BACKS. 16 WAPT'S BROOKLYN JOYNER JOINS US FROM THE PARK WITH THE STORY. FRIENDS OF VICKSBURG SAID THE PARK IS THE MOST VISITED TOURIST ATTRACTION IN THE STATE. THEY SAID NOT KEEPING THE PARK OPEN ...

Restoration work on the 1961 memorial included reinforcement efforts to protect the monument and historic earthworks from ...

NPCA submitted the following position to members of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands ahead of a hearing scheduled for September 18, 2025. H.R. 4467 – Vicksburg ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – The National Park Service (NPS) will conduct prescribed fires to manage vegetation in select areas of Vicksburg National Military Park (VNMP) on February 22-23, 2026, ...

DENVER (AP) — When the government shut down in 2018, a Mississippi nonprofit interceded to fund a bare-bones crew to keep one of the state’s most-visited cultural attractions operating. Now, the group ...

DENVER -- When the government shut down in 2018, a Mississippi nonprofit interceded to fund a bare-bones crew to keep one of the state's most-visited cultural attractions operating. Now, the group is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During a 35-day government shutdown that began in Dec. 2018, the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign kept ...

Volunteers, including Vicksburg firefighters, planted flags on 17,000 graves at Vicksburg National Military Park to honor ...

Millions of dollars are being donated to preserve a historical site in Vicksburg. The Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park announced that a $2.8 million private donation was made to the ...

VICKSBURG — Mississippi Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have proposed expanding the Vicksburg National Military Park to add the battles of Champion Hill, Port Gibson and Raymond. A bill by the two ...

Volunteers place thousands of flags and wreaths at Vicksburg National Military Park for Memorial Day, honoring Civil War dead ...