70 Years Ago: 1944

Staff Sgt. and Mrs. L.E. Bloch are here visiting relatives. • Carlie Brannon leaves to enter Baylor University.

60 Years Ago: 1954

John O. Raworth returns from a vacation in Colorado. • Caroline Compton returns from an extensive motor trip through Virginia, New York City and the New England states.

50 Years Ago: 1964

Mr. and Mrs. David Baggett announce the birth of a son, David Jr., on Sept. 2. • Raymond Banks Jr. enters the St. Joseph Seminary at St. Benedict, La.

40 Years Ago: 1974

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Uzzle are the parents of a daughter, Kimberly Michelle, born Sept. 9.

30 Years Ago: 1984

Area students Keith B. Megehee, Maththew B. Gordon and Glenn Pace are named National Merit Semifinalists in the 1985 National Merit Scholarship competition.

20 Years Ago: 1994

Because all three-weekend performances of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat” sold out, the Vicksburg Theatre Guild production will be held over for an additional show.

10 Years Ago: 2004

A countywide law specifying when and if vehicles may be parked along public roads may be in the future of Warren County.