Above, City Gas Department employees Aarion Lampkin, right, and Willie Stamps repair gas lanterns outside City Hall Tuesday while helping get downtown ready for the holidays. At right, Alton Wildee of the Vicksburg Landscaping Department ties a bow onto a wreath while decorating downtown. Landscapers put up more than 50 wreaths on downtown lights and lanterns. (The Vicksburg Post/PAT SHANNAHAN)