“If we do not get the donations that we need, we would ultimately have to shut the gates and close the museums,” Averett said. “At this time, we are prepared to go a little longer, but it really is ...

The Vicksburg National Military Park (VNMP) will reopen for regular business hours on. According to the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, the park was able to reopen thanks to ...

One of Mississippi’s most-visited cultural attractions has reopened in the midst of the government shutdown, thanks to ...

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 committed ...

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.

Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. was a career U.S. Navy officer who commanded vessels operating around Arkansas during the Civil War and was indirectly responsible for the later destruction of the Mississippi ...