Chick-fil-A Vicksburg and Walmart Vicksburg served as meal sponsors during Week 1 of the Vicksburg Citizens Academy, according to the Vicksburg Police Department.
The department said the businesses’ support helped launch the academy and that community partnerships help make programs such as the Citizens Academy possible. It also thanked both sponsors for investing in the department, academy participants and the Vicksburg community.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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