70 Years Ago: 1944

Staff Sgt. Herman Gross is awarded the bronze star for heroic action on the Italian front. • A son is born to Mr. and Mrs. George N. Ashley.

60 Years Ago: 1954

Lt. and Mrs. Edley Jones and daughter of Lake Charles, La., are here visiting relatives for the weekend.

50 Years Ago: 1964

Mr. and Mrs. George Romano announce the birth of a son, George Jr., on Oct. 20. • Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Ross announce the birth of a son, James, on Oct. 24.

40 Years Ago: 1974

The Mississippi College Tribal Players present “Mother Goose” at Vicksburg High School. • Len Bobo, a Vicksburg resident, is in concert at Broadmore Baptist Church in Jackson.

30 Years Ago: 1984

Six-year-old Candia Coffing bobs for apples at the October Festival at St. Michael Catholic Church.

20 Years Ago: 1994

Courtney Harris is crowned homecoming queen for St. Aloysius.

10 Years Ago: 2004

A Vicksburg woman who was injured in a wreck in 2001 is awarded $700,000 in damages by a Warren County Circuit Court jury.