70 Years Ago: 1944

Grace Maxwell, Girl Scout executive, is speaker at the Lions Club. •  Mrs. R.A. Armstrong leaves to visit relatives in Atlanta.

60 Years Ago: 1954

Mr. and Mrs. John Crews and son of Brookhaven are here visiting relatives. • P.E. Cunningham is elected moderator of the Warren County Baptist Association.

50 Years Ago: 1964

Mr. and Mrs. William Bernard Aden are now at home at Valley Park.

40 Years Ago: 1974

Street paving work is being done on Veto Street as part of the Heart of Vicksburg urban renewal plan. • Charity Boone is chosen homecoming queen for Vicksburg High School.

30 Years Ago: 1984

Catherine Foster is named Woman of the Year by the B&PW Club. • A Smithsonian tour brings 160 visitors to Vicksburg.

20 Years Ago: 1994

The body of Eddie Mack Mayfield is found near Mississippi 27 South about a mile north of the Hinds County line, pushing the number of killings to 10 in Warren County this year.

10 Years Ago: 2004

Police and school officials are making traffic and street changes near the two junior high schools in hopes of solving safety concerns with parents dropping off and picking up students.