Amanda Boland goes about her regular routine of mowing grass despite the untimely witch that crashed her broom into a tree in the yard of Dottie May at 306 Hillside Drive. With Halloween just more than a week away, witches, jack-o-lanterns and scarecrows are popping up across the area. The official trick-or-treating hours locally will be from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m. Oct. 31. (The Vicksburg Post/Melanie Duncan)