Temperatures soared in Vicksburg this week, but even amidst the hot weather, there were plenty of cool things going on.

On Thursday, more than 350 people attended the third annual Ritz on the River at the Vicksburg Convention Center.

Community members had the opportunity to enjoy an evening out featuring dinner and a dance floor.

“It’s just a feel-good event,” Annette Kirklin, executive director of the convention center, said.

The event featured Georgia-based cover band Rupert’s Orchestra, which played an array of hits ranging from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson to Beyoncé.

On Friday night, Sheriff Martin Pace was the target of the second annual celebrity roast for the Randy J. Naylor Memorial Foundation.

The event was held at the Bluffs, and roast master Marvin Hunter, a Vicksburg native who works as a comedian in Atlanta, started the barbs with a few comments about the state of the Warren County Jail.

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. also got his revenge during the night after being the target of the first celebrity roast last year.

More positives this week in Vicksburg:

• Raven Thompson, a student at Warren Central High School, has qualified for the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif, but will travel to the AAU Junior Olympic games in Houston. To qualify for the Junior Olympic Games in Houston, Thompson placed first in high jump and third in triple jump in Covington, La.

The rising junior credits her success to the leg strength she developed through ballet classes at Debra Franco’s School of Dance.

• Vicksburg is one of eight locations in Mississippi, including Columbus, Brandon and Jackson, now delivering Amazon parcels on Sundays. The U.S. Postal Service in Vicksburg will now deliver Amazon Prime parcels on Sundays.

“It’s for the Amazon Prime customers when they request Sunday delivery. Amazon has a truck that brings it directly to us, and we deliver it on the same day,” postmaster Bill Farrior said.

• Children who participated in the “Baking Boot Camp for Kids” cooking camp, this week at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center, baked cookies and made thank you cards for the local law enforcement to show their appreciation.

“We made them to show how much we love them,” Laney Schrader said.