Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This feature looks back at some of the happenings from the pages of The Vicksburg Post over the past 100 years. Enjoy.

100 YEARS AGO: 1924

Franklyn Farum was seen in “The Gambling Fool” at the Alamo Theater. 

90 YEARS AGO: 1934

Mrs. E.F. Martin died. 

80 YEARS AGO: 1944

Martha and Bertha Ragsdale return from a visit to New Orleans. 

70 YEARS AGO: 1954

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jolly Jr. announced the birth of a daughter, Karen Lynn, on Dec. 24. 

60 YEARS AGO: 1964

Mrs. Annie Hintson died. 

50 YEARS AGO: 1974

Mr. and Mrs. Benton W. Groves were the parents of a son, Benton Whitaker Jr. 

40 YEARS AGO: 1984

Mrs. Mattie Howard Gray of Valley Park died. 

30 YEARS AGO: 1994

Nine-year Vicksburg Municipal Court Judge Vicki Roach Barnes was sworn in as a 9th Chancery Court judge. 

20 YEARS AGO: 2004

Vicksburg National Military Park announced it would be raising its fees in 2005 and using the increased revenue for improvements. 

10 YEARS AGO: 2014

A Claiborne County man was facing a murder charge in the shooting death of a teen in Port Gibson.