Without the help of generous supporters, our event would not be such a success!
A big thank you to all of our sponsors: Ergon, Sheffield Rentals, City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, Vicksburg Main Street, Ameristar Casino, Bops, Budweiser,  Lady Luck Casino, Waste Management, Cameron, Guaranty Bank, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Cannon Toyota, Golding Barge, Lofts at First National, Riverwalk Casino, Vicksburg Post, The Radio People, River 101.3, K Hits 104.5, 92.7 The Touch, Rusty’s, Trustmark, The Print Shop, Quality Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn & Suites, Mutual Credit Union, Paper Plus, Shiers Communications, Diamond Jacks Casino, Farm Bureau Ins. Rick Smith, Fordice Construction, Southern Heritage Air Museum, St Joseph Home Health, McDonalds, Muirhead Agency, Nationwide, Wesley B. Jones Electric, Outlets at Vicksburg, Custom Flooring, RiverHills Bank, Wheeless, Shappley, Bailess & Rector, Clyde Ellis, AL Tanner Jewelers, OneMain Financial, Regions Bank, Rowdy’s, Vicksburg Convalescent Home, Shady Lawn Nursing Home, Deviney Construction, Vicksburg Telephone Systems, LD’s Kitchen, Visit Mississippi, May and Company, Antwine Accounting Services and 1311 Bar and Grill.
Thanks also goes out to Chris Whittington and crew as well as local restaurants that donated to the hospitality suite: ROCA Restaurant, Toney’s, Southern Sisters, Newk’s, Goldies Express, Palmertree Catering, Helen Abraham, Martin’s at Midtown, McAlister’s, Story Cook, Cracker Barrel, T-Beaux Blues, L&S Catering, Dana Kenney,  Smokey Gals and LD’s Kitchen.
A big thank you also goes out to Vicksburg Police Department, the Warren County Sheriff’s Department, the Vicksburg Fire Department, Entergy, Paymon Security, the City of Vicksburg and the Street, Traffic, Right-of-Way, Landscape, Parks and Recreation, Community Services, Safety, and Building Maintenance Departments.
A very special thank you goes to Mayor George Flaggs Jr. and Aldermen Michael Mayfield and Willis Thompson. Additionally I want to thank Kim Hopkins and Alaina Lipe with the Vicksburg Main Street Program as well as Chuck Johnson and his team from Sound Associates.  I would also like to express my appreciation to retailers that sold RiverFest merchandise: Paper Plus, Toot’s Grocery, Tan-Tastic and Zsa Zsa’s. Thank you also to our MC’s Steve Drumm and Chris Burks from the Radio People and Melanie Sanders.
Thank you to all the volunteers that came out to work booths, the hospitality suite and assist the board on making sure the festival ran smoothly. We could not have pulled it off without you donating your time.
Without a great team, nothing is ever accomplished. The 2014 Board of Directors was a great group to work with, and they all worked very hard.  A great big thank you from the bottom of my heart to you all!  Thank you cannot express the amount of appreciation I feel for each and every one of you!
Last but certainly not least, I would like to thank the Vicksburg community and our visitors that came out to support the festival. This event is planned for you to enjoy and we are so pleased that we had good participation this year. We hope to see you next April for another great time in downtown Vicksburg!

Christy Pecanty
2014 RiverFest President