Old Post Files

Published 11:00 am Tuesday, April 22, 2014

70 Years Ago: 1944

Louis P. Cashman, publisher of the Vicksburg Evening Post and The Vicksburg Herald, attends the annual meeting of The Associated Press in New York.

60 Years Ago: 1954

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Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Howell announce the birth of a daughter, Emily.

50 Years Ago: 1964

Glynn Griffing is guest speaker at the Jett High School Athletic banquet.

40 Years Ago: 1974

Charles Smith celebrates 20 years service with the Westinghouse Interior Lighting Division Plant in Vicksburg.

30 Years Ago: 1984

Tara Buck celebrates her fifth birthday.

20 Years Ago: 1994

The Mississippi River creeps up to 45 feet on the Vicksburg gauge with another foot to go before the expected crest.

10 Years Ago: 2004

A Vicksburg man is being held for the Mississippi Department of Corrections after he was arrested and charged with sale of a controlled substance.