Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This feature looks back at some of the happenings from the pages of The Vicksburg Post over the past 100 years. Enjoy.

100 YEARS AGO: 1925 

Mrs. A.Z. Hold underwent surgery at the infirmary. • Jerry Adams resigned as an employee of the Saenger Amusement Co. • Joe Katzenmeyer was killed in an auto accident. 

90 YEARS AGO: 1935

A cyclone hit Valley Park. • Trestle work on the Mississippi River Bridge was completed at a cost of $229,000. • Mrs. R.W. Kline, a former Warren County resident, died in New Orleans. 

80 YEARS AGO: 1945

Barbara Chalifant, librarian at the Belzoni school, was home for the Easter holiday. • Mrs. E.L. Brien returned to Memphis after visiting relatives in Warren County. 

70 YEARS AGO: 1955

Mrs. Zella B. Brabston of Bovina died. • Plans were announced for a concert in Vicksburg by Guy Lombardo and his orchestra. 

60 YEARS AGO: 1965

Mrs. Pearl A. Kirkland died. • Dr. and Mrs. W.K. Purks attended a meeting of the American College of Physicians. 

 50 YEARS AGO: 1975

Gov. Bill Waller approved a grant of $12,725 to assist the City of Vicksburg in funding its specialized narcotics unit. 

40 YEARS AGO: 1985

Courtney Lynn Jones celebrated her first birthday. • Warren Central football player George Hammitt received at $2,000 scholarship sponsored by the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. 

30 YEARS AGO: 1995

James C. Robbins, owner and operator of Robbins Funeral Home for 65 years, died. 

20 YEARS AGO: 2005

Blues artist Eddie Cotton headlined the Port Gibson Heritage Festival. • Gladys M. Marsh died at age 94. 

10 YEARS AGO: 2015

The City of Vicksburg was expecting $18.5 million in funding thanks to recently passed legislation.