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🌱 How an all-day Vicksburg manhunt ended with an arrest in Hinds

Vicksburg, Mississippi Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Vicksburg! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How an all-day Vicksburg manhunt ended with an arrest in Hinds
  • Vicksburg community remembers the life of Frank John Cassino Jr.

Also on today's calendar: Spring Classics in the Courtyard and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunshine and some clouds, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
  • Friday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stolen vehicle fugitive in custody (vicksburgnews.com) — A stolen truck incident that began on Lee Street in Vicksburg led to an hours-long manhunt Tuesday, ending with the suspect’s arrest in neighboring Hinds County. Local, county, and state agencies, including Vicksburg Police and drone teams, coordinated to track the fugitive, recover a stolen handgun, and return him to Warren County Jail.
   

• Frank John Cassino Jr. 1947-2026 (vicksburgnews.com) — Family and friends in Vicksburg are preparing to honor the life of Frank John Cassino Jr., a civil engineer born here in 1947 who cherished racing, Mississippi State sports, and his grandchildren. Visitation and services are set for Friday, April 24, at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home on Indiana Avenue, with burial to follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Clinton

  • Emergency drill at Clinton High to give students real-world crisis training (wapt.com)
  • Clinton Arrows boys soccer team honored at banquet (theclintoncourier.net)
  • Black bear spotted climbing fence in Clinton neighborhood (wapt.com)

Alcorn State University

  • Reissue of JSU's centennial history resonates for its 150th anniversary (clarionledger.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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