70 Years Ago: 1944

Mrs. Laura Amis returns from a visit to Baltimore, Md.

60 Years Ago: 1954

Mrs. Rosa Myers passes away.

50 Years Ago: 1964

Merlie C. Tyler Dies.

40 Years Ago: 1974

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Purvis Jr. are the parents of a daughter, Glenda Diane, born Sept. 4.

30 Years Ago: 1984

Services are held for 8-year-old Deleslie Caples.

20 Years Ago: 1994

A sawed-off shotgun is found in the grass at Vicksburg High School after two boys fight and several others join in.

10 Years Ago: 2004

Vicksburg Police Officer Cammie Branch is shot once in the arm and once in his leg by a homeowner who thought he was a burglar.