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 ...

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 ...

Vicksburg National Military Park has monuments and artillery guns displayed at the site of a battlefield from the Civil War in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Runners and walkers filled Vicksburg National Military Park this weekend for the 47th annual Run Thru History. The event is a signature community fitness event that doubles as a moving tour through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The gateway to the Vicksburg National Military Park tour road sits closed Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Vicksburg, Miss. (AP ...

FAVORITE COLORS, TO HONOR HER LIFE AND LEGACY. THE 76-YEAR-OLD DIED LATE LAST MONTH. THE VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AMID THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN...THANKS TO DONORS.

During a 35-day government shutdown that began in Dec. 2018, the Friends of the Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign kept the park open, paying $2,000 for a skeleton crew and other expenses.

Chuck Altman and Gary Sessums had never met before Saturday's Run Thru History, but got to know one another while setting a ...