70 Years Ago: 1944

Gov. Thomas Bailey addresses the local Kiwanis Club.

60 Years Ago: 1954

The Rev. James Conner, pastor of the Methodist Church in Port Gibson, is appointed as executive secretary of the Church Council on Alcohol Education.

50 Years Ago: 1964

Mrs. Lillie Baker is honored by the Redwood Home Demonstration Club on her 92^nd birthday.

40 Years Ago: 1974

The sternwheel boat Fayetteville is brought down from the industrial harbor to the Vicksburg Marina for use as a tourist attraction.

30 Years Ago: 1984

Ron Lewis, Delores Coomes and the Rev. Noel Prendergrast plan St. Michael’s Octoberfest.

20 Years Ago: 1994

More than 1,200 counterfeit clothing items and purses are seized from six Warren County merchants and three transient vendors.

10 Years Ago: 2004

Classes at Dana Road Elementary and Vicksburg Intermediate are interrupted for about an hour after a grease fire in the school’s kitchen.