On all except one day of an unusually mild February week, highs were in the low to mid-70s. Lows were also unseasonable, dipping no lower than 40 degrees and remaining in the 60s one night. A trace of rain was recorded before showers moved into the area at week’s end.

The Mississippi River rose during the first three days of the week and fell slowly on the last four. The Vicksburg gauge read 20.3 feet as the week began and 21.4 feet as it ended. The forecast for today was a reading of 23 feet.

Jurors in Oktibbeha County returned a verdict of innocent for Dane Davenport, a Vicksburg resident and Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol veteran, after a weeklong trial on one count of child molestation. Davenport faces trial in Warren County May 11 on additional indictments for molestation returned by a grand jury here.

Gwendolyn Bingham, Elisabeth Clarke and Martha Skelton were recognized for their service to education by the local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma.

Members of a local delegation returning from an annual trip to meet with federal officials in Washington, D.C., were confident their lists of local projects seeking federal funds will get appropriate attention.

Gaming tax revenue for January was up over the same month last year. Industry-watchers said more time will be needed before they can say whether a fifth casino, which opened during the interim, is driving a net gain.

Vicksburg attorney Blake Teller was elected to the Mississippi Board of Bar Commissioners, the governing authority for lawyers licensed to practice in the state.

Former North Ward Alderman Gertrude Young announced her candidacy for mayor. Young is also licensed as a nurse and in real estate.

Executives of Armstrong, which operates a hardwood flooring plant in Vicksburg, confirmed the plant here will be closed in about 90 days and all 124 salaried and hourly jobs would be eliminated. The executives said the 13-year-old plant could be reopened if market conditions for its products improve.

A UPS delivery driver was charged with injuring an animal. Owner John Storey said a blow to the head sustained by one of his guard dogs was unprovoked.

Recycling business owner John Keyes asked for a ruling from the city on a request he made in 2008 to expand his business off North Washington Street. City officials said a new hearing will be advertised.

Mayoral candidate John Shorter said the city’s intent to raze some flood-damaged homes in the Ford subdivision area is premature because the homes can be repaired within federal cost guidelines.

Rachel C. Clarke, Katie Elizabeth Heath, Travis L. Thornell and Kiefer D. Slaton were named this year’s STAR students and, in turn, named Eleanor Phillips, Dawn Meeks, Tara Kay Holloway and Edward Wong as their STAR teachers.

Gov. Haley Barbour was guest speaker at Vicksburg Main Street’s 25th anniversary dinner. At the meeting, chairman Harry Sharp said the special taxing district netted one new business and 17 new jobs.

Chancellor Vicki Roach Barnes issued an injunction that means owners of Green Acres Memorial Park are suspended from operating their commercial cemetery. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is seeking restoration of $373,000 to a pre-need trust fund, but most who have paid into that fund are losing hope their prepayments for funeral goods and services will be honored.

Warren County supervisors said they will do their own accounting before transferring any money to the City of Vicksburg for emergency preparedness. Entergy Nuclear has been giving the county $6,000 annually for that purpose.

Deaths during the week included Billie Doris Brown, Charles K. Baxter, Patricia Reynolds, Jessie Mae Stewart, John Henry Porter, Patricia Reynolds, Jesse Lee Monk and Georgia Elizabeth Morson.