Ernest Bowker

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PEARL — A cold front is set to bring Arctic air, freezing temperatures and some winter weather to Mississippi this week. It reached Porter’s Chapel Academy’s bats first. Park Place Christian Academy’s Graham Gilmore had nine strikeouts in a four-inning no-hitter and the Crusaders beat Porter’s Chapel 12-0 in the first half of a baseball […]

One of Vicksburg’s signature sports events is the Red Carpet Bowl. For 62 years and counting the event has been a celebration of high school football, community, and our city as a whole. It takes a large team of people to organize the game, fans to support it and keep it going, and players and […]

Less than a year ago, Jamarian Shelly was just a tuba player in Warren Central’s Big Blue Band looking for another activity to try in his senior year of high school. As it turned out, soccer was his jam. Shelly tried out for Warren Central’s boys’ soccer team and not only made the roster, he […]

Vicksburg has accumulated quite a few nicknames over the years like the River City and Red Carpet City. There’s another one that starts with an R that’s always seemed appropriate, especially as we head into the spring of 2025 — the Running City. Vicksburg is home to seven annual running events sprinkled throughout the year, […]

Warren Central won’t wait to try and punch its ticket to the MHSAA Class 6A soccer championship game. Because of the threat of rain and thunderstorms, both the girls and boys North State championship games were moved up one day to Monday. The Lady Vikes (18-5-1) will play Saltillo (20-1-1) for the girls’ North State […]

This postseason isn’t just about chasing a championship for Warren Central’s boys’ soccer team. It’s about respect, and the Vikings are earning a lot of it. Daniel Wescott scored two goals, and Jacob Porter had a goal and an assist as Warren Central beat Saltillo 4-1 on Friday in the second round of the MHSAA […]

After spending more than 30 years as a college football coach, Jay Hopson is taking a new career path. The Vicksburg native has been hired as the Director of Athletics for the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, the school district announced Tuesday. Hopson will oversee the administration and operation of one of Mississippi’s biggest high […]

Warren Central’s deep run in the 2024 MHSAA Class 6A soccer playoffs was an adrenaline rush — fun, exciting, and a little unexpected. For 2025, the Vikings and Lady Vikes are being much more methodical. They’re both back as Region 2-6A champs, and not hoping to contend for a state title but expecting it. “At […]

I absolutely love lists. They range from the fun, like ranking the best movies or songs, to the practical like procedural checklists and to-do lists. The latter is something I make every day. Not only does it help to organize tasks, it provides a sense of accomplishment. “Eat lunch” is an obviously mundane thing that […]