VICKSBURG, Mississippi — Registration is open for the Vicksburg Police Department’s Summer Youth Streetball program, which runs June 9 through July 17, the department said. Sessions are scheduled from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
The program is open to children ages 6 to 18. Participants ages 6 to 12 will take part at Warren Central Junior High School, while those ages 13 to 18 will meet at Vicksburg Junior High School.
Registration costs $25 per child, with a $10 fee for each additional child in a family. Registration forms are available at the Vicksburg Police Department, the department said.
For more information, contact Danielle Williams at 601-218-1766 or 601-801-5310, or Katina Cooper at 601-801-5320. Police-run summer youth programs are commonly used to provide supervised recreation during summer months and to foster connections between law enforcement and young residents.
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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