Bolton man pens book on Sultana

Alan Huffman, an author and journalist from Bolton, has penned “Sultana: Surviving the Civil War, Prison and the Worst Maritime Disaster in American History.”

The book is about the wreckage of the Sultana, a ship that left Vicksburg during the Civil War via the Mississippi River. The vessel was carrying 2,400 soldiers when its boilers exploded, causing it to sink. About 1,700 were killed. The event was dubbed the worst maritime disaster in American history.

One of Vicksburg’s Riverfront Murals pictures the Sultana.

Former city resident pens work of fiction

A former Vicksburg resident has published a book about a college math professor who stumbles on an ancient mathematical gambling system that he uses to win big in Las Vegas, all to save his university from going bankrupt.

“Seven is the Perfect Number” by Bernie Loposer is available online.

Loposer, formerly of Vicksburg, is a retired university administrator. He now resides in Spokane, Wash. He received a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College in 1954 and a master’s and doctorate from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1959 and 1966.

Walk for Life set May 2 at Art Park

The Center for Pregnancy Choices in Vicksburg will host a Walk for Life at 9 a.m. May 2 at the Art Park at Catfish Row.

Walkers can register at the center, located at 1017 Jackson St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 or 8 a.m. the day of walk.

Anyone or any business can sponsor a walker for $5 or more. Proceeds will benefit the center, which offers pregnancy testing and counseling, prenatal and parenting education and abortion information.

In case of rain, the race will be moved to the First Baptist Church gymnasium, 1607 Cherry St.

For information, call 601-638-2778 or e-mail cpcvicksburg@bellsouth.net.

Artist Martha Ferris showing work at UNC

Vicksburg artist Martha Ferris will exhibit her pastel and encaustic paintings through May at the University of North Carolina’s Center for the Study of the American South. An opening reception was held April 7.

Ferris also has work featured in “Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century,” the third annual juried international exhibit at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Ore., as well as in the 47th annual National Exhibition at the Beaumont Arts League in Beaumont, Texas.