70 Years Ago: 1944
Col. Milo P. Fox, commission secretary, announces the Mississippi River Commission inspection trip itinerary.
60 Years Ago: 1954
Helen Morrison is now a stewardess for Delta Air Lines based in New Orleans.
50 Years Ago: 1964
Mrs. W.W. Geddings is elected president of the American Association of University Women.
40 Years Ago: 1974
Mr. and Mrs. Larry James Lyons announce the birth of twins, Kimberly Lorraine and Kenneth Charles, born Sept. 5.
30 Years Ago: 1984
Vicksburg Jaycees Harold May, Robert Murphy and David Sesums present Mrs. John Leigh Hyland, state president of Easter seals, donations collected during a fund-raising event to help Warren County’s handicapped children.
20 Years Ago: 1994
A 12-year-old is tied up with electrical cord by two men who burglarized his Dana road home while he was home sick from school.
10 Years Ago: 2004
Vicksburg resident and Port Gibson native Howell N. “Hal” Gage is named to the state Board of Education.