Roller coaster temps were back as highs ranged from the 40s to the 70s during the week in Vicksburg. Overnight lows were just as varied, ranging from the 20s to the 50s. No rain was recorded during the week.

The Mississippi River receded slightly on the local gauge, dipping from 37.3 to 34.9 feet. A reading of 35 feet was predicted for today.

Wild hogs are becoming a nuisance in the Vicksburg National Military Park, mainly near dense brush between Graveyard Road and North Union Avenue. Park officials are seeking help from the Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to trap the animals.

Martin Crevitt, a manager at Goggin Warehouse on U.S. 61 South, was appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour to the Warren County Port Commission. Crevitt, 51, is a former Chamber of Commerce member and has managed several local hotels.

Vicksburg native Christopher Reid, 35, has traveled to Tanzania, where he and his wife will serve as Maryknoll Lay Missioners. The couple signed on with the Roman Catholic organization for 3 1/2 years and will use their social work background to assist in poor areas of the country.

Andrea Michelle “Shelly” Guider was killed in a wreck at Halls Ferry and North Frontage roads after police said a pickup driven by Julius Hebron failed to stop at a red light and hit Guider’s car broadside. Hebron is facing aggravated driving under the influence charges in the death of Guider, a 34-year-old nurse at River Region Medical Center.

Warren County supervisors chose Marcie Southerland to replace longtime board attorney Randy Sherard. New District 1 Supervisor John Arnold drove home crucial votes for Gerald Bailey as the district’s representative on the recreation board and Wesley B. Jones to replace Tom Hill as the district’s choice on the Vicksburg Bridge Commission.

Angela Brown, elected tax assessor on Nov. 8, opened her office this week with three new employees who will oversee the evaluation of property for taxes. Every employee in the office has quit, retired or been fired since the election. Additionally, the office has asked the state for more time to assess the taxable value of homes, businesses and farmland.

Project managers for the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Center announced plans for virtual “tinkering” by visitors with the system of floodways and levees used by the Corps of Engineers. Exhibits will also include an orientation theater and the movement of glass plates to simulate the creation of oxbow lakes.

Twenty dogs and cats that officials said had been neglected were picked up from homes on Possum Hollow Road and Martin Street. The owners may face criminal charges.

Chick-fil-A officials announced plans to construct one of their restaurants off Halls Ferry Road in August. A building permit is expected once a contractor is hired.

In addition to Shelly Guider, local deaths during the week were Barbara James Newsome, Charles Ray Herrington, Ned A. Vollstedt, Rosie B. Blackmore, Edwin Joseph Carter, Robert “Bob” McCain Sr., Ruth K. Kolb, Walter Chamberland Montgomery Jr. and Bobby Jean “BJ” Carter Smith.