city limits: Culkin Water District, 601-636-9124; Fisher Ferry Water District, 601- Assisted living/nursing homes 636-1098; Hilldale Water District, 601-636-8475; Yokena-Jeff Davis • Belmont Gardens — 3201 Wisconsin Ave., 601-636-8006 Water District, 601-634-0076; Eagle Lake Water District, 601-638- • Belmont Place — 1002 Belmont St., 601-636-3004 0186. • Covenant Health & Rehab of Vicksburg — 2850 Porters Chapel Road, 601-638-9211 Propane • Heritage House Nursing and Retirement Center — 3103 Wis- Blossman Gas, 601-636-2653; Herring Gas, 601-437-3584; Neill consin Ave., 601-638-1514 Gas, 601-636-0924. • Shady Lawn Nursing Home — 60 Shady Lawn Place, 601-636- 1448 Electricity • Vicksburg Convalescent Home — 1708 Cherry St., 601-638- Entergy, 800-368-3749; Twin County EPA, 662-873-4233; Yazoo 3632 Valley EPA, 800-281-5098. U.S. Postal Service Telephone 3415 Pemberton Square Blvd.; 601-636-1071; 8:30-6 p.m. Monday AT&T, 888-757-6500; BellSouth, 877-573-2597; Delta Telephone, through Friday; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday 601-279-4698; Vicksburg Video, 601-636-1351. Social Security 4155 E. Clay St., Suite 132; 601-636-0973 or 800-772-1213 Television Direct TV, 601-638-3806, 601-636-2967 or 800-481-6922; Vicksburg Funeral homes Video, 601-636-1351. • Dillon-Chisley Funeral Home, 601-636-0862 • Frank J. Fisher Funeral Home, 601-636-7373, www.fisherfu- Schools neralhome.net • Glenwood Funeral Home, 601-636-1414, www.GlenwoodFuner- Public: 601-638-5122; Parochial: 601-636-2256; Private: Porters alHomes.com Chapel Academy, 601-638-3733; Vicksburg Community School, • Charles Riles Funeral Home, 601-629-0000, www.charlesriles- 601-636-7884; Agape Montessori Christian Academy, 601-634- funeralhome.com 0092; Traveler’s Rest Christian Academy, 601-636-3712; Riverside • Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home, 601-629-3500, www.lakev- Christian Academy, 601-638-7503; College: Hinds Community Col- iew-memorial.com lege, Vicksburg-Warren campus, 601-638-0600; Alcorn State Uni- • Robbins Funeral Home, 601-636-0941 versity, Vicksburg office, 601-629-3538. • W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home, 601-638-1641, www.whjeffer- sonfuneralhome.com Medical care • Williams Funeral Service, 601-634-0922 River Region Medical Center, 601-883-5000; Mission Primary Care, 601-636-1050; Medical Associates of Vicksburg, 601-262- Monuments 1000. • Gibson Monuments & Vases, 601-636-1534 Shopping Areas • Vicksburg Monument Company, 601-636-8590 Pemberton Square mall, 601-634-0823; Outlets at Vicksburg,

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• Beechwood Elementary, 999 Mississippi 27 South, 601-638- Public schools 3875 — Bovina and Dogwood Lake Estates into the Beechwood area and south to just west of Mississippi 27 and south to the On July 1, 1987, two school districts, the Warren County School Warren County line. District and the Vicksburg Municipal Separate School District, • Sherman Avenue Elementary (K-3), 2145 Sherman Ave., 601- consolidated to form the Vicksburg Warren School District. 638-2409, and Warren Central Intermediate (4-6), 2147 Sherman The 9,000-student district now has two high schools, two junior Avenue, 601-638-5656 — Freetown and Culkin roads, Openwood high schools, 10 schools for kindergarten through sixth grade and one alternative school for kindergarten through 12th grade. and Brookwood subdivisions to Cedar Hill Cemetery area. The Vicksburg Warren School District returned to commu- • Redwood Elementary, 100 Redwood Road, 601-636-4885 — Eagle nity schools in August 2005, sending students in grades K-6 to Lake, Redwood and northeast Warren County areas. schools closer to their homes. • Bowmar Avenue, 912 Bowmar Ave., 601-636-2486 — Magnet The district’s main office is at 1500 Mission 66, and the federal school; students may live in any of the areas. programs and special education departments are at 689 Mis- sissippi 27. Call or fax the main office at 601-638-5122 or 601-631- For junior high and high school students, the district is 2819. Call or fax the Mississippi 27 office at 601-636-4371 or 601- split into north and south zones. The north zone is land 631-2894. The website is www.vwsd.k12.ms.us, and the e-mail north of Clay Street, where Clay connects with Porters address is [email protected]. Chapel Road by Old Highway 27. All of Porters Chapel Road The elementary and intermediate schools and the general is included except Enchanted Hills subdivision. The line con- areas are: tinues on Porters Chapel up to about 200 feet south of Halls • Bovina Elementary, 100 Bovina School Road, 601-619-4453 — Ferry Road, then continues east along Halls Ferry and west Spans from U.S. 80 through Tiffintown Road and to the county of Gibson Road and runs parallel to China Grove and Missis- line. sippi 27 to the county line. • Dana Road Elementary (K-3), 1247 Dana Road, 601-619-2340, North zones and Vicksburg Intermediate (4-6), 1245 Dana Road, 601-638- • Warren Central High School — 1000 Mississippi 27, 601-638-3372 4199 — Spans more than half the depth of Warren County from • Warren Central Junior High School — 1630 Baldwin Ferry Yokena, north to Clay Street and through the older part of the Road, 601-638-3981 city east of Washington. South zones • Warrenton Elementary, 809 Belva Drive, 601-636-7549 — From • Vicksburg High School — 3701 Drummond St., 601-636-2914 the LeTourneau area along the Mississippi River north to Clay • Vicksburg Junior High School — 1533 Baldwin Ferry Road, 601- Street, west of Washington Street. 636-1966 • South Park Elementary, 6530 Nailor Road, 601-636-0176 — Roll- ing Wood Estates area, areas along Nailor and Goodrum roads. Continued on Page 12. 10 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post “ Yes, I know it’s hard to believe... Cable TV for only $7.95 a month.”

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Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post d 11 An alternative school serves children throughout the district who are at-risk or have special needs, along with some who have board of education been suspended or are under discipline from other schools. Members are elected to six-year terms, staggered in two-year • Grove Street School — 1315 Grove St., 601-636-2539. intervals. Programs at Grove Street include the Youth Court Assistance • District 1 — Jerry Boland (term ends 2010) Center, 601-631-2857. • District 2 — Zelmarine Murphy (term ends 2012) • District 3 — James Stirgus Jr. (term ends 2014) registration • District 4 — Joseph Loviza (term ends 2014) Registration is open each year until school begins. Visit the • District 5 — Tommy Shelton (term ends 2010) 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 priVAte And pArochiAL schooLs or before Sept. 1. For first grade, a child must be 6 years old on Parochial and private schools are available in Warren County. or before Sept. 1. They offer academics, athletics and extracurricular activities. Parents or guardians must supply for each student: • Vicksburg Catholic School — Founded in 1860, it operates an • A certified birth certificate. elementary school, St. Francis Xavier, at 1200 Hayes St., with • A Social Security card. preschool through grade 6, and a high school, St. Aloysius, at • An original Mississippi Immunization Compliance Record 1900 Grove St., for grades 7 through 12. For information, visit (Form 121). www.vicksburgcatholic.org. Call St. Francis at 601-636-4824 and • Two proofs of residency, (i.e., utility bill, driver’s license, St. Aloysius at 601-636-2256. receipt from rent or mortgage payments with an address on it.) • Porters Chapel Academy — 3460 Porters Chapel Road, is accredited by the Mississippi Private School Association. It Administration accepts students from kindergarten through 12th grade. For • Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Duran Swin- information, call 601-638-3733 or visit www.porterschapel.com. ford — 1500 Mission 66, 601-638-5122, eswinford@ • Vicksburg Community School — Founded in 2003, VCS serves vwsd.k12.ms.us. students in kindergarten through 12th grade and is accred- • Assistant Superintendent Deborah Hullum ited by the National Private School Association. The school — 1500 Mission 66, 601-638-5122, dhullum@vwsd. is located at 1901 N. Frontage Road, and information can be k12.ms.us obtained by calling 601-636-7884 or visiting www.vicksburg- communityschool.org. Dr. Elizabeth Duran Swinford Continued on Page 14.

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• Agape Montessori Christian Academy — 6889 Paxton Road, Alcorn State University aims to provide a real-life education in a Christ-centered envi- Vicksburg office ronment. It enrolls students 2-years old to grade 6. For information, call 601-634-0092. 1514 Cherry St., 601-629-3538 • Traveler’s Rest Christian Academy — 718 Bowmar Ave., serves Alcorn State University, based in Lorman, operates an office in students in grades prekindergarten through second grade. For Vicksburg and offers classes at the Hinds Community College’s information, call 601-636-3712. Vicksburg-Warren branch. Visit www.alcorn.edu for course • Riverside Christian Academy — 508 Newitt Vick Drive, is an offerings and degree programs. ACT-certified school for kindergarten through 12th grade that Area private colleges aims to provide a Christian education that prepares students • Millsaps College, Jackson; www.millsaps.edu for college. Call 601-638-7503. • Mississippi College, Clinton; www.mc.edu • Belhaven College, Jackson; www.belhaven.edu • Reformed Theological Seminary; Jackson, www.rts.edu Colleges • Tougaloo College, Jackson; www.tougaloo.edu State universities Hinds Community College (with distances from Vicksburg) Vicksburg-Warren campus • Jackson State University, Jackson — 44 miles; www.jsums.edu 755 Mississippi 27, 601-638-0600 • Alcorn State University, Lorman — 52 miles; www.alcorn.edu The Hinds Community College Vicksburg-Warren campus • Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena — 102 miles; was established in 1975 as a vocational-technical center to serve www.mvsu.edu occupational training needs of high school students enrolled in • Delta State University, Cleveland — 110 miles; www.deltastate. the Vicksburg Warren School District. edu The vo-tech program remains, but the campus also serves stu- • University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg — 129 miles; dents who are planning to receive two-year associate degrees www.usm.edu or are working for college requirements to apply to a four-year • Mississippi State University, Starkville — 163 miles; www. degree program. msstate.edu In addition to the Vicksburg-Warren campus, Hinds also oper- • University of Mississippi, Oxford — 185 miles; www.olemiss. ates facilities in Raymond, Jackson, Utica and Pearl. edu. Day and evening classes are offered all year, and counselors • Mississippi University for Women, Columbus — 215 miles; are available for scheduling and course selection. For informa- www.muw.edu tion, call 800-HINDSCC or 601-638-0600, or visit www.hindscc. edu.

All meetings are held in the City Hall Annex board room at City Government 1415 Walnut St., and are televised live on the city’s cable channel, TV23. The city channel started in 2000, and replays the Founded in 1811 and incorporated 14 years later, the City of board meetings throughout the week, as well as airing other Vicksburg operates under a special charter. programs featuring city crews, projects of community interest Unlike most cities in Mississippi, which have five elected offi- and other public meetings. Meetings also began being broadcast cials, Vicksburg has three — two aldermen and a mayor. They live on the city’s website, www.vicksburg.org, earlier this year. make up the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which The city’s regularly scheduled board meetings begin at 10 a.m. operates from City Hall at 1401 Walnut St. and by law are open to the public. The board may meet in pri- The two aldermen are elected from wards that split the city vate only for executive session items that include issues dealing almost in half. The zigzag line that splits the North and South with personnel, litigation or real estate. wards runs along Clay Street, Mission 66 and Stouts Bayou. Anyone who wants to address the city board must first be The mayor is elected from the entire city and is in charge of placed on the agenda or be recognized by the mayor during a the city board meetings, but has just one vote of the three and meeting. To be placed on the agenda, a person must contact the no veto power. City Clerk’s Office and present a written request, including the Mayor Paul Winfield, an attorney, was elected in June 2009 subject matter to be brought before the board. Public comment in his first bid for public office. North Ward Alderman Michael sessions are held the day of the second meeting of the month Mayfield, an air conditioning and heating contractor and a immediately following executive session items, if any. former nine-year member of the Warren County Board of Super- The mayor and aldermen also appoint the city’s division heads visors, is serving his second term on the city board. South Ward including the police chief, fire chief, city clerk, city attorney and Alderman Sid Beauman, former city director of parks and recre- city sexton. Those division heads answer directly to the board ation, is serving his third. that directs the departments and sets budgets. The annual salary for the mayor is $81,033.68. Each alderman is Budgets for the city are created in the summer, and the fiscal paid $64,827.10. year begins Oct. 1. The city operates on about a $31.3 million The current board members took office July 1, 2009, for a four- budget and employs some 550 people. year term. The next election is set for 2013. Revenue for the city comes primarily from taxes on property, Under the city’s charter, the board must meet on the first and sales and gaming. The City of Vicksburg also operates munici- third Mondays, the 10th and the 25th of each month. The board pal gas, water and sewer services and contracts for citywide also may meet at any other time of the month for a special called garbage collection. 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. Continued on Page 18. 14 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 17

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for the appropriate departments. Action Line/Emergency Alerts The computer system is tied into most city departments, and residents may call back to the Action Line to check on the prog- Vicksburg residents may access information about govern- ress of their requests. ment or get answers to problems online or by phone through “Info To Go” is an automated system that can also fax forms two services. and applications and take messages to be passed along to city The Action Line offers residents one number to call for city- departments. Callers may request information by categories related issues, questions or requests for services. “Info To Go” or specific questions using a touch-tone phone. The automated gives residents answers to 400 commonly asked questions about system prompts callers to dial local government. numbers corresponding to topics. Both services are available online or by telephone 24 hours a Continued on Page 20. day. The Action Line takes calls at City Hall •SaleS •Service •partS •acceSSorieS from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Those calls are logged into a com- •NiSSaN oUtBoarDS •WelDBilt BoatS puter system that transfers the question, •Dixiecraft trailerS •mercUry & request or comment to the appropriate department. At night and on the weekends, yamaha Service calls are forwarded to the city gas depart- recogNizeD aS a top 10 mercUry DealerShip ment where a 24-hour-a-day phone opera- for SaleS, BUSiNeSS & Service iN 2010 the eNtire U.S.a.! tor is in place for emergencies. Most of the calls taken at the Action Line are from residents needing services such MERCURY MARINE, INC. as repairing burned-out street lights and replacing street signs, or calls for water 1031 Highway 61 North, Vicksburg, MS • 601-636-2204 and gas service. Those calls are entered Donny Sims, Owner into a computer and generate work orders 18 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 21

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Continued from Page 18. 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 Vicks- burg 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 file•The Vicksburg Post twice a week — Mondays and Thurs- days or Tuesdays and Fridays — Anglers take advantage of the many fishing opportunities in Vicksburg and depending on the neighborhood. Resi- Warren County. dents must follow certain rules, or garbage will not be picked up, and they might face fines. Outside the city limits, residents may Hazardous materials not taken by contract with independent haulers for Relaxing Spa Atmosphere Waste Management include car batter- garbage collection. All garbage collected without all the drama of other salons ies, oil, paint, tires and white goods such in Vicksburg and Warren County is taken Recently Relocated for Expansion as old appliances. Those items can be dis- to the Waste Management transfer sta- posed of at different collection points in tion on U.S. 61 South and hauled to a land- the community. fill outside the county. City crews will pick up white goods by appointment. Call the Action Line at 601- 636-3411. For other questions, call 601-634- City Permits 4559. Tires may be taken to a collection ï Deep Tissue Massage ï Spa Manicure s and Pedicures center on U.S. 61 North, and dried-out The City of Vicksburg issues permits to ï Cellulite Trea tments paint cans may be put in with garbage. make sure buildings are safe for intended ï Spray Tannin g Some automobile parts dealers will use and meet fire, safety and sanitation ï Aromatherap y Body Wraps take old car batteries for a fee, and some codes, as well as to regulate the sale of ï Teeth Whiten ing repair shops will take old oil. alcoholic beverages. ï All Hair Serv ices Residents who find the 96-gallon gar- Some of the permits needed: ï Make-Up Edu cation and Much More! bage containers too large or heavy may • Business privilege license — City Clerk, request 32-, 48- or 64-gallon containers by 601-634-4553. Tiai Big Sexy calling the city’s Action Line. Residents • Building and Zoning — Building and may also order a second container for an Inspection Division, 601-634-4529. additional $5 per month. • Beer or liquor — Mississippi State Tax People with medical conditions who are Commission, 601-923-7300. Mon. - Sat. 9am-9pm unable to roll a container to the curb may • Advice and permission for burning in by appointment apply for door service. the city — Vicksburg Fire Department, Rules also require businesses to have 601-636-1603. 3420 Wisconsin Avenue enclosures around commercial garbage • Roadblocks — Vicksburg Police Depart- Vicksburg, MS 39180 containers. Enclosures must be made ment, 601-636-2511. of wood, brick or concrete and have a • Fire inspection — Vicksburg Fire 601-634-4 (772) latched gate. The idea is to keep garbage Department, 601-634-4566. www.BodyShopSpa.com from blowing away from the containers. • Signs — 601-634-4528. Call For Your Appointment! 20 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 23

file•The Vicksburg Post Children use Vicksburg’s many hills for fun on skateboards. Quality Healthcare Is Our Mission. Why Call when you can click? With our simply and securely WEB-BASED PATIENT PORTAL • Fill out registration forms • Request appointments • Request prescription renewals • Pay your bill online It’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s convenient. Visit our website for more information and to start using these time-saving capabilities today! www.missionprimary.com Vicksburg’s Only Independent Primary Care Physicians Providing You with Family + Occupational Medicine Family Medical Care • X-Ray & Laboratory Work • Pre-Employment Physicals URGENT Collection Site for Drug Screens • Worker’s Compensation Treatment CARE CLINIC Medical Review Officer on Site • DOT & Non-DOT Drug Screens SATURDAY Hearing & Pulmonary Test • Breath Alcohol Testing on Site 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Vascular Laser Procedures • Mammograms • Ultrasound • CAT Scan • MRI No Appointment Necessary www.missionprimary.com • Appointments Call 601-636-1050 Mission Primary Care Clinic Lee Giffin, MD • Hildon H. Sessums, MD • Calvin Masterson, DO • Susan A. Chiarito, MD John Robert Ford, MD • Joseph L. Wilson, MD • William E. Johnston Jr., MD J. Russell Barnes, MD • Kay K. McDaniel, NP-C • Mary Jourdan, FNP Hours by appointment • Monday-Friday 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. • 601-636-1050 • 1901 Mission 66 • Vicksburg, MS Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post d 21 24

City of Vicksburg Phone Numbers Vicksburg operations are divided into departments that issue permit requirements and other regulations for building, burning, parades or pets. Permits or licenses are also required for many trades and professions.

• City Hall — 601-631-3718 • Action Line — 601-636-3411 • Aldermen — South Ward, 601-634-4507; North Ward, 601-631-3770 • Animal Control (picks up injured, killed or stray animals) — 601-636-6982 • Building Maintenance — 601-634-4558 file•The Vicksburg Post • Cedar Hill Cemetery (information on Flags are placed next to tombstones at Vicksburg National Cemetery. plots and maintenance) — 601-634-4513 • City Clerk (most business, professional • Mound Fire Department — 318-574-1833 and privilege licenses) — 601-634-4553 or 911 area Zip Codes • City Shop — 601-631-2975 • Newellton Fire Department — 318-766- • Vicksburg, south of Clay Street — 39180 • Emergency Management — 601-636-1544 3004 or 318-467-5260 • Vicksburg, north of Clay Street— 39183 • Engineering (design and oversight of • Port Gibson Fire Department — 601-437- • Vicksburg, Pemberton post office boxes city construction, repair projects) — 601- 5001 — 39182 634-4555 • St. Joseph Fire Department — 318-766- • Anguilla — 38721 • Fire (permits for outdoor burning) 3211 • Cary — 39054 — 601-636-1603 • Tallulah Fire Department — 318-574- • Clinton, rural — 39056 • Fire chief — 601-636-6371 2061 • Clinton, post office boxes — 39060 • Gas and water emergencies — 601-636- • Delta, La. — 71233 1096 Warren County volunteers • Edwards — 39066 • Human Resources — 601-631-3710 • Bovina — 601-634-0203 • Greenville — 38701-38704 • Inspection (building permits, building • Culkin — 601-631-0739 • Lake Providence, La. — 71254 code information, inspections) — 601- • Eagle Lake — 601-279-4970 • Lorman — 39096 634-4528 • Fisher Ferry — 601-634-6216 • Mayersville — 39113 • Land Use (zoning information requests • LeTourneau — 601-631-0490 • Newellton, La. — 71357 for variances) — 601-634-4526 • Oak Grove, La. — 71263 • Library — 601-636-6411 • Pattison — 39144 • Mayor — 601-631-3718 Vicksburg stations • Port Gibson — 39150 • NRoute — 601-636-1053 • Central — 601-636-1603 • Redwood — 39156 • Parks & Recreation — 601-634-4514; 601- • No. 2 — 601-636-6680 • Rolling Fork — 39159 636-9331 for rain-out information • No. 5 — 601-631-2977 • St. Joseph, La. — 71366 • Planning — 601-634-4525 • No. 6 — 601-634-4532 • Satartia — 39162 • Police (non-emergency) — 601-636-2511 • No. 7 — 601-634-4533 • Tallulah, La. — 71282 • Pool manager — 601-634-4516 • No. 8 — 601-634-4534 • Transylvania, La. — 71286 • Purchasing — 601-634-4550 • No. 9 — 601-631-2969 • Utica — 39175 • Sewer — 601-634-4535 • Valley Park — 39177 • Street — 601-634-4538 • Traffic (to report damage to traffic lights, signs) — 601-636-6995 • Water & Gas Administration (applications for natural gas and water service, billing questions) — 601-634-4560

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Places of Worship African Methodist Episcopal Calvary M.B. — 406 Klein St., 601-636-5760 Greater Grove Street M.B. — 2715 Alcorn Bethel — 805 Monroe St., 601-636-5777 Cedar Grove M.B. — 3300 Grange Hall Drive, 601-218-3911 Travis Chapel — 745 Hutson St., 601-636- Road, 601-636-5902 Greater Jerusalem — 5026 Mount Alban 4971 Christian Home No. 2 M.B. — 4769 Lee Road, 601-634-8186 Road Greater Mount Lebanon — 339 Alpine St., Apostolic Clover Valley M.B. — 7670 Mississippi 27, 601-638-5578 601-636-6375 Greater Mount Olive No. 2 M.B. — 109 N. Apostolic Church of Vicksburg — 2750 Cool Springs M.B. — 385 Falk Steel Road, Locust St., 601-661-0702 Mississippi 27, 601-638-3052 601-636-2250 Greater Mount Zion — 907 Farmer St., Wayside Apostolic Church of Deliverance Eagle Lake — 15481 Mississippi 465, 601- 601-636-0826 — 4615 Halls Ferry Road, 601-638-4654 279-4301 Greater Oak Grove M.B. — 3802 Patricia Ebenezer M.B. — 2346 Grove St., 601-634- St., 601-636-1636 Baptist 0658 Greater St. James — 1922 Pearl St., 601- Antioch — 1800 Poplar St., 601-619-9599 Edwards — 101 Magnolia St., Edwards; 630-2912 Beech Grove M.B. — 1680 Redbone Road, 601-852-8141, edwardsbaptist@bellsouth. Highland — 3518 Halls Ferry Road, 601- 601-634-1016 net 636-7349 Belmont M.B. — 4446 Charlie Brown Evergreen M.B. — 1290 Floweree Road, Holly Grove M.B. — 746 Johnson St., 601- Road, 601-885-8777 601-631-0709. 638-1591 Bethlehem M.B. — 3055 N. Washington First — 1607 Cherry St., 601-636-2493, Hopewell — 5336 U.S. 61 South; 601-636- St., 601-630-9278 www.fbcvicksburg.org 3693 Bingham Memorial M.B. — 1063 Green First — 1511 1/2 Lane St., 601-631-6908 Immanuel — 6949 U.S. 61 South, 601-636- St., 601-636-3748 Friendship M.B. — 204 Williamson Ave., 2238 Bovina — 5293 U.S. 80, 601-636-0682 Edwards Jackson Street M.B. — 1416 Jackson St., Bowmar — 1825 U.S. 61 South, 601-636- Goodrum — 4569 Fisher Ferry Road, 601- 601-634-6535 2596, www.bowmarbaptist.com 636-4904 Jones Chapel M.B. — 1340 Bay St.; 601-638- Bright Morning Star M.B. — 801 Meadow Gospel Temple M.B. — 1612 Lane St., 601- 4329 St., 601-636-7073 634-0759 King David No. 1 M.B. — 2717 Letitia St., Calvary — 2878 Old Highway 27, 601-636- Grace — 1729 Hankinson Road, 601-636- 601-638-0887 7501 6991 King David No. 2 M.B. — 1224 Bowmar

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Ave., 601-638-8365 634-8144 2144 King Solomon — 1401 Farmer St., 601-638- Mount Pisgah — 1519 Lummie St., 601-638- Rock of Ages — 2944 Valley St., 601-636- 7658 0521 6598 Lighthouse — 1804 Sky Farm Ave. Mount Zion M.B. — Eagle Lake Rose Hill M.B. — 683 Stenson Road, 601- Living Word — 2845 Clay St., Suite No. Mount Zion No. 1 M.B. — 920 Fifth North 636-1467 13; 601-624-9943, www.livingwordbap- St., 601-638-1982 St. James M.B. — 1922 Pearl St., 601-631- tistchurch.com Mount Zion No. 4 M.B. — 122 Union Ave., 0813 Locust Grove M.B. — 472 Stenson Road, 601-631-6805 St. James No. 1 M.B. — 400 Adams St., 601- 601-636-6395 New Mount Elem M.B. -— 3014 Wisconsin 629-4050 Mercy Seat — 5 Dos Casas, 601-634-9544 Ave., 601-638-0708 St. Mark Freewill Baptist — 2606 Hannah Morning Star M.B. — 848 Glass Road, 601- New Mount Pilgrim — 501 N. Poplar St., St., 601-634-1507 883-1700 601-636-6386 St. Paul M.B. — 1413 Elm St., 601-629-4373 Mound — U.S. 80, Mound, La. New Mount Zion M.B. — 516 Feld St. St. Peter M.B. — 1710 Crawford St., 601- Mount Able M.B. — U.S. 80, Mound, La. New Rock of Ages M.B. — 2944 Valley St., 638-3687 Mount Alban M.B. — 2385 Mount Alban 601-636-6598 Shady Grove M.B. — 61 Shady Grove Road, 601-638-2911 New Zion M.B. — 8118 Halls Ferry Road, Circle, 601-634-8598 Mount Ararat M.B. — 50 Culkin Road, 601- 601-661-8188 Shiloh — 920 Green St., 601-634-0386 638-7333 Northside — 4820 N. Washington St., 601- Shiloh Primitive — 3460 Warriors Trail Mount Calvary — 1350 East Ave., 601-636- 631-0263 Soul Saving M.B. — 522 Locust St. 4999 Oak Chapel M.B. — 8140 Freetown Road Southside — 95 Baptist Drive, 601-631- Mount Carmel M.B. — 2729 Alma St., 601- Oakland — 2959 Oak Ridge, 601-638-6724 0047, www.southsidebcvicksburg.com 638-2896 Pleasant Green — 817 Bowman St., 601- Spring Hill M.B. — 815 Mission 66, 601-619- Mount Givens — 210 Kirkland Road, 601- 638-5683 7661 631-0602 Pleasant Hill M.B. — 11171 Halls Ferry Standfield New Life Christian — 1404 Mount Heroden — 1117-19 Clay St., 601- Road Lane St., 601-638-5380 636-5051 Pleasant Valley M.B. — 11680 Mississippi Travelers Rest — 718 Bowmar Ave., 601- Mount Hebron M.B. — Bovina 3, 601-661-5632 636-3712 Mount Olive Baptist of Villa Nova — Oak Pleasant Valley M.B. — 2585 N. Washing- Trinity — 3365 Porters Chapel Road, 601- Ridge community ton St., 601-634-0508 636-8121 Mount Olive M.B. — 1925 Baldwin Ferry Porters Chapel M.B. — 4375 Halls Ferry Triumphant — 124 Pittman Road, 601-638- Road, 601-636-6860 Road, 601-638-4300 Mount Pilgrim — 3327 U.S. 61 South, 601- Ridgeway — 4669 Redwood Road, 601-883- Continued on Page 26.

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8135 Faith Christian Center — 1100 Main St., Valley Park — Valley Park, 601-638-2050 Methodist 601-638-1600 Warrenton Independent Baptist — 829 Bovina — 70 Bovina Drive, 601-631-0720 Higher Praise — 260 Mississippi 27, 601- Belva Drive, 601-636-7503, www.warren- Bradley’s Chapel — 13815 Oak Ridge 594-0183 tonbaptist.net Road, 601-638-4930 House of Peace Worship Church — 2372 Wayside — 6151 Jeff Davis Road, 601-636- Crawford Street — 900 Crawford St., 601- Grove St., 601-630-3362 3271 636-5612, www.crawfordstreetumc.org Mount Carmel Ministries — 2015 Grove Wilderness — 5415 Gibson Road, 601-636- Cross Point — 500 Porters Chapel Road, St., 601-638-9015, mtcarmelministri@bell- 3525 601-638-1623 south.net Woodlawn — 2310 Culkin Road, 601-636- Eagle Lake — 16682 Mississippi 465, 601- New Dimension World Church — 2011 5320 218-6255 Washington St., 601-456-0215, www. Zion Travelers M.B. — 1701 Poplar St., Edwards — 211 Magnolia St., 601-852-5125. ndworld.org 601-638-1050 Gibson Memorial — 335 Oak Ridge Road, New Vision Family Worship Center — 601-636-2605 3525 Wisconsin Ave., 601-634-8710 Catholic Hawkins — 3736 Halls Ferry Road, 601- Open Door Bible — 4866 Mount Alban St. Mary’s — 1512 Main St., 601-636-0115 636-2242, www.hawkins.com Road, 601-636-0313 St. Michael — 100 St. Michael Place, 601- New Popular Grove Independent Meth- Triumph Church — 136 Honeysuckle 636-3445 odist — 4399 Mississippi 27 North, Lane, 601-636-5282, triumphchurch@hot- St. Paul — 713 Crawford St., 601-636-0140 Edwards; 601-885-8226 mail.com Porters Chapel — 200 Porters Chapel Word of Faith Christian Center — 1201 Road, 601-636-2966, pcumc-vicksburg@ Grove St., 601-638-2500, www.wofcc- Church of Christ vicksburg.com Bypass — 787 U.S. 61 North, 601-638-6165 yahoo.com First Assembly of Yahweh — 3820 U.S. 80 Church of Christ — 3333 N. Frontage Port Gibson — 901 Church St., 601-437- East Road, 601-636-4801 5959 Worship Christian Center — 3735 Fisher Church of Christ — 811 Culkin Road, 601- Redbone — 43 Burnt House Road, 601-638- Ferry Road, 601-619-7727 636-0141 9455 Refuge — 6202 Indiana Ave., 601-638-4439, Church of Christ — 725 Mission 66, 601- Redwood — 101 Redwood Road, 601-638- www.myrefugechurch.com 638-8154 1136 Church of Christ — 1431 Ballground Road Church of Christ Holiness USA — 1720 Nondenominational Pentecostal Grove St., 601-634-1508 Berachah Church — 2918 Fisher Ferry First United Pentecostal — 6541 Paxton Warrenton — 150 Redbone Road, 601-636- Road, 601-638-1062, www.berachah.net Road, 601-638-1118 1508 CARPETCARPET CLEANINGCLEANING FIRE & WATER DAMAGE 24 Hour Emergency Service Over 1,300 Franchises Nationwide. Servpro® Franchise System Serving Since 1967. Church of God � Commercial and Residential � Emergency Water Extraction

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Harris Temple COGIC — 3495 N. Wash- TM Fire & Water - Cleanup & Restoration ington St., 601-631-3300 Independently Owned and Operated St. Luke Church of God in Christ — 915 601-634-0909 First East St., 601-638-0389 of Vicksburg and Yazoo Independently Owned and Operated Episcopal ® Christ — 1115 Main St., 601-638-5899, www. Like it never even happened. christchurchvburg.dioms.org The Church of the Holy Trinity — 900 South St., 601-636-0542 Holy Cross Anglican — 1021 Crawford St., 601-529-4838, www.holycrossvbg.com PRESCRIPTIONSJ. Richard Thomas, R. Ph. St. Alban’s — 5930 Warriors Trail, 601- •Costume Jewelry 636-6687, www.stalbansbovina.org •Perfumes •Cosmetics •Handbags St. Mary’s — 900 First North St., 601-636- 4811 •Hair Accessories •Gifts •Faxing Service - PAID - PCS - GEHA - FEP - BLUE CROSS - EPC - CAREMARK - MAIL HANDLER Interdenominational MOST MAJOR INSURANCE PLANS • ACCEPTING MOST MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION D PLANS Keystone Ministries — 3316 Washington St., 601-638-8100 COLONIAL DISCOUNT DRUG Family Life Cathedral — 2832 Ken Karyl Ave., 601-629-3900, flcoasisoflove@Cable- 601-638-5521 • 1017 Mission 66, Vicksburg lynx.com Monday- Saturday 9 am - 6 pm •Corner of Mission 66 & Grove Street 26 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 29

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Living Water Christian Fellowship — 2075 St. George Antiochian Orthodox— 2709 Unity Temple Full Gospel— 2647 Culkin Road, 601-631-0030 Washington St., 601-636-2483 Roosevelt Ave., 601-636-0449 Solid Rock United Pentecostal — 4945 U.S. The Lutheran Church of Messiah-LCMS 61 North, 601-636-0692 — 301 Cain Ridge Road, 601-636-1894, www.lutheranchurchofthemessiah.org Presbyterian First Presbyterian-USA — 1501 Cherry St., 601-636-1200 Over 120 Years of Excellence & Service Yokena-USA — U.S. 61 South (Yokena community) in the Vicksburg Community. Westminster-PCA — 3601 Halls Ferry Road, 601-636-4292

Seventh-Day Adventist Morning Star — 1954 Sky Farm Ave., 601- 638-0430 Vicksburg — 3704 Lee Road, 601-636-9468

Others Known worldwide for the quality of our hardwood products, we are also known Anshe Chesed Jewish Temple — 2414 for the quality of our people. We enjoy many long-lasting relationships with our Grove St., 601-636-1126 customers, business partners & employees - relationships of loyalty and trust Baha’i Faith — Members meet in homes; built on a foundation of dependable service and unmatched quality. 601-415-5360 Church of God of Prophecy — 1807 Mac- Anderson-Tully Worldwide stands for good stewardship of our natural resources, Arthur Drive, 601-638-1521 respecting environmental concerns while ensuring the supply of hardwoods for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day future generations. proud to be recognized as Vicksburg’s Saints — 6300 Indiana Ave., 601-636-7936 First Christian Church (Disciples of “large Business of the year 2009” Christ) — 3005 Porters Chapel Road, 601- by the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce. 636-0890 First Church of the Nazarene — 3428 Wis- Anderson-Tully CompAny consin Ave., 601-634-0082 A Leader In The Hardwood Lumber Industry Islamic Center of Vicksburg — 6705 Paxton Road, 601-634-8584 1725 N. Washington St., Vicksburg, MS 39183 Lighthouse Assembly of God — 1790 Sher- 601.636.3876 man Ave., 601-636-4213 www.AndersonTully.com Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post d 27 30

file•The Vicksburg Post The Warren County Courthouse at Grove and Cherry streets County Government •Gifts •Candy Organized as a political subdivision of the state in 1809, Warren County govern- •GreetinG ment generally follows the basic structure of other Mississippi counties. Cards The Warren County Board of Supervi- sors is made up of five members elected Serving Vicksburg Since 1970 to four-year terms. They appear on bal- 601-636-5042 lots during the state-level election cycle. Salaries are set by the Legislature and 2122 Clay Street follow population totals. The base salary Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-6pm; Sat. 9am-5pm of a Warren County supervisor is $44,812 a year. Political boundaries between the five 601-636-4333 districts cover roughly the northwest, 3117 Halls Ferry Road northeast, southeast and southwest Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-7pm; Sat. 9am-6pm quadrants of the county, with one cover- ing only central Vicksburg. Changes in Convenient Drive Thru 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 Joseph Durst, R.PH. positions that serve at the will and plea- sure of the board. Those posts are an DURST administrator, a chief engineer, a road department manager, an attorney, a fire DiScoUnT DRUgS

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coordinator/environmental protection chief and an emergency second and fourth Monday of each month. management director. Elected officials in 14 areas of county government have their The administrator acts mainly as the overseer of the county’s spending approved by supervisors, while personnel decisions finances and is instrumental in setting its operating budget. An within those departments remain with the elected heads. Those array of infrastructure duties are handled by the county engi- offices include the sheriff, chancery clerk, circuit clerk, coro- neer, including road and bridge improvements, subdivision ner, district attorney, prosecuting attorney, tax assessor, tax col- development plans and coordination with state highway officials lector, three constables and five election commissioners. This on state-funded road projects. extends to judges in circuit, chancery, justice and county courts, An outgrowth of a nearly statewide transition from a localized but orders from the bench involving salaries must be approved beat system of county government to a departmentalized unit by supervisors. system in the 1980s, the road manager has a support staff of four Revenue for the county comes from property taxes and from a and a work crew of about 85. portion of taxes levied on casinos in Vicksburg. Legal representation is handled by the board’s attorney, who Services for residential and commercial sanitation, water, crafts agreements and contracts between the board and entities, gas and electricity are handled by private companies outside both private and public. Vicksburg. Six fire protection districts are overseen by the fire coordina- Water providers serving county residents include the Culkin, tor, a job that in Warren County has the added task of maintain- Fisher Ferry, Hilldale, Yokena-Jeff Davis and Eagle Lake dis- ing the county’s compliance with the state’s rubbish disposal tricts. Electricity for most of Warren County is provided by laws. Entergy Mississippi, with pockets of areas in the county’s north- Supported by fees included in property taxes, the fire districts ern edges handled by Yazoo Valley and Twin County electric at Culkin, Fisher Ferry, LeTourneau, Bovina, Northeast and power associations. Eagle Lake are rated by the Mississippi Insurance Department. Garbage collection outside Vicksburg is handled by individual The emergency management post administers the office agreements between residents and providers. Waste Manage- responsible for response to natural disasters or industrial acci- ment, the city’s contract server, collects for most nonmunicipal dents. As the official arm of the state during declared emergen- customers. Private haulers serve about 450 additional residents. cies, the office is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive emergency management plan. Taxes Official meetings of the Board of Supervisors are the first and third Monday of each month on the third floor of the Warren Warren County homeowners have several options for viewing County Courthouse. They begin at 9 a.m. and are replayed on tax records or paying taxes. 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 Continued on Page 30.

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Homeowners may pay taxes with a credit card or through the Mississippi drivers are required to have vehicles inspected Mississippi state website at www.ms1stop.com. annually. Many service stations and vehicle dealerships offer The deadline to file for homestead exemption is April 1. Most for $5 inspection stickers, which are applied to the bottom left residents will get a deduction of $300 from their tax bills. All corner of the windshield. residents are eligible for homestead exemption if they live in the Drivers who are stopped by Mississippi law enforcement must home. show proof of insurance. In Warren County, property owners are taxed by the county and local school district. Properties inside the city limits of Health Department Vicksburg pay an additional millage for city services that include fire and police protection. The Warren County Health Department, 807 Monroe St., pro- Tax bills are sent out in December, and payment is due by Feb. vides immunizations and maternity and health education. 1 at the Warren County Courthouse on Cherry Street or online. Children’s services include immunizations, well-child assess- Starting Feb. 2, interest is added to the bill until August when ments, fluoride mouth rinses, genetic screening and early inter- properties are sold at auction at the courthouse. vention services for infants and toddlers. An environmental control program checks health hazards Licenses and Tags such as radioactive materials, sewage, unsafe boilers, mosqui- toes and other carriers of disease. Driver’s Licenses Family planning and reproductive health education and To obtain a driver’s license in Warren County, applicants screening are provided at the health center as well as education should go to the Department of Public Safety Driver Services on work site health issues, tobacco prevention and reduction of Bureau at 1100 Grove St. Applicants must be at least 15 1/2 mortality and morbidity resulting from cardiovascular disease. years old. The examining location in Vicksburg is open Monday The WIC program for women, infants and children is also through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call 601- available at the center. Through nutritional counseling and 638-5441. food supplements, the program aims to improve a baby’s health The cost is $21 for applicants 18 or older, and it varies for during pregnancy, infancy and early childhood. younger drivers and those applying to operate commercial vehi- The health center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through cles or motorcycles. Applicants younger than 18 must have: Friday, and services such as immunizations and vaccine records • A completed application with notarized signatures of par- are offered from 8 to 10 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. The phone number is ents or guardian if younger than 17. If parents are divorced, the 601-636-4356. parent with custody must sign the form. • A certified copy of applicant’s birth certificate. Voting • Social Security card or printout from the Social Security There are 22 voting precincts in Warren County. To register to Office. • An education form from applicant’s school of attendance.

License Plates Why Buy From Dykes Furniture? Warren County license plates are sold in the Tax Collector’s Office at the Warren • In Business County Courthouse, 1009 Cherry St. Residents moving from another state Since 1947 have 30 days to buy a tag. If the vehicle is paid for, owners should provide the original • Best Prices - title and registration papers from the state where they previously lived and the vehi- Guaranteed cle’s mileage without tenths. If the vehicle is not paid for, residents • Largest Bedding should provide a duplicate title and registration papers. If the owner has no duplicate title, he or she should provide the Selection name and address of the lienholder where payments are sent and the vehicle’s mile- • Family Owned & age without tenths. Residents moving to Warren County from Operated another county in Mississippi can wait until the current tag expires and submit Where Style &Value Meet 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 Collec- tor’s office or send notices received by mail to P.O. Box 351, Vicksburg, MS 39181. For eyrDykesFurniture Center information, call 601-638-6181. Other vehicle information 2500 Washington St • Vicksburg, MS • 601-636-4025 30 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 33

vote, visit the Circuit Clerk’s Office in the Warren County Court- 2878 Old Highway 27 house to fill out the registration form. The circuit clerk will pass • Moose Lodge — Berachah Baptist Church, 2918 Fisher Ferry the completed form to the Election Commission, which will add Road the name to the appropriate roll. For specific questions about • Plumbers/Pipefitters Union Hall — 3203 N. Frontage Road precincts and residency, call the Circuit Clerk’s Office at 601-636- • Tingleville — The Church of God, 5598 Gibson Road 3961. • YMCA — Porters Chapel United Methodist Church, 200 Porters The five Warren County election commissioners are District 1, Chapel Road Petesy Smith; District 2, Retha Summers; District 3, Elva Smith; District 4, John Rundell; and District 5, Lonnie Wooley. Voters must register 30 days before an election to be eligi- Warren County Employment ble 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 State services and information for people who are looking for felony. The panel certifies election results for local, state and fed- work are consolidated in one building in downtown Vicksburg. eral elections. Referral services for job-seekers and employers, administra- Important dates: tion of unemployment-insurance benefits and worker-training • Oct. 2 — last day to register to vote programs are among the services provided at the Mississippi • Oct. 30 — last day to vote absentee Employment Security Commission office at 1625 Monroe St. • Nov. 2 — election Office hours at the local MESC office are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. week- days except for Wednesdays, when the office closes at 4 p.m. The phone number is 601-638-1452. voter Precincts The MESC Workforce Investment Network Job Center in Vicksburg offers computers for searching the job database and District 1 typing and printing resumes. Copier and fax machines are also • Bovina — Bovina Elementary School, 5 Willow Creek Drive available. • Culkin — Sherman Avenue Elementary School, 2147 Sherman Job-seekers go through a detailed process when using the job Ave. center that includes registering and interviewing with a staff • Redwood — Redwood Elementary School, 100 Redwood Road member. WIN staff members then review the pool of employers • Oak Ridge — Bradley’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 11031 seeking workers and match the applicants with the best possible Oak Ridge Road fit according to skill, education, training and qualifications of the job description. The job center also provides information about and referrals to District 2 related social-service agencies and community colleges. • 3-61 — International Paper mill, 3737 Mis- sissippi 3 • Vicksburg Auditorium — 901 Monroe St. • Brunswick — Eagle Lake Volunteer Fire Department, 15115 Mississippi 465 • Cedar Grove — Rolling Acres Community Center, 131 Elizabeth Circle • Kings — Triumph Ministries Center, 200 BE A BIG FISH. R.L. Chase Circle • St. Aloysius — St. Aloysius High School, 1900 Grove St.

District 3 • American Legion — American Legion Offering the full range • Free Checking • Personal Lending Post 3, 1712 Monroe St. • No. 7 Fire Station — No. 7 Fire Station, of financial services and • Interest-Bearing Checking • Mortgage Lending 3217 Washington St. the individual attention • Business Checking • Business Lending • Vicksburg Junior High — 1630 Baldwin larger banks can only Ferry Road • Free MasterMoney Debit Card • Home Equity Line Of Credit promise, you will feel • Bounce Protection • Certificate Of Deposit right at home with District 4 • Online Banking • IRA/Roth IRA • Elks — Elks Lodge No. 95, 1366 U.S. 61 RiverHills Bank. South • Goodrum — Goodrum Baptist Church, 4569 Fisher Ferry Road • Jett — Carpenters Union Hall, 4589 U.S. Member FDIC 61 South • Yokena — Yokena Presbyterian Church, SM 10660 U.S. 61 South Be A Big Fish. 1400 Hwy. 61 North, Vicksburg, MS 601.636.1445 2125 North Frontage Rd., Vicksburg, MS 601.661.7312 District 5 702 Market Street, Port Gibson, MS 601.437.4271 • www.riverhillsbank.com • Beechwood — Calvary Baptist Church, ©2009 Riverhills Bank . All r ights r eserved . Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post d 31 34

file•The Vicksburg Post Athletes participate in the annual Run Thru History at the Vicksburg National Military Park. Warren County Department of YEARS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION Human Services IN VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI The Warren County Department of EDUCATION – Human Services at 1100-E Grove St., pro- Teachers strive to help students reach their academic and personal best. 99% of our graduates vides services for people in need by using continue their education and move on to college. available resources to maintain the family TRADITION – unit and to encourage traditional family The 150 year tradition of teaching students in a values. DHS’ goal is to promote self-suffi- Christian environment still holds true today. We continue to challenge our students by preparing ciency and personal responsibility for all them for college and for life, just as the Sisters of Mississippians. Mercy, Brothers of the Sacred Heart & Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit did. To achieve its goal, DHS investigates ATMOSPHERE – child abuse and neglect and performs At St. Francis & St. Aloysius we are dedicated to background checks on prospective foster making a difference in the lives of our students, and through them enriching the life of our or adoptive families. Employees also train community. and license foster parents and place chil- SERVICE – dren into homes or substitute care. “The difference between ordinary & extraordinary is that little extra.” The students of St. Francis & To report suspected domestic abuse, call St. Aloysius are well known for the “extra” time 601-636-1597. they give to serve in our community. Local DHS services include: CELEBRATING – • Child Support Enforcement — 1316 We celebrate through daily prayer, monthly Mass, and the traditions of 150 years. Openwood St., 601-631-6260. • Economic Assistance, Employment Training and Food Stamp Issuance — St. Francis Xavier • St. Aloysius 1316 Openwood St., 601-636-1512. Pre-school through 12th grade 601-636-4824 / www.vicksburgcatholic.org 1900 Grove Street / Vicksburg, Mississippi Building thinkers, writers, speakers, problem solvers and citizens of the Gospel 32 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post hELPfuL COntaCts

• Vicksburg Video — 900 U.S. 61 North, Vick Drive, 601-883-0848, icksburgv105. communicAtions 601-636-1351, www.vicksburgvideo.com net • Ansa-All NuPage — 1890 S. Frontage Road, 601-636-6243 utiLities • AT&T — 800-222-0400, www.att.com cAbLe tV proViders • AT&T — 3585 Pemberton Square Blvd., • Direct TV — 601-638-3806, directv.com Most Vicksburg homes and businesses 601-629-9080, www.att.com • DISH Network — 601-619-4971, www. are served by major utilities, such as • CellularSouth — 4000 Pemberton dishnetwork.com Entergy, BellSouth and City of Vicksburg Square Blvd., 601-661-5875, www.cellular- • Vicksburg Video — 900 U.S. 61 North, Water & Gas Administration. south.com 601-636-1351, www.vicksburgvideo.com Residential garbage and trash collec- • Delta Telephone Company — 1314 Main tion is provided by Waste Management St., Louise, 662-836-5111, deltaphone.net Inc. inside the city limits and is billed on • Radio Shack — Pemberton Square mall, LocAL mediA water, gas and sewer statements. 601-638-0901, www.radioshack.com Outside Vicksburg, services are pro- • Sound Circuit — 1307 First North, 601- newspapers vided by other companies. 638-6033 • The Vicksburg Post — 1601-F N. Front- • Entergy — 800-368-3749, www.entergy. • Verizon — 2310 Iowa Blvd., 601-619-9693, age Road, 601-636-4545, www.vicksburg- com www.verizonwireless.com post.com • Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association • Vicksburg Telephone — 955 U.S. 61 • New Times — 1401 Main St., 601-831-0878 — 601-636-2205, www.yazoovalley.com North, 601-634-1838, vicksburgtelephone. • Vicksburg Water & Gas — 601-636-3414, com http://web.vicksburg.org • Vicksburg Video — 900 U.S. 61 North, radio stations • Culkin Water District — 601-636-9124 • WBBV (101.3) & KLSM (104.5) — 1601 601-636-1351, www.vicksburgvideo.com • Hilldale Water District — 601-636-8475 N. Frontage Road, 601-636-2340, www. • Fisher Ferry Water — 601-636-1098 river101.com • Eagle Lake Water District — 601-638- • WRTM 1490 AM & 100.5 FM — 1901 N. 0186 internet proViders Frontage Road, 601-636-7944, wrtmfm@ • AT&T — 800-436-8638, www.att.com bellsouth.net • WVBG AM-FM (105.5) — 1102 Newit Continued on Page 34.

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• Yokena-Jeff Davis Water — 601-634-0076 601-636-9182, www.vicksburgareared- • Diabetes Foundation — 601-957-7878, cross.org www.msdiabetes.org • Andrew Jackson Council of Boy Scouts • First Candle (previously SIDS Alliance) Transportation of America — 601-948-6111, www.scout- — 800-221-7437, www.firstcandle.org ing.org • Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi Airports • Asthma Information Referral Line — 601-366-0607, www.girlscouts.org • Jackson-Evers International — 601-939- — 800-822-2762 • Good Shepherd Community Center — 5631, www.jmaa.com • Better Business Bureau of Mississippi 629 Cherry St., 601-636-7687 • Vicksburg Municipal — 601-636-4925, — 800-987-8280, www.ms.bbb.org • Habitat for Humanity — 820 South St., http://web.vicksburg.org, airport@ • Better Hearing Institute Helpline — 800- 601-634-6633, http://warrencountyhabi- vicksburg.org 327-9355, www.betterhearing.org tat.com • Vicksburg Tallulah Regional — 318-574- • Beyond Walls Ministry — 601-636-5455 • Haven House Family Shelter — 601-638- 5841 • Boys Town National Hotline — 800- 0555 Buses 448-3000, www.boystown.org/national- • Keystone Ministries — 2320 Washing- • Greyhound — 800-231-2222 or 601-638- hotline ton St., 601-638-8100 8389, www.greyhound.com • Center for Pregnancy Choices — 601- • Kidney Foundation — 601-981-3611, • NRoute (city buses) — 601-636-1053, 638-2778, www.mypregnancychoices.org www.kidney.org http://web.vicksburg.org • Cerebral Palsy Foundation — 800-872- • Knights of Columbus — Fisher Ferry Rail 5827, www.ucp.org Road, 601-636-8372, www.kofc.org • Child Abuse Prevention Center — 601- • March of Dimes — 601-933-1071, www. • Amtrak (service from Jackson) — 800- 634-0557, www.capcenter.net marchofdimes.com 872-7245, www.amtrak.com • Child and Adult Abuse Hotline — 800- • Medicaid — 800-421-2408, www.medic- 222-8000 aid.ms.gov • Community Council-RSVP — 601-638- • Mississippi Client Assistance Program Military 7441 — 601-362-2585, www.msdisabilities.com/ • 412th Engineer Command Army • Consumer Product Safety Commission cap.htm Reserve — 601-631-6135 — 800-638-2772, www.cpsc.org • Mississippi AIDS/HIV Hotline — 800- • 579th Engineer Detachment — 601-631- • Crisis Line — 601-636-0800 826-2961, www.msdh.state.ms.us 5707 • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — 601-981- • Mississippi Industries for the Develop- • Military Recruiting Substation — 601- 3100, www.cff.org mentally Disabled (MIDD-West) — 601- 638-1203, [email protected] • Department of Human Services — 601- 638-2761 • U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kickapoo 636-1512, www.mdhs.state.ms.us • Mississippi Poison Control Center — — 601-636-8304 Other agencies • Veterans Affairs — 601-827-1000, www. SHADY LAWN va.gov HEALTH & REHABILITATION • Social Security Administration — 800- 772-1213, www.ssa.gov • USDA Farm Service Agency — 601-630- ❖ 0278, www.fsa.usda.gov • Agricultural Service Center — 601-630- 0278, www.usda.ogov We take pride in providing • National Resources Conservation Ser- vice — 601-630-0278, www.nrcs.usda.gov quality care while maintaining Human Services the most friendly homelike Many organizations in Vicksburg and atmosphere in town. Warren County offer assistance to people who need help financially, physically, ❖ medically or emotionally. Organizations and their contact information: • Alcoholics Anonymous — 601-636-1134, Serving Vicksburg & Warren County www.aa.org • Alzheimer’s Association — 800-272-3900, for Over 40 Years! www.alz.org • American Cancer Society — 800-227- 601-636-1448 2345, www.cancer.org • American Heart Association — 800-242- www.shadylawnnursing.com 8721, www.americanheart.org 60 Shady Lawn Place • Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 • American Red Cross — 908 Cherry St., 34 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 800-222-1222, http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/48,0,322.html • Mississippi Problem Gambling — 800- 522-4700, www.msgambler.org • Mississippi School for the Blind — 601- 984-8200, www.msb.k12.ms.us • Mississippi School for the Deaf — 601- 984-8000, www.msd.k12.ms.us • Mississippi Department of Human Ser- vices (abuse/neglect) — 800-222-8000, www.mdhs.state.ms.us • Muscular Dystrophy Association — 800- 572-1717, www.mda.org • National Adoption Center — 800-TO- ADOPT, www.adopt.org • National AIDS Hotline — 800-232-4636, www.thebody.com • National Headache Foundation — 800- 843-2256, www.headaches.org • National Health Information Center — 800-336-4797, http://health.nih.gov/ • National Hotline for Missing & Exploited Children — 800-THE-LOST, www.miss- ingkids.com • National Runaway Switchboard — 800- YOU BELONG 786-2929, www.nrscrisisline.org • Poison Control Center — 800-222-1222, www.aapcc.org AT THE • Retired Senior Volunteer Program — 3204 Wisconsin Ave., 601-638-7441, www. socialwelfareservices.org RIVER • River City Rescue Mission — 3705 Wash- Come experience Riverwalk Casino • Hotel, Vicksburg’s best ington St., 601-636-6602 place to play, stay and have some great fun. You can enjoy: • Stuttering Foundation of America — • Thrilling gaming excitement on over 700 of the hottest slots, 800-992-9392, www.stutteringhelp.org • The Lupus Foundation of America — Video Poker and table games all on one floor. 800-558-0121, www.lupus.org • A beautiful hotel with contemporary rooms featuring flat-screen TVs, • The Salvation Army — 601-636-2706, free Internet access and magnificent river views. www.salvationarmyusa.org • Delicious dining at Magnolia Hill Buffet and Rocky’s, which serves up • The Storehouse Community Food Pantry — 601-634-6569 “polished casual” cuisine that’s a cut above anything else. • The Y — 267 YMCA Place, 601-638-1071, • Free Riverbank Rewards card, which gives you total control of all www.vicksburgymca.com your player rewards. • Thursday’s Child (for at-risk teens) — 800-872-5437, www.thursdayschild.org For more information on our property and details on all of our latest • United Way of West Central Mississippi promotions, check out our Web site, riverwalkvicksburg.com. — 920 South St., 601-636-1733, www.unitedwayvicksburg.org • Veterans’ Affairs — 800-827-1000, www. va.gov • Vicksburg Family Development Service — 1205 Monroe St., 601-638-1336 • Warren County Association for Retarded Citizens — 601-638-2761 1046 Warrenton Road • Vicksburg, MS 39180 • Warren County Children’s Shelter — 1-866-615-9125 • riverwalkvicksburg.com 601-634-0640, www.mchsfsa.org/children- shelter.cfm • Warren County Health Department — Visit Riverbank Rewards Club for more details. 601-636-5831, http://msdh.ms.gov Must be 21 years of age or over. Management reserves all • Warren County WIC Program — 601- rights to alter or cancel promotions at any time without notice. Gambling problem? Call 1-888-777-9696. 636-4356, http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite ©2010 Riverwalk Casino • Hotel. All rights reserved. • Warren-Yazoo Mental Health — 3444 Wisconsin Ave., 601-638-0031, www.warren-yazoo.org

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• Warren County Baptist Association — tor.com 2271 1411 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, 601- • George Carr Buick Pontiac Cadillac • Best Western Inn of Vicksburg — 2445 634-1982 GMC — 2950 S. Frontage Road, 601-636- N. Frontage Road, 601-636-5800, www. • We Care Community Services Inc. — 7777, www.georgecarr.com bestwestern.com/vicksburg 909 Walnut St., 601-638-6327 • Vicksburg Honda — 2939 N. Frontage • Candlewood Suites — 1296 S. Frontage Road, 601-636-1800, www.vicksburg- Road, 601-638-6900, vksf@pndehospital- honda.com ity.com, www.candlewoodsuites.com Banks • Vicksburg Toyota — 4105 E. Clay St., • Comfort Suites — 100 Berryman Road, 601-636-2855 or 877-776-4770, www.vicks- 601-638-2290, [email protected], Regions burgtoyota.com www.choicehotels.com Main Office, 825 Crawford St., 601-631- • Vicksburg Ford Lincoln Mercury Mazda • Courtyard by Marriott — 1 Underwood 3030 — 2431 N. Frontage Road, 601-634-5323, Place, 601-636-8788, julie@shshotelus. 4140 Clay St., 601-634-6713 www.vicksburgford.com com, www.mariott.com/VKSCY 3405 Halls Ferry Road, 601-634-6700 • Days Inn, Tallulah — 143 U.S. 65 South, Mortgages, 601-634-6720 318-574-5200, www.daysinn.com www.regions.com Hotels and Motels • Days Inn — 90 Warrenton Road, 601-638- 5750, [email protected], www.day- • America’s Best Value Inn — 185 Warren- sinn.com BancorpSouth ton Road, 601-634-6333, www.americas- Main Office, 820 South St., 601-636-3752 • Deluxe Inn — 2751 N. Frontage Road, bestvalueinn.com 3312 Pemberton Square Blvd., 601-634- 601-636-5121, www.deluxe-inn-vicksburg. • America’s Best Inn — 2390 S. Frontage 6750 com Road, 601-634-8607, www.americasbes- 3134 Indiana Ave., 601-634-4340 • DiamondJacks Casino — 3990 S. Wash- tinn.com 1240 U.S. 61 North, 601-634-4347 ington St., 601-636-5700, www.diamond- • Ameristar Casino/Hotel Vicksburg — Mortgages, 601-630-2315 jacks.com 4141 S. Washington St., 601-638-1000, www.bancorpsouthonline.com • Dixiana Motel — 4041 Washington St., www.ameristar.com/vicksburg 601-631-6940 • Battlefield Campgrounds — 4407 S. • EconoLodge — 3959 Clay St., 601-634- Britton & Koontz Frontage Road, 601-636-2025 8438, [email protected], www.shshotelus. 2150 S. Frontage Road, 601-630-8201 • Battlefield Inn — 4127 S. Frontage Road, com 2059 U.S. 61 North, 601-630-8200 601-638-5811, contact@battlefieldtrav- • Fairfield Inn — 20 Orme Drive, 601-636- www.bkbank.com eler.com, www.battlefieldtraveler.com • Beechwood Inn — 4449 Clay St., 601-636- Continued on Page 38. RiverHills 1400 U.S. 61 North, 601-636-1445 2125 N. Frontage Road, 601-661-7312 locally owned and SanderS www.riverhillsbank.com operated Since 1984

HollingSwortH Builders Guaranty Bank and Trust licenSed By tHe State of MiSSiSSippi & tHe city of VickSBurg 1900 Cherry St., 601-661-6322 3430 Halls Ferry Road, 601-661-6328 new Homes retaining walls www.gbtonline.com remodeling • additions drainage & erosion control ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ Trustmark Storm & fire Engineer Designed by: Main Office, 1301 Washington St., 601- Johnny SanDErS P.E. 636-1151 damage repair 2205 N. Frontage Road, 601-631-3265 876 U.S. 61 North, 601-631-3260 200 Henry Road • Vicksburg • 601-629-7808 4960 U.S. 61 South, 601-631-3290 1020 Mission 66, 601-631-3280 3406 Halls Ferry Road, 601-631-3285 www.trustmark.com Trusted for Value, Car Dealers Known for Excellence. • Atwood Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Inc. — Our business is not so 2339 N. Frontage Road, 601-638-1252, much about death but www.atwoodchevrolet.com celebrating the wonders of life. • Blackburn Chrysler Jeep Dodge — 2135 – Charles Riles N. Frontage Road, 601-636-2766, www. blackburnmotor.com • Blackburn Nissan — 2195 N. Frontage FUNERAL HOME Road, 601-661-7565, www.blackburnmo- 601-629-0000 • 5000 INDIANA AVENUE • VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39180 36 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 39

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Continued from Page 36. • Baer House Inn — 601-883-1525, www. baerhouseinn.ms Clubs 1811, [email protected], www.mar- • Belle of the Bends Bed & Breakfast — Vicksburg has many civic clubs, service iott.com/vksfi 601-634-0737 or 800-844-2308, www.bel- organizations and volunteer groups to • Hampton Inn & Suites — 3330 Clay St., leofthebends.com join. Names and contact information: 601-636-6100, vksbgdoshampton@bell- • Bryn Rose — 601-618-9576, info@brynro- • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Mu Xi south.net, www.vicksburghamptoninn. seinn.com, www.brynroseinn.com Omega Chapter — Sheila Lowe, 601-218- com • Cedar Grove — 601-636-1000, info@ 3821 • Hillcrest Inn — 40 U.S. 80, 601-638-1491 cedargroveinn.com, www.cedar- • American Society of Civil Engineers- • Holiday Capri Motel, Tallulah — 610 E. groveinn.com Vicksburg Branch — Quincy Alexander, Bayou Drive, 318-574-1154 • Cherry Street Cottages Bed & Breakfast/ 601-638-5401 • Holiday Inn Express & Suites — 4330 Shlenker House — 601-636-1500, cher- • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. — S. Frontage Road, 601-634-8777, julie@ [email protected], www.cherrystreet- Nellie Foster Beard, 601-636-4175 shshotelus.com, www.HIExpress.com cottages.com • Elite Civic Club — Hilda White, 601-636- • Horizon Casino & Hotel — 1310 Mul- • George Washington Ball House — 601- 7674 berry St., 601-636-3423, www.horizon- 636-7915, www.georgewashintonball.com • Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. No. 95 — 601-636- vicksburg.com • Linden Plantation — 601-529-1148, brab- 8241 • Jameson Inn — 3975 S. Frontage Road, [email protected], www.lindenplan- • Exchange Club — 12:30 p.m. Mondays at 601-619-7799, www.jamesoninn.com tationgardens.com Shoney’s; Amy Haygood, 601-631-3285 • La Quinta — 4160 S. Frontage Road, 601- • Stained Glass Manor-Oak Hall — 601- • Green Hills Garden Club — Janis Koes- 802-0525, [email protected], www. 638-8893, www.vickbnb.com tler, 601-636-4529 lq.com • The Corners Bed & Breakfast — 601-636- • Hester Flowers Garden Club — Toni • Motel 6 — 4127 N. Frontage Road, 601- 7421 or 800-444-7421, www.thecorners. Stanchfield, 601-661-0573 638-5077, [email protected], www. com • Hundred Club of Vicksburg — Gil motel6.com • The Duff Green Mansion — 601-636-6968 Martin, 601-636-7084 • Quality Inn & Suites — 3332 Clay St., or 800-992-0037, www.duffgreenmansion. • Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg Inc. 601-636-0804, [email protected], com — 601-634-1084 www.choicehotels.com/hotel/ms162 • Wilsonwood Lodge — 601-636-0300, • Knights of Columbus — 601-636-8372 • Rainbow Hotel Casino/Amerihost Inn [email protected], www.wil- • Lions Club of Vicksburg — Noon — 1380 Warrenton Road, 601-638-7111, sonwoodlodge.com Wednesdays at Monsour’s Restaurant; www.rainbowhotelcasino.com Kathryn Chaney, 601-638-4784, or Jerry • Relax Inn Downtown —1313 Walnut St., Dean, 601-631-5020 601-631-0097, www.magnusonhotels.com • Ridgeland Inn & Suites — 185 Warren- ton Road, 601-634-6333 Serving Our Community Since 1921. • Riverwalk Casino & Hotel — 1046 War- renton Road, 601-634-0100, www.river- ’ walkvicksburg.com PEOPLES • Rodeway Inn — 2 Pemberton Place, 601- 634-1622, www.rodewayinn.com • Scottish Inn— 3955 Clay St., 601-638-5511, DRUG STORE [email protected] We carry diabetic supplies, instruments, • Super 8 Motel, Tallulah — 144 U.S. 65, foods, foot care, literature and books. 318-574-2000, www.super8.com • Super 8 Motel — 3308 Pemberton Square Blvd., 601-636-7881, www.super8.com • Travel Inn — 1675 N. Frontage Road, DIABETES 601-630-0100, travelinn588@bellsouth. net, www.travelinn.us CENTER • Wingate by Wyndham — 115 Cypress Centre Blvd., 601-630-4240, www.wing- DIABETES CENTER atehotels.com Your One-Stop Shop for Diabetic Care Luxury lodging PEOPLE’S DRUG STORE • The Valley Properties — 601-638-8445, FREE Delivery for Vicksburg www.valleyinvicksburg.com & the Surrounding Area Bed and Breakfast Inns John F. Bove, RPh • Sheri Ghrigsby, RPh • Anchuca — 601-661-0111, www.anchuca- mansion.com We file Medicare, Medicaid & Private Insurance for Diabetic • Annabelle Bed & Breakfast — 601-638- & Respiratory Supplies & Chemotherapy Treatments 2000, www.anabellebnb.com 601-636-5214 • 1521 Washington • Vicksburg, MS

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• National Association of Active and • Vicksburg Rotary Club — Retired Federal Employees — Jack and 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at Mon- Sandra Fowler, 601-636-5475 sour’s Restaurant; Edley • Openwood Plantation Garden Club — Jones, 601-638-1039 Libby Beard, 601-636-5810 or 601-415-7487 • Vicksburg Theatre Guild • Port City Kiwanis — 7 a.m. Thursdays at — 601-636-0471 Shoney’s; Pat Simrall, 601-636-3040 • Vicksburg Toastmasters Club • Salvation Army Advisory Board — Lt. 2052 — Laurel Gorman, 601- Herb Frazier or Lt. JoAnn Frazier, 601- 634-4484 636-2706 • Vicksburg-Warren Humane • Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Society — Georgia Lynn, 601- — 601-636-2706 636-6631 • Society of American Military Engineers- • Westside Theatre Foundation Vicksburg District — Johnny Barnes, — 601-618-9349 601-638-2452 or 601-831-7705 • Y’s Men’s Club — Each • United Way of West Central Mississippi second and fourth Wednes- — Barbara Tolliver, 601-636-1733 day at Purks Y, 601-638-1071 • Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2572 — 601-636-2677 • Vicksburg Amateur Radio Club — Bill Ford, 601-636-1728 Towing Services • Vicksburg and Warren County Histori- cal Society — Bubba Bolm, 601-636-0741 • Bell’s Towing Service — 617 • Vicksburg Art Association — 601-636- Johnson St., 601-636-8267 6110 • R&K Towing & Recovery — • Vicksburg Civitan Club — Noon 3886 U.S. 61 South, 601-638- Wednesdays at Shoney’s; Bonnie Woods, 2851 • River City Body and Wrecker file•The Vicksburg Post 601-630-5588 State Treasurer Tate Reeves speaks during a Vicks- • Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Pres- Service — 2005 U.S. 61 South, burg Rotary Club meeting. ervation — 601-636-5010 601-636-1493 • Vicksburg Kiwanis — Noon Tuesdays at • S&S Automotive — 3660 U.S. 61 601-636-7634 Jacques’ Cafe; Katie Ferrell, 601-634-4347 South, 601-661-0039 • Thomas Towing — 2100 N. Washington • Stevens Service Center — 800 U.S. 80, St., 601-638-6886

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the website is www.vicksburgareared- tional programs for volunteers, profes- Charities cross.org. sionals and homemakers. Program subjects include agronomic United Way of West Central The Salvation Army crops, gardening, health and nutrition, Mississippi The Salvation Army, established in child care, forestry, food safety and finan- The United Way of West Central Mis- Vicksburg in 1887 and reopened in 1902 cial management. The Extension office sissippi, 920 South St., raises money each after closing in 1889, is part of an interna- also certifies individuals as Master Gar- year for local charities. tional Christian evangelical movement. deners and in pesticide use. The 2010 fundraising goal is $1,415,000. The Vicksburg offic is located at 530 It organizes Warren County’s 4-H pro- The effort is being carried out by an Mission 66. Offered are disaster and gram for youths, which offers projects on 11-member cabinet, led by chairman emergency assistance, worship services, animals, plants, family and consumer sci- Robyn Lea. During the 2009 fundraising a family thrift store and youth programs. ences, communication, technology and campaign,$1,423,977 was raised — $23,977 During the holiday season, volunteers engineering, and the environment. Pro- more than the goal. ring bells outside local businesses to col- grams sponsored by 4-H, such as horse- The money is spread among its 20 lect donations for the annual Red Kettle training, junior master gardening and member agencies. United Way funds also campaign. Also aiding the organization is work force preparation, are offered all help provide food and shelter to disaster the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary. year. victims and the homeless, as well as aid The local phone number is 601-636-2706, The Extension office is located at 1100-C to the mentally and physically ill and the and the national website is www.salva- Grove St. The phone and fax numbers are elderly and disabled. tionarmyusa.org. 601-636-5442 and 601-630-8038. The e-mail The board of directors is made of busi- address is [email protected]. Visit nessmen and women in the community. msucares.com for information on the For information, call 601-636-1733 or visit Warren County MSU Extension Service. www.unitedwayvicksburg.org. The United Way member agencies are: Extension Office • American Red Cross Animal Control • Boy Scouts The Warren County Extension Office, an • Central Mississippi Prevention Services affiliate of the Mississippi State Univer- Vicksburg • Child Abuse Prevention Center sity Extension Service, provides educa- The Animal Control Department • Christian Volunteer Service • Community Council • Girl Scouts All Physicians Board Certified • Good Shepherd Community Center • Grace Christian Counseling Center of RADIATION ONCOLOGY • Haven House Family Shelter Dr. Steven Zachow • HIV Services Dr. David Wahl • Magnolia Speech School in Jackson For the Evaluation, Treatment and Management • MIDD-West Industries/Warren County of all forms of Cancer using the Linear Accelerator, 601-638-3005 Association for Retarded Citizens Simulator, Treatment Planning Computer, • The Salvation Army Chemotherapy and Hematology Services MEDICAL ONCOLOGY • Vicksburg Family Development By Appointment only • Warren County Children’s Shelter Dr. Martin Newcomb All Insurances Accepted: Medicare, • Warren County Habitat for Humanity Dr. Manu Patel • Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Medicaid, PPOs & HMOs 2368 Grove St., Vicksburg, Mississippi 601-638-3447 • We Care Community Services • YMCA • Voted Vicksburg’s Best Eye Care Clinic Vicksburg Area Chapter of • Leaders in comprehensive eye care the American Red Cross • Treatment of eye diseases The Vicksburg Area Chapter of the Red • Routine refractive exams Cross, 908 Cherry St., provides housing • Partners with cataract specialists of and services during and after fires or Jackson Eye Associates and natural disasters. The chapter also offers Retinal Specialists of UMC safety programs, including swimmer • Shop the optical boutique for all your education. eyewear - sun, safety, fashion & post-op As part of a national cost-saving plan, In-house lab the Vicksburg Red Cross could be for faster service absorbed into a regional chapter, called COLLINS Mississippi Capital River. C. CHRIS COLLINS, O.D. Eye Clinic & Optical Boutique The phone number is 601-636-9182, and 601-638-2081 • 1206 Mission 66 • Vicksburg • www.collinseye.com 40 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 43

removes vicious and stray animals, per- Department may be adopted for $20 each. forms animal rescues and captures and That fee does not include shots. For infor- rescues wild, lost and unwanted animals. mation, call 601-636-6982. The department Vicksburg residents may own up to is open from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday five cats and five dogs. The exception is a through Friday. For more information, litter of puppies or kittens, which can be visit www.petfinder.com/shelters/MS104. kept for no more than five months from html or e-mail [email protected]. birth. The Vicksburg-Warren Humane Soci- If an animal is found roaming the ety, 6600 U.S. 61 South, also offers animal streets, it is taken to the animal control adoptions. It is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. office at 100 Old Mill Road. The office Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fri- is open from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday days and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. through Friday. It can be reached by call- The adoption fee is $75 and includes first ing 601-636-6982 during those hours. After shots, spaying or neutering, deworming hours, call the city’s 24-hour action line at and a follow-up vet check within a week 601-636-3411. of adoption. A pet that has already been There is a $27 fee and $2 per day charge KATIE CARTER•The Vicksburg Post spayed or neutered can be adopted for to reclaim a pet that has been picked up A rescued and rehabilitated eagle in $30. For information, call 601-636-6631 or by the department. Animals picked up Warren County e-mail [email protected]. Also, local that are not claimed in five days become Humane Society animals can be viewed at nation, plus $5 per day for food. Without city property and are, therefore, candi- www.petfinder.com/shelters/MS12.html. proof of vaccination, owners must pay $25, dates for adoption. Paws Rescue is a no-kill organization plus $5 per day for food, as well as a $50 Warren County that offers animal adoptions. It includes vaccine deposit that will be reimbursed if The Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society volunteers who rescue stray and aban- proof of inoculation is presented. Owners aids the county in enforcing its animal- doned dogs and cats, restore them to of county animals picked up by the control ordinance outside the city limits. health, ensure they are spayed or neu- Humane Society have five business days Vicious animals must be confined or they tered and place them in loving homes. to contact the organization before the may be picked up, and cats and dogs must Until adopted, the animals are placed in animals become property of the Humane be vaccinated for rabies, according to foster homes. Adoption fees are $100 for Society. state law. dogs and $25 for cats. For information, Fees to reclaim animals picked up in the Adoptions call 601-529-1535, e-mail Leigh@pawsres- county are $25 with proof of rabies vacci- Pets that have remained unclaimed at cuepets.org or visit pawsrescuepets.org. the City of Vicksburg’s Animal Control Dentistry for the Whole Family

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923 Walnut St., was built in 2002 to pro- dore Roosevelt and the antlers won by the Annual Events vide a place for educational and recre- steamboat Robert E. Lee when it raced ational activities. the Natchez in 1870. Vicksburg boasts many annual activi- The center has a basketball court and Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for stu- ties and events, including: classrooms. It offers after-school and dents in grades 1-12, free for preschool- SPRING summer activities for youths, as well as ers and $4.50 for seniors 65 and older. Run Thru History activities for adults. Call 601-631-3723. Discounts are available for groups of 10 Tapestry: Pilgrimage to Vicksburg or more, but reservations are preferred. Lenten Fine Arts Series Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 “Gold in the Hills” Old Court House p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1:30 Sacred Harp Singing to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. The museum stays Chamber Music Festival Museum open until 5 p.m. during Daylight Saving Riverfest Time. Arts and Crafts Show The Old Court House Museum-Eva W. For information, call 601-636-0741, visit American Cancer Society Relay for Life Davis Memorial, 1008 Cherry St., was con- www.oldcourthouse.org or e-mail society- Alcorn State University Jazz Festival structed by skilled slave labor between [email protected]. McRaven House Civil War Living History 1858 and 1860 and is Vicksburg’s most his- and Battle Skirmishes toric building. It was abandoned for a new courthouse, which is across the street, in Other museums: SUMMER • Biedenharn Candy Company and Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen 1939 and converted into a museum by the Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia — Pageant Vicksburg and Warren County Historical 1107 Washington St., 601-638-6514, www. Miss Mississippi Pageant Society. The museum opened June 3, 1948. biedenharncoca-colamuseum.com; Miss Mississippi Parade The columned building is filled with 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1:30- “Gold in the Hills” memorabilia of area history. Among the 4:30 p.m. Sunday, except Thanksgiv- July 4 fireworks hundreds of items on display are the tie ing, Christmas, New Year’s and Easter; Citywide Pep Rally for high schools worn by Jefferson Davis when he was admission: $2 for ages 6-12, $3 for older Vicksburg Bottle Show inaugurated as president of the Confed- than 12, free for younger than 6; groups Vicksburg Coin Show erate States of America, a teddy bear of 10 or more: $2.75 for adults, $1.75 ages Vicksburg Farmers’ Market given to a local child by President Theo- 12 and younger. Vicksburg National Military Park Living History programs FALL Over the River Run When Halloween Parade and Costume Contest Mississippi Walk for Diabetes Fine Old Court House Flea Market Candlelight Home Tours Downtown Fall Festival Dining Beautiful Bride Civil War and Antiques Expo is your WINTER Chill in the Hills Breakfast with Santa MAIN V105.5 Christmas Caroling Contest Downtown Vicksburg’s Old-fashioned concern... Christmas Open House Downtown Parade of Lights Monday Night Dinner Reservations Available 5pm - 7:30pm. Balfour Ball Private events may be scheduled Tuesdays through Saturday. Mississippi Symphony Orchestra To make reservations call 601.634.8088. To check out daily and Mardi Gras Parade and Ball Warren Central Madrigals Singe Feast weekly dinner menus visit www.mainstreetmarketcafe.com Glenwood Circle luminaries display Main Street Market Cafe’ Jackson Street 920 Main Street • 601.634.8088 Monday - Friday 11am -2pm Community Center Monday Night Dinner reservations available 5pm - 7:30pm The Jackson Street Community Center, www.mainstreetmarketcafe.com 42 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post • The Vicksburg Battlefield Museum — Academy, is one of Vicksburg’s architec- Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal, 920 4139 N. Frontage Road, 601-638-6500, turally and historically significant places. South St. Tuition varies. Call 601-626-0542. www.vicksburgbattlefieldmuseum.net, The center consists of five historic build- [email protected]; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ings that represent American architec- the y Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. tural history between 1830 and 1955. It is a Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Mississippi Landmark, and the buildings The first YMCA in Vicksburg was Day, except Thanksgiving, Christmas, are listed on the National Register of His- opened in 1923 at 821 Clay St., funded New Year’s and Easter; admission: $3.25 toric Places. mostly by Junius Ward Johnson. The for students, $5.50 for adults; groups of The Southern Cultural Heritage Foun- new Dr. William Kendrick Purks YMCA 10 or more: $2.25 for students, $4.50 for dation, a nonprofit, operates the center. Center opened Sept. 2, 2002, at 267 YMCA adults. The foundation’s mission is to preserve Place, off Clay Street. • Yesterday’s Children Antique Doll & Toy the history and architecture of the center A 3,500-square-foot cardiovascular Museum — 1104 Washington St., 601-638- and provide cultural, artistic and educa- center, an 8,000-square-foot basketball 0650, www.yesterdayschildrenmuseum. tional enrichment for the community. The gymnasium, racquetball and aerobics com; June-August hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 center’s offerings include exhibits, perfor- rooms, indoor swimming pools, men’s p.m. Monday-Saturday; September-May mances and lectures. and women’s locker rooms and exercise hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday; The 1885 auditorium and the 1937 class- classes are all available at the Y. admission: $3 for adults; $2 for younger rooms are available for rent for confer- For membership information and class than 12; groups of 10 or more: $2 for ences, weddings, receptions and other schedules, call 601-638-1071. adults, $1.25 for younger than 12. events. Call 601-631-2997, e-mail info@ Locations are: • Jacqueline House African-American southernculture.org or visit southerncul- • VerBeck Pavilion — 1884 Oak Ridge Museum — 1325 Main St.; 601-636-0941; ture.org. Road, 601-634-1741. hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, tours • Dr. William Kendrick Purks Y — 267 by appointment only Sunday-Friday; YMCA Place, 601-638-1071. admission: $2 per person. the conserVAtory of fine Arts VicksburG Art southern cuLturAL The Conservatory of Fine Arts was cre- AssociAtion heritAGe center ated in 2005 by Dorothy Brasfield. The conservatory offers classes in art, The Vicksburg Art Association meets The Southern Cultural Heritage Center, piano, strings, woodwinds, brass and formerly St. Francis Xavier Convent and voice. Students meet and perform at The Continued on Page 44.

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monthly from September to May at the Auditorium attracts events to the city pate, and live music and special events Constitution Firehouse Gallery at Main year round. are offered. Master Gardeners are also on and Openwood streets. The group also The convention center is at 1600 Mul- hand to answer questions. hosts competitive exhibitions and offers berry St., and the auditorium is at 901 Vendors accept cash, preferably in small workshops. Monroe St. The two buildings are man- bills. Bring a cloth shopping bag. At the monthly meetings, held at 7 p.m. aged by Ames, Iowa-based VenuWorks, For information, call 601-634-9484, e-mail each second Tuesday, guest speakers and operated with a combination of rev- [email protected] or present topics regarding their art forms. enue from a 2 percent bed tax, a city sup- visit www.vicksburgfarmersmarket.org. Meetings are free and open to the public. plement and revenue from rentals. The VAA’s headquarters is the Con- Perhaps the largest event held at the stitution Firehouse, one of Vicksburg’s convention center is the Miss Mississippi Vicksburg first firehouses. It is a Mississippi Land- Pageant, which attracts dozens of contes- mark, as designated by the Department of tants and thousands of spectators each Heritage League Archives and History. The firehouse, built summer. in 1870, is believed to be the most intact The phone number is 601-630-2929, and The Vicksburg Heritage League was Victorian fire station in the state. the website is www.vccmeet.com. started in March 2008 to promote eco- For information, call 601-638-9221 or 601- nomic development in the community 636-6110, or visit www.vicksburgart.com. with a focus on arts, entertainment and Vicksburg heritage events. The league publishes a monthly arts and entertainment guide of Vicksburg Farmers’ Market concerts, shows and events in Vicksburg. Its founder and director is Shirley Blues Society The Vicksburg Farmers’ Market was Waring. Information about the group’s started in 2008 and runs during the work and a calendar of events is available The Vicksburg Blues Society was summer. Vendors sell their wares in at www.vicksburgheritage.com. formed in 2002 to promote blues heritage booths downtown. in the lower Mississippi Delta. A produce-only market is from 4 to 7 The society works with the Vicksburg p.m. Wednesdays, and a full market is Vicksburg National Heritage League to bring entertainment from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturdays. to the city. On Saturdays, vendors sell local, sea- Military Park For more information, visit www.digi- sonal foods, fresh flowers and plants. A talmantra.com/vicksburgblues/starting. few artisan and craft vendors partici- The Vicksburg National Military Park htm. was established Feb. 21, 1899, by Con- Vicksburg Chamber Serenity Premier Hospice Music Festival The Vicksburg Chamber Music Festival began in 2001 as the only chamber music series in Mississippi. Musicians from all over the world come to Vicksburg each spring. The event has gained support from local sponsors who help make the concerts affordable. Chamber music is performed by a small Hospice is about living with comfort group of musicians, usually one to eight, and is not written to be performed for and dignity. an audience. Rather, it is an opportunity for the musicians to explore their Hospice care does NOT mean instruments. The Chamber Music Festival is orga- giving up on life. nized by the Four Seasons of the Arts, a local cultural organization that offers sea- sonal performances. Hospice care DOES mean living life to the fullest. Vicksburg Call us now! Convention Center We are here to help. and Auditorium Covered601-661-9752 by Medicare, Medicaid, and most private The Vicksburg Convention Center and insurance. No one is denied service due to inability to pay. 44 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 47

gress to commemorate, restore, protect in 2009. Each mural cost from $15,000 to $20,000, and preserve the resources used during The arch at the entrance was built to and were mostly funded through private the defense of Vicksburg by Confeder- symbolize the reunification of the North donations. They feature historic Vicks- ate troops during the Siege of Vicksburg and South. The entrance is one-quarter of burg scenes and were painted by Lafay- from March 29 to July 4, 1863. a mile north of Interstate 20 off exit 4B at ette, La., artist Robert Dafford, and his During the Civil War, Vicksburg was 3201 Clay St. team. A book comprised of all the murals the most strategic campaign and was For information, call 601-636-0583 or visit and a brief description of each is available the focus of the western campaign of the www.nps.gov/vick. for $30 at Biedenharn Candy Company Northern troops. The side in control of and Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia, Vicksburg would ultimately have control 1107 Washington St. of the Mississippi River. Vicksburg Pictures of the murals can be viewed at Many historical artifacts and build- www.riverfrontmurals.com. ings are in the 1,858-acre park, such as Orchestral Society artifacts from the USS Cairo, the Shirley House, headquarter sites of Gens. Ulysses The Vicksburg Orchestral Society was Vicksburg S. Grant and John C. Pemberton, cannons formed in January 2010. and monuments. The group of about 20 members skilled Theatre Guild The park’s road tour covers 16 miles in strings, woodwind and brass rehearse with more than 140 cannons and more and perform at The Church of the Holy The Vicksburg Theatre Guild is the than 1,300 historic markers. Trinity, Episcopal, 920 South St. oldest chartered theater guild in Missis- The 116-acre Vicksburg National Ceme- The society, which has three skill levels, sippi. Though chartered in 1936, it began tery was established in 1866 and is within performs two major concerts a year. For performing plays in 1933, first on a riv- the boundaries of the park. It is the larg- more information, call 601-636-0542. erboat, then at a converted church on est Civil War cemetery in the United Bowmar Avenue and now at Parkside States. Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave. During the summer, the park offers live Vicksburg The guild produces about five main- re-enactment and interpretation pro- stage plays each season, as well as “Gold grams called Living History and Junior Riverfront Murals in the Hills” and Fairy Tale Theatre. Local Ranger Day. volunteers are involved in every aspect The Vicksburg Riverfront Murals, a The visitor center is open from 8 a.m. of the productions, including directing, project begun in 2002, wrapped up in May to 5 p.m. daily, except Christmas. About 2009 with the unveiling of a 32nd mural on 600,000 visitors passed through the park Continued on Page 46. the floodwall at City Front.

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Business & Industry mayor of Vicksburg. Following his public swamp would be sufficient to foster the Emmitte W. Haining service, Haining went into banking and industrial growth of the community for 25 rose to the presidency and chairmanship years. They were wrong — the park filled Industrial Center of the board of directors of First National in about 10 years. Bank of Vicksburg. To provide more industrial land, in the Not long after World War II had ended, He led the drive to provide the commu- 1970s, the five-member Warren County a need for industry in Vicksburg was nity with a new harbor and land where Port Commission proposed and spear- realized. factories could be built without the headed the digging of another slack- Anderson-Tully Co., a major producer danger of flooding. water channel and elevation of about 80 of hardwood lumber, had mills here. R.G. After the spot was selected northwest of more acres off the northwest corner of LeTourneau Co. was building earthmov- the city center near Waltersville, the first the harbor. ing machines in south Warren County. chore was to clear the land and build a When that was complete, the commu- A few industries were along the Yazoo levee, but it was not to encircle the indus- nity took one more step and named the Diversion Canal. But there was no place tries. Rather, into that ring levee was complex in honor of one of the men who for an industrialist to build a factory with- pumped the material dredged from what was instrumental in its planning and exe- out having to make all the arrangements was to become a slack-water harbor chan- cution. It is now the Emmitte W. Haining for utilities. On top of that, there was no nel a little more than two miles long, 300 Industrial Center. place that same industrialist could go if feet wide, with a minimum depth of 12 Among the first buildings constructed he needed to receive and ship goods by feet. Today, it is 15 feet deep. was a terminal warehouse that could water. When the channel was complete and all unload goods from barges for transfer to The war had helped remind people of the water drained, the community was either rail cars or trucks and vice versa. the value of the Mississippi River as a left with 245 acres of flat industrial land River Transportation now operates the conveyor of bulk cargoes. A result was a safe from all but the most catastrophic terminal. The area is a U.S. Customs port growing need all along the river for sites flooding. of entry and a Foreign Trade Zone. with direct access to the water. During its construction, the site was The major products handled through One of the local leaders who recognized known as the Harbor Project, and still Vicksburg are steel, paper, grain, crude the city’s need was Emmitte W. Haining. is called that today by many. When it petroleum, lime, fertilizer, cement, sand, Haining had come to Warren County as opened in 1961, planners said the indus- a teacher and had been elected the county trial land raised from what had been superintendent of education. He also was Continued on Page 48. You have a choice - choose Gilbert’s

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Continued from Page 47. Towing, PETCoke, One Source Systems, ground for a plant at Ceres and soon Vicksmetal Armco and Vicksmetal Com- opened a chicken-cooking facility and gravel and manufactured goods and pany. In all, the companies provide about became the first occupant of the indus- products. 2,000 jobs. trial park. The annual shipping is more than 6 mil- Not long after McCarty opened its plant, lion tons. the company was bought out by Tyson Three tracts on the industrial center Foods of Springdale, Ark. It brings fresh are owned by governments. The City of Ceres Research and chicken from other Tyson plants and Vicksburg Water Treatment plant is on cooks and packages chicken entrees, pri- the east end of the filled area. The U.S. Industrial Interplex marily for the restaurant and mass-feed- Coast Guard is directly on the channel. When it was proposed in the 1980s, the ing market. The installation consists of a shore sup- Ceres Research and Industrial Inter- Union Corrugated became the third firm port facility and the Coast Guard Cutter plex was to be the answer to the dwin- to buy land and build a plant, establishing Kickapoo and its deck barge, which are dling industrial space at the E.W. Haining in 1997. Two years earlier, port commis- used to recover, move and place naviga- Industrial Center. sioners decided to construct a building in tion buoys and maintain aids to naviga- The project was begun with the 1986 hopes of finding a company to buy it. tion on the river banks. The farthest west purchase of the Ceres Plantation at Flow- The 64,000-square-foot building is made is the repair facility of the Army Corps of ers in eastern Warren County from U.G. of tilt-up concrete panels with a metal Engineers Vicksburg District and the Mat Flowers. The land encompassed a little roof. The inside has foundation footings, Sinking Unit, used to place concrete mats more than 1,200 acres, of which about but essentially the building is a shell that on the river banks. 1,000 were considered suitable for devel- an owner could buy and customize. How- Other occupants are: Armstrong Wood opment for industrial sites. ever, it remains vacant. Products, Graham Packaging, Delta The first tasks to be accomplished The Mississippi National Guard Stone, Pennzoil-Quaker State Co., Mag- after the Warren County Port Commis- approached the Port Commission for the nolia Marine Transportation, Ergon Con- sion took possession of the land in the first time in the mid-’90s with the idea of struction, Holnam Inc., Beavers Diesel, name of Warren County was to install purchasing land for a new center to house Power Transport Services, Limestone paved roads, a water distribution system the two Guard units in Vicksburg, the Products Inc., Falco Lime, Citgo Petro- and other utilities. Even with everything 168th Engineer Group and a detachment leum, PolyVulc USA, Five Stars Lighting seemingly ready for an industry to buy of the 114th Military Police Company. Ltd., Ergon Refinery, Bunge Corp., Bunge- land and construct a building, it was slow Ground was broken for the Vicksburg Ergon LLC, Big River Shipbuilding, going in those early years. Neill Gas, Waring Oil, Gavilon Fertilizer, In April 1990, McCarty Foods broke Anderson-Tully Co., Hill City Oil, Smith Continued on Page 49. Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Service • Individual & Family Counseling • Adult Group Home • Child and Adult Psychiatric Services • Elderly Socialization Program • Substance Abuse Counseling • Drug Abuse Prevention Programs • Substance Abuse Residential Treatment • Employee Assistance Programs • Pre-School Day Treatment Programs • Crisis Services If You Could Ensure the Most Compassionate Care for Your Loved One, What Would Stop You? 24 HOUR EMERGENCY HOTLINE Sliding Fee Scale – Medicaid Accepted When a patient is diagnosed with an illness and curative treatment is no longer appropriate, 3444 Wisconsin Avenue 601-638-0031 Hospice Care is right for you. The primary focus of Hospice is to keep the patient pain free, www.warren-yazoo.org to provide symptom control, and if desired, allow the patient to remain at home. Hospice Services: Our Hospice team includes the support of: •Medical Directors •Attending Physicians •Hospice Nurses •Medical Social Worker •Nurse Assistants •Chaplains •Volunteers •Therapists as needed Our Hospice care also includes all medications and all medical equipment relating to the Hospice diagnosis, and is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance. Vicksburg: 601-638-8308 Tallulah: 318-574-1573 48 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 51

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 sus- pension 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 decades-old home on U.S. 80 to a new building at Ceres in March 2005. Ceres has water supplied to its occupants by Culkin Water Dis- trict 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 Kinder Morgan Bulk Termi- nals Inc., 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 com- file•The Vicksburg Post mission. Two members are appointed by the Warren County Board of Supervisors, two by the City of Vicksburg Board of International Paper’s Vicksburg Mill off Mississippi 3 Mayor and Aldermen and one by the governor. LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED FOR OVER 22 YEARS 2 dry docks & fully mobile salvage unit. New fabrication shop offering full service fabrication, burning & forming.

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Industry at a glance time to help win World War II and, for a ting the huge rigs, which can weigh up International Paper time, produced artillery shells. Eventu- to 40 million pounds, into the Mississippi ally, LeTourneau left the earth-moving River. By manipulating the legs to less Since International Paper built its Vicks- machinery business and began working than a third of sea-ready length, the rig burg Mill north of Redwood, the mill has on jackup drill rigs. actually walks off the bank into the river. been a mainstay of the local economy. The Vicksburg operation was sold to Legs are typically completed once rigs The mill was built in 1967, and it manu- Marathon Inc. and operated as Marathon- reach Sabine Pass, Texas, because bridges factures kraft linerboard. The linerboard LeTourneau until the parent company, between here and the Gulf of Mexico is shipped all over the world, where it is citing a downturn in the market for drill won’t allow clearance. used to manufacture corrugated card- rigs, shut the plant down in 1992. LeTourneau employs about 600 at its riv- board. The cardboard is ultimately made Rowan Inc., which had been a major erside yard south of Vicksburg. into shipping containers used for prod- customer for the drill rigs, bought ucts that range from fresh fruits and veg- LeTourneau and reopened the local plant etables to bicycles, washing machines and in 1994 to build Super Gorilla drill rigs. other consumer goods. In the manufac- Foam Packaging That class of rig, the largest LeTourneau ture of the cardboard, the linerboard is has ever built, is designed to drill in water Founded in 1971 by Raymond B. Eng- used to make the inner and outer facings up to about 500 feet deep and handle vir- lish and Jesse Davenport, the company of the cardboard sheets. tually any combination of wind and waves on U.S. 61 South makes foam egg cartons, The linerboard is converted to rolls provided by nature. compartment cafeteria trays, hinged-lid that are shipped by barge to the Port of The 2000s saw LeTourneau begin work take-out food containers and foam plastic Vicksburg at the E.W. Haining Industrial on two newer rig classes, the smaller panels for home construction. Center, where they are stored in ware- Tarzan and the 240-C. The Tarzan can The facility has employed up to 100 houses until they are loaded onto barges drill in shallower water, up to about 250 people. and shipped throughout the Mississippi feet deep, but at depths of 15,000 feet and River system and the world. more below the sea floor. The 240-C can Since the Vicksburg Mill has been in drill in up to 400 feet of water, with an Cooper Lighting operation, many equipment improve- 80-feet cantilever reach and 491 feet of leg ments have been made to reduce pollu- A division of Houston-based Cooper length. tion. In 2008, IP was recognized by the Industries Ltd., it is one of the leading In addition to the innovations in design, Mississippi Department of Environmen- manufacturers of track and recessed LeTourneau developed a method of get- tal 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. LeTourneau BALLARD DENTAL GROUP Technologies Inc. A Friendly Office – Caring Dentists Warren County’s LeTourneau Inc. builds small, mobile jackup rigs for the Paul E. Ballard, D.M.D. petroleum industry. The company began here in 1944 when W. David Henry, D.M.D. industrialist R.G. LeTourneau decided to General Dentistry start a plant in Vicksburg after building Dr. Paul E. Ballard, left; and Dr. W. David Henry some of the most innovative earth-moving machinery of the day. The Vicksburg plant was opened along 3040 Indiana Avenue • Vicksburg, MS the banks of the Mississippi River in 601-634-6277

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lighting in North America and one of the products for the commercial, residential, The alternative species grow naturally largest fixture manufacturers of incan- construction and agricultural markets. on the company’s land, much of which is descent, fluorescent, H.I.D., exit and emer- Founded in 1887 in Findlay, Ohio, Hancor in the Delta and similar areas along the gency, vandal resistant, sports, landscape operates 34 manufacturing facilities and Mississippi. They’re mixed in with more and complex environmental lighting. service centers across the country and familiar types of American hardwoods, Cooper Lighting is comprised of 13 strong four overseas. red and white oak, ash, yellow poplar, brands with 10 manufacturing facilities It employs about a dozen people at its walnut and cherry. throughout the United States, Canada U.S. 61 South facility, from which deliver- Among the other products made from and Mexico. The division’s headquarters ies are made to an Advanced Drainage Anderson-Tully wood are the bodies of is in Peachtree City, Ga. Its plant on U.S. Systems facility in Jackson. Gibson electric guitars, made in Korea 61 South employs about 376 people. Cappaert Manufactured Housing from lightweight, 2-inch-thick ash; the The Vicksburg-based firm on U.S. 61 Sycamore side platforms for grills made South makes modular housing units for by the world’s largest manufacturer of Harcros Chemicals customers nationwide. Up to 350 have them, Dean Stove; caskets made of cot- been employed by the company. tonwood by Batesville Casket, which has The Rifle Range Road plant is a major a plant in Vicksburg; and boat paddles distribution center for shipping indus- made of cottonwood by two North Missis- trial chemicals, including sealants for the Anderson-Tully Co. sippi companies. petrochemical industry and key chlorine- It employs about about 260 at its North based ingredients in swimming pool- People who buy dark-stained pieces of Washington Street operation. cleaning products. Its Vicksburg location furniture from Pottery Barn are probably employs a little more than a dozen people buying wood grown along the Mississippi and is a distribution hub for its locations River and cut in Vicksburg. Much of the Vicksburg-Warren in the south-central United States. furniture sold by the home-furnishings In all, the company operates 28 distribu- retailer is made in China of wood pro- County Chamber of tion sites. duced by Anderson-Tully Co. on North Washington Street. Commerce The company’s expanding interna- ADS/Hancor Inc. tional business includes the production The Vicksburg-Warren County Cham- of Pottery Barn furniture in Mexico from ber of Commerce was started in 1894, One of the nation’s largest suppliers Anderson-Tully hackberry wood grown of storm water management systems, on company land along the Mississippi Continued on Page 52. Hancor manufactures plastic drainage River. Discover Roca Daily Lunch Specials Want to Brick Oven Fired Pizzas Artisan Bread & Homemade Desserts Become a Health Care Professional? Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) & Nurse Assistant Classes Enrolling Now! Awarded! Vicksburg Readers Choice 1st Place - Fine Dining & Business Lunch www.ladelta.edu

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first as the Board of Trade of the City of Main Street is directed by nine board Rainbow Casino on Warrenton Road. Vicksburg, by a group of area business- members who serve three-year terms. The Legislature legalized gaming men who were concerned about high fire It has an executive director, Kim Hop- on “navigable waterways” in 1990, but insurance rates. kins, and an assistant director, Samantha required counties to vote on having local The group grew and expanded its scope, Blount. casinos. and today’s Chamber includes in its mem- Main Street’s offices are inside the Ellis Warren County residents voted on the bership about 400 companies and 1,000 Building on Walnut Street. The phone issue twice — first turning it down. individuals. number is 601-634-4527. The website is Since, gaming has become an integral Networking events include monthly lun- www.downtownvicksburg.org. part of the economy. cheons, Business After Hours events and Vicksburg’s casinos pay a 3.2 percent other events. The Chamber also offers revenue tax to the State of Mississippi free and low-cost business workshops Casinos that is divided with 10 percent to schools, and, for the past decade, has joined with 25 percent to Warren County and 65 per- the Governor’s Job Fair Network to orga- Dockside gaming came to Vicksburg cent to the city. A second revenue tax is nize a Vicksburg area employment fair. in August 1993 when Isle of Capri Casino an .8 percent share of the state’s 8 percent Recruiting retirees to the area is also part opened on the Mississippi River off Wash- revenue tax. It is split based on popula- of the Chamber’s mission. ington Street. In 2006, that casino was tion proportions between Vicksburg and The Chamber is located at 2020 Mission bought by Legends Gaming LLC, and Warren County. 66. For information, call 601-636-1012, visit its name was changed to DiamondJacks Also, the casinos pay annual property www.vicksburgchamber.org or e-mail Casino and Hotel. taxes to the city and Warren County and [email protected]. Harrah’s Casino, the city’s only down- a $150 annual fee per gaming position at town casino, opened on Mulberry Street various times each year. in November 1993. It was bought by Hori- The nearest casinos outside Vicksburg Vicksburg zon Casino and Hotel in October 2003. are in Natchez to the south, Greenville In February 1994, the city’s largest, to the north, Philadelphia to the east and Convention & Visitors Ameristar Casino-Hotel opened off Wash- Bossier City, La., to the west. Casinos also ington Street, and in July 1994, Rainbow are in Tunica and along the Gulf Coast. Bureau Casino opened off Warrenton Road. In Louisiana allows video poker machines 2010, Isle of Capri returned to Vicksburg at some businesses and also has a state- The Vicksburg Convention & Visitors when the company purchased Rainbow. wide lottery. Gambling also is permit- Bureau aims to promote the city’s busi- A fifth, Riverwalk Casino, was com- ted in some cities, and an off-track horse nesses and attractions. pleted in 2008 and is located just north of race-betting parlor operates at Mound. 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. Vicksburg Animal Hospital Call 601-636-9421 or go to www.visit- vicksburg.org. All of us at Vicksburg Animal Hospital know the importance of your pets health Vicksburg Main and happiness. We treat your pet like ours. Street Ultrasound and Laser Surgery for less pain and faster recovery Vicksburg’s Main Street program is one of the original six founded in the Orthopedic & Soft Tissue Surgery state for promoting downtown areas and businesses. Internal Medicine The district, created in 1984, includes commercial properties in the downtown Dental Care • Geriatric Care area along Washington, Walnut and Boarding & Grooming Cherry streets. The program is funded through a special 5.05-mill assessment on commercial property. The organization also sponsors down- Vicksburg Animal Hospital town events. Dale Cordes, DVM • Stephanie Duhon, DVM • Jon Ruggles, DVM Downtown offerings include restaurants and bars, upscale apartments above retail M-F 7:30a.m.-5:30p.m. • Sat. 7:30a.m.-11:30 a.m. • Closed Sunday buildings, the City Front murals, the Art 601-636-8112 • 1918 Baldwin Ferry Park at Catfish Row and Playground at Catfish Row and a splash fountain. • • • 24 Hour Emergency Service • • • 52 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post 55

U.S. Army Corps VICKSBURG CONVENTION CENTER of Engineers AND AUDITORIUM The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operates three entities in Vicksburg. The Mis- sissippi River Commission, headquartered downtown at the Mississippi Valley Division, oversees operations for the entire Mississippi River. The Vicksburg District, with offices on East Clay Street, is one of six regional river districts. And, the Engineer Research and Development Center is the largest of the Corps’ three Vicksburg operations, with facilities on Halls Ferry Road. When it comes to events... More information can be found at www. usace.army.mil. Mississippi Valley WE EAT, Division and Mississippi River Commission The Mississippi Valley Division DRINK is responsible for the Corps’ water resources programs in a 370,000-square- mile area, extending from Canada to the & SLEEP Gulf of Mexico and encompassing parts of 12 states. Work is carried out by its six district offices — St. Paul, Minn.; Rock Island, Ill.; St. Louis; Memphis; Vicksburg; THIS STUFF and New Orleans. The division system of the Corps began in 1888, when five divisions were formed. The precursor of the MVD was formed Conventions ★ Meetings ★ Trade Shows in 1929 when the Western Division was broken into the Upper and Lower Missis- Consumer Shows ★ Concerts sippi Valley divisions. Those two divisions were essentially united again in the reor- ★ ★ ganization of the Corps in April 1997. ★★★ SAVE THESE DATES★★★ The MVD employs about 100 people in (or call us to reserve your own) its Vicksburg office and is commanded by Maj. Gen. Michael J. Walsh. The MVD building on Walnut Street is April 2, 2011 • Rob Lake / A Night of Magic also the headquarters for the Mississippi River Commission, which was established June 29 - July 2, 2011 • Miss Mississippi Pageant by Congress in 1879 and charged with developing plans to improve the Missis- August 2, 2011 • Vicksburg Area Job Fair sippi River from its headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico by fostering navigation, Visit our web site for upcoming events promoting commerce and preventing destructive floods. www.vccmeet.com After the MRC’s first meeting in Wash- ington, D.C., in 1879, it established its Events Hotline – 601-801-3444 headquarters in St. Louis until it was moved to Vicksburg in 1929. The MRC is made up of three officers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, VICKSBURG one member from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and CONVENTION CENTER three civilians. All are nominated by the president and subject to confirmation by Managed by VenuWorks AND AUDITORIUM the U.S. Senate. Since its creation, the 1600 Mulberry Street • 601-630-2929

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presidential-appointed MRC has retained The work for which the District was Experiment Station, conducts research this unique composition. responsible changed with the Flood Con- and development that supports soldiers, Since 1928, the MRC’s focus has been trol Act of 1928 and the Mississippi River military installations and the Corps’ civil overseeing the implementation of the Mis- and Tributaries Project. works missions, as well as other federal sissippi River and Tributaries project — a Since, the District has worked to bring agencies, state and municipal authorities, plan for improving the river and portions what started out as private levees to a and U.S. industry. of its tributaries between Cape Girardeau, point where they could give greater pro- Vicksburg is also the location of four of Mo., and Head of Passes, La. The proj- tection from floods; made cutoffs that ERDC’s seven laboratories — Coastal and ect was brought about by the devastating have shortened the river; built flood con- Hydraulics, Geotechnical and Structures, Flood of 1927. trol reservoirs; and returned navigation Environmental and Information Tech- to the Red and Ouachita rivers. nology. Other labs include the Construc- Vicksburg District The District’s current missions include, tion Engineering Research Laboratory in The Vicksburg District dates to Aug. 18, but are not limited to, navigation, flood Champaign, Ill.; Cold Regions Research 1873, after Capt. William Henry Harri- damage, risk reduction (formerly flood and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, son Benyaurd opened an Army Engineer control), hydropower, recreation, emer- N.H.; and the Topographic Engineering office in Monroe, La., earlier that year, gency management, water supply, envi- Center in Alexandria, Va. in May, to perform surveys and remove ronmental stewardship and overseas con- ERDC employs more than 2,500 perma- wrecks and navigation hazards left from tingency operations. nent and contract engineers, scientists the Civil War in the Mississippi and The Vicksburg District employs about and support personnel, with an annual Ouachita rivers. 1,000 people, including about 500 in Vicks- research program exceeding $1.5 billion. The District office in Vicksburg was burg. Its commander is Col. Jeffrey R. The ERDC permanent staff includes established in 1884. Eckstein. more than 1,000 engineers and scientists, From its office on East Clay Street, the many with advanced degrees, with about District oversees the work of several U.S. Army Engineer a quarter holding doctorates and nearly field offices in Mississippi, Louisiana and Research and Development half holding master’s degrees. Arkansas, as well as the four flood control ERDC’s director is Dr. Jeffery Holland. reservoirs in North Mississippi, three in Center The U.S. Army Engineer Research Arkansas and one in Louisiana. and Development Center is one of the An early job of the District was over- most diverse engineering and scien- seeing construction in the Vicksburg tific research organizations in the world. National Military Park. ERDC, headquartered at Waterways

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nearly 50,000 residents in Vicksburg and River Region Medical Warren County in addition to residents of Mission Primary Care Cary, Hermanville, Lorman, Port Gibson, Center Rolling Fork, Tinsley, Valley Park, Edwards, Clinic Holly Bluff, Pattison, Redwood, Satartia, River Region Medical Center, opened in Mission Primary Care Clinic is an inde- Utica, Yazoo City and some Louisiana 2002, is in its ninth year as Vicksburg’s pri- pendent medical facility at 1901 Mission 66. residents. mary health care facility. It has been open 15 years. River Region is located at 2100 U.S. 61 River Region is the city’s sixth medical Services include primary care, internal North. The phone number is 601-883-5000. facility. Combining almost all of Vicksburg’s medicine and general surgery. The website is www.riverregion.com. medical history, it occupies 64 acres on U.S. Mission Primary is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 61 North, is 391,196 square feet and has 372 Monday through Friday and 8 to noon Sat- beds. urdays. The phone number is 601-636-1050. At the time it was built, the $123 million Medical Associates of The website is missionprimary.com. medical center was the largest single hospital project ever completed in Mississippi. Vicksburg River Region is operated by River Region Medical Associates of Vicksburg opened Promise Hospital Health System, an affiliate of Brentwood, in July 2008 in the former Sack & Save Promise Hospital of Vicksburg is a long- Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. building on South Frontage Road. term, acute care facility that focuses on spe- In addition to the hospital, River Region The clinic is operated by Central Missis- cialized care and extensive therapy. Health System’s facilities include River sippi Medical Center and offers primary- Services include cardiopulmonary and Region West Campus, Marian Hill Chemical care services, including cardiology, inter- advanced wound care, cardiac monitoring, Dependency Unit, Family Medicine Clinic, nal medicine, urology, general surgery and ventilator weaning and nursing. Southern Orthopedics Clinic, The Street gastroenterology. Its Vicksburg facility is on the second Clinic and Port Gibson Medical Clinic. Ser- Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tues- floor of River Region West, 1111 N. Frontage vices of the hospital include the Chest Pain day, and Thursday; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednes- Road, but not operated by River Region. Center, Heart Center at River Region, Sleep day and Friday and 8 to 10 a.m. Saturdays. The phone number is 601-883-3265, and the Center and The Birthplace. The phone number is 601-262-1000. River Region Medical Center serves the website is www.promise-vicksburg.com. S & S Automotive & trAnSmiSSionS transmissions * engines * tires * motor homes 3 generations of expertise bobby Stauts, President mike Stauts, vice President, ASe & AtrA certified robbie Stauts, vice President, ASe master technician richard woods, Lead technician, ASe certified

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• Sen. Roger Wicker, Republican 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-6253 202-228-0378 (fax) or 245 E. Capitol St. Suite 226 Jackson, MS 39201 601-965-4644 Sen. Roger 601-965-4007 (fax) Wicker wicker.senate.gov

U.S. House of Representatives 2nd District, which includes Vicksburg and Warren County • Rep. Bennie G. Thomp- son, Democrat 2432 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-5876 202-225-5898 (fax) or 3607 Medgar Evers Blvd. Rep. Bennie G. Jackson, MS 39213 Thompson 601-946-9003 601-982-5337 (fax) benniethompson.house.gov

1st District, which includes Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo • Rep. Travis W. Childers, Democrat 1708 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-4306 Rep. Travis W. 202-225-3549 (fax) Childers childers.house.gov

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KATIE CARTER•The Vicksburg Post No. 7 Engine House is on Washington Street at National.

file•The Vicksburg Post Crowds gather along Washington Street for the annual downtown Mardi Gras Parade.

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KATIE CARTER•The Vicksburg Post A Corps of Engineers boat sits in the muddy waters of the Yazoo Diversion Canal.

file•The Vicksburg Post Actors perform a scene from “Gold in the Hills,” the world’s longest-running melodrama, according to the “Guinness World Records.” 60 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post Networks. Getting to know the right people can be just what your business needs. The chamber’s business is to be an advocate for your company – and for the community – creating a climate of growth and success that benefits all. The chamber connects business, government and civic leaders to make communities better places to live, work and play. Access to people. One more way to connect to customers and community. Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce Building Business, Building Community.

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Vicksburg battlefield MuseuM KATIE CARTER•The Vicksburg Post 4139 I-20 N. Frontage Road, Vicksburg, MS • 601-638-6500 The Jefferson Davis statue at the Vicks- burg National Military Park. In-office Lab for Fast Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Service • Many Contacts In Stock • Family, Senior Citizen & Multi-Purpose Discounts • W. SAMUEL ASHLEY, O.D. Treatment of Eye and the staff of The Vision Clinic Diseases & Injuries New Patients Welcome. Call 601-636-6364 THE VISION CLINIC 1808 Mission 66 • Vicksburg, Mississippi • 601-636-6364 file•The Vicksburg Post Motorcycle riders make their way across the Interstate 20 bridge that spans the 62 c Community Guide 2010• The Vicksburg Post Mississippi River. 65

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