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George Flaggs Jr. (born March 20, 1953) is an American politician and the incumbent Mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi. An independent, Flaggs won his first term as mayor in 2013 and was reelected in 2017 and again in 2021. [2] Prior to becoming mayor, Flaggs was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 55th district from 1988 ...
Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is the county seat. The population was 21,573 at the 2020 census. [5] Located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, Vicksburg was built by French colonists in 1719. The outpost withstood an attack from the native Natchez people.
FIPS code. 28-21580. GNIS feature ID. 0669683. Website. townofedwards.com. Edwards is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,034 at the 2010 census, [2] down from 1,347 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
African-American mayors in Mississippi (22 P) B. Mayors of Biloxi, Mississippi (5 P) H. Mayors of Hattiesburg, Mississippi (3 P) J.
gunsmith, military mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Jasper Adalmorn Maltby (November 3, 1826 – December 12, 1867) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He participated in two important campaigns in the Western Theater, including the Vicksburg Campaign in 1863. [1] A talented gunsmith, Maltby was the inventor of one of ...
Yazoo City is the county seat of Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle in 1682 as "Rivière des Yazous" in reference to the Yazoo tribe living near the river's mouth. Yazoo City is the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical ...
He was active in state and local politics, and was elected as the State Treasurer of Mississippi in 1847. He was a member of the antebellum Mississippi Militia, holding the rank of brigadier general. His wife was Sallie Ann Whitfield, and they had four children, including Benjamin Whitfield Griffith who was mayor of Vicksburg, MS, 1905–1909. [2]
Congressional district. 1st. Website. choctawcountyms.com. Choctaw County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,246. [1] Its northern border is the Big Black River, which flows southwest into the Mississippi River south of Vicksburg. The county seat is Ackerman.