On Saturday, May 18, 2013, Vicksburg National Military Park will present a special Sesquicentennial ranger program on the Union Assaults against Vicksburg, as well as the beginning of siege operations, from 7:00pm until 9:00pm at the park's Visitor Center on Clay Street. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. Doors will open at 6:30pm. This event is open to the public and will be free of charge.

There will also be ranger walks and programs at the actual locations of the assaults and heaviest fighting on the anniversary dates and times as follows:

You can now download a booklet that lists all of the upcoming sesquicentennial events at the park and the surrounding community by clicking the link below. Check out the Vicksburg National Military Park facebook page for updates on exciting events every day!  Download Sequicentennial Events Guide

Members of the law enforcement and justice community honored their "TOP COP" Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Governor Phil Bryant, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves along with area district attorneys and U.S. Attorney Greg Davis gathered to honor the top officers from around the State. Among the law enforcement officials nominated are officers from federal and state agencies as well as city and county law enforcement departments.

The May 7, 2013 Democratic and Republican Primary election results will be available after the polls close at 7:00 p.m. Results will also be broadcast locally by V105 (105.5) and River 101 (101.3). Click the read more link below for both primary results.

City of Vicksburg Water and Gas customers have another option to pay their utility bills. Beginning today, bills may be paid through an automated telephone system. This option joins other convenient ways for paying the bills including via the city website, automatic bank draft, and automatic credit card payments. Customers may also choose paperless billing and receive their bills via email.

The City of Vicksburg has started a project to replace water and gas meters throughout the City. Crews from Utility Metering Solutions, a subcontractor for Siemens Industry Inc., started work in early December and is expected to continue the meter replacement project until early to mid-spring. When in your area, water and gas customers may experience brief service outages. If you have any questions email them to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or call the Water and Gas office at 601-636-3414.

The Vicksburg Water and Gas office is proud to announce our new Paperless Billing service. Customers who would prefer not to receive their utility bills in the mail, but would rather get an email notification instead, can sign up to stop receiving paper bills.