70 Years Ago: 1944

Mrs. Clyde Lawson returns from a visit in Shreveport, La. • Mrs. Billy Boult of Mobile, Ala, is here visiting relatives.

60 Years Ago: 1954

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wilks announce the birth of a daughter, Alma.

50 Years Ago: 1964

Alex Peatross is named Boss of the Year at the annual Credit Woman’s Club Bosses night.

40 Years Ago: 1974

Charles Lamar Sanders Jr. is 3 today. • Mr. and Mrs. Earl Joe Nelson announce the birth of a son, Daryl Ray.

30 Years Ago: 1984

James McNair is driver of the Coca-Cola truck which jackknifed into a power pole on Halls Ferry Road. • Dewana Renee Rogers is 4 today.

20 Years Ago: 1994

The city of Vicksburg may take over fire protection for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Waterways Experiment Station.

10 Years Ago: 2004

The former Alamo Theater building is sold to private developers under the city’s downtown urban revitalization plan.