Vicksburg fire Lt. Derrick Gardner, from left, Betty Wilson, whose husband, Deputy Tom R. Wilson III was killed in a car wreck last year, and Vicksburg Police Department Sgt. Johnnie Ray Edwards hold Officer of the Year Awards given to them Wednesday night by the Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club at the American Legion Tyner-Ford Post 123. The VHBC has been recognizing outstanding officers for 26 years. (Meredith Spencer*The Vicksburg Post)