70 Years Ago: 1944
E.H.Puryear, with the U.S. Navy at New Orleans, is here on a visit with his family
60 Years Ago: 1954
Lee Davis Thames begins his freshman year at Ole Miss.
50 Years Ago: 1964
Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Gray announce the birth of a daughter, Gerri, on Sept. 5. • Linda Martin leaves for her freshman ear at Vanderbilt University.
40 Years Ago: 1974
Voters defeat a proposed bond issue for an industrial site near Blakely. • Laura Elaine Dent enrolls in St. Dominic School of Nursing in Jackson.
30 Years Ago: 1984
The Warren County United Way kicks off its 1984 campaign. • Efforts to stop erosion along the Eagle lake shoreline are pursued.
20 Years Ago: 1994
Haley Nosser of Vicksburg places second in the Pony 48-inch and under junior class at the District 4-H Horse Show in Jackson.
10 Years Ago: 2004
Vicksburg and Warren County officials approve spending plans for the next fiscal year totaling $61 million, imposing a countywide tax increase on real estate and personal property.