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

Dr. George Street, home from Europe, told of clinics and sights abroad. 

90 YEARS AGO: 1935

A new low-lift pump was being installed at the city waterworks. 

80 YEARS AGO: 1945

Russell Baker, serving in the Philippines with the Sixth Army, was promoted to colonel. 

70 YEARS AGO: 1955

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hovious and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Vavra were vacationing in Florida.  

60 YEARS AGO: 1965

Bobbie Lazarus and Katherine Gill were vacationing in Pensacola, Florida. 

50 YEARS AGO: 1975

Marvin Lee Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Nelson, celebrated his first birthday.

40 YEARS AGO: 1985

Myrlie Beasley Polk died. • John Gradick, who raised quail, was featured in the food section of The Vicksburg Post by Food Editor Laurin Stamm. 

30 YEARS AGO: 1995

Attorney James L. “Buck” Penley Jr. relocated his practice to 1117 Grove St. 

20 YEARS AGO: 2005

Kenneth Williams, owner of K&W Construction in Vicksburg, was found shot to death at his home on Highway 61 South. 

10 YEARS AGO: 2015

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. voiced his support and excitement for the future of the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport, located in Mound, Louisiana.