Vicksburg Main Street Program is truly grateful and appreciative to all of our volunteers, the City of Vicksburg departments, the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, and our downtown merchants who went the extra mile to make the Mardi Gras parade such a success. We would also like to thank our judges, parade committee and parade participants for their hard work and dedication.

Vicksburg Main Street Program would like to thank Sheffield Rentals for their support and donations. We were honored to have Mrs. Alice Hebler of Paper Plus and Mr. Billy Sheffield of Sheffield Rentals as our Queen and King for the 2009 Mardi Gras Parade. Thank you again to everyone who made this year’s Mardi Gras Parade a success.

Kim Hopkins

Executive director

Vicksburg

60 years celebrated

On behalf of American Legion Tyner-Ford Post 213, please accept this deep appreciation of all individuals who helped in a special way to make the 90th anniversary of the American Legion and the 60th anniversary of Tyner-Ford Post 213 a success.

Special thanks to guest speaker Robert M. Walker, former mayor of Vicksburg, Mayor Laurence Leyens, Alderman Michael Mayfield Sr., Col. Bennie Terrell, Marquis Goodwin, Jessica Hayes Williams, Arnette Nash, Willmetta Nickerson, Nathaniel Williams and Elva Smith.

Also thanks to members of Post 213 and Unit 213, James Brown, Elyna Robinson, charter members Rover Jefferson Sr., Fred D. Shields and Louis Spencer, The Vicksburg Post, Cliff Jeffery Jr., ROTC Cadet Sarita Jones, World War II veterans and Department Commander Steve Sweet.

Douglas D. Watts, commander

Gladys Bingham, president

Adjutant Charles Scott Sr., adjutant

Vicksburg

Run a superb event

Thank you to the people who put forth the time, effort and sacrifice to make the Run Thru History happen, including park personnel, police, ambulance staff, volunteers and others.

The Pledge of Allegiance was so great and whoever sang the national anthem, that was the best I’ve ever heard. God bless all of you and the U.S.A.

Lee Fore

Tallulah

Honesty much appreciated

Last Saturday, my parents were visiting from McComb. Before they left, my dad decided he wanted to check an item in Wal-Mart. When they left the store they immediately headed home. Once they reached Crystal Springs my mother realized she did not have her purse. She called me; and my sister and I went to the store to check on it, although with little hope of finding it.

One reason is that it was a “designer purse,” which she had received as a gift from her nephew, the other was that she had a large sum of money in her wallet.

Imagine our relief, surprise and elation when the clerk at customer service stated she had the purse. A customer had picked it up from the “bench” in the entrance and turned it in. The clerk, upon searching for the ID, found the money and had her manager lock the purse in a room for safekeeping.

We cannot thank both of these individuals enough for their honesty. Although we have the name of the clerk — Franchetta Mathews — the customer who found the purse did not leave her name or contact information. If you are that customer or know this person, please have her contact me at 601-636-2107.

My parents and I wish to thank you personally. To the customer and Ms. Mathews, we pray that God may richly bless and reward you.

Janice Carstafhnur

Vicksburg

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