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Vicksburg city pool summer schedule released

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer

Thursday, March 28th, 2013, 12:47pm

Vicksburg city pool summer schedule released

The City of Vicksburg has released its summer pool scheduled. The pool will open Memorial Day, May 27.

For a full schedule, visit Vicksburg's website.

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Fee free weekend at Vicksburg National Military Park

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer

Thursday, November 8th, 2012, 5:00pm

Fee free weekend at Vicksburg National Military Park

VICKSBURG, MS (WLBT) – This weekend, admittance is free at all of America's national parks -- including the Vicksburg National Military Park.

Saturday, Sunday and Monday will be the last fee free admittance days of the year.

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South Delta WMA public meeting Sept. 25

Submitted by News Staff

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012, 10:11am

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Park will host a public meeting in Vicksburg Sept. 25, to discuss the South Delta Wildlife Management Areas.

The meeting is from 7-8:30 p.m. at Hinds Community College in Vicksburg.

The meeting will showcase regional WMA harvest data, wildlife habitat and infrastructure improvements and regulation changes, according to the MDWFP.

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Vicksburg District Will Fund 81 Projects with Emergency Funding

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer

Monday, March 5th, 2012, 6:06pm

Vicksburg District Will Fund 81 Projects with Emergency Funding

From the Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:

The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) recently received an additional $140 million in funding from the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act signed by President Obama on 23 December 2011. These funds will be used toward 81 Mississippi Rivers and Tributaries (MR&T) projects affected by the historic 2011 flood.

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Before & After: Headstones cleaned in Vicksburg National Cemetery

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer

Monday, February 13th, 2012, 4:59pm

Before & After: Headstones cleaned in Vicksburg National Cemetery

The headstones in the Vicksburg National Cemetery were cleaned recently. These pictures show them before and after they were cleaned.

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PHOTO: Prescribed burns at Vicksburg National Military Park

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012, 7:44pm

PHOTO: Prescribed burns at Vicksburg National Military Park

Monday and Tuesday the Vicksburg National Military Park and Natchez Trace Parkway staff conducted prescribed burns at the military park.

According to the park:

The supervised ignitions took place at Ft. Hill and Graveyard Road areas. The prescribed burns help in the overall maintenance of park landscape, reducing the accumulation of hazardous fuels, controlling the spread of invasive plant species, and providing a more historically accurate viewshed.

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