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

Henry Schlottman was ill. • Mrs. Mary Miller and her son returned from California. • Mrs. H.J. Fields, of Anguilla, died. • Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Pallister returned home from the St. Louis Fair. 

90 YEARS AGO: 1934

The steamer President gave an excursion in Vicksburg. 

80 YEARS AGO: 1944

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Abraham. • Evelyn Salters was in Vicksburg from Washington visiting her parents. 

70 YEARS AGO: 1954

Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Landrum and children moved into their new home in the Wildwood subdivision. • Services were held for John Cowan Jr. 

60 YEARS AGO: 1964

The 18th annual Miss-Lou Fair opened in Vicksburg. • Mrs. Jamie McCarthy died. • Robert Goulet starred in “I’d Rather Be Rich” at the Joy Theater.

50 YEARS AGO: 1974

Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Gallagher returned from a trip through the Southwest. • Mrs. Waverly Artz, president of the Vicksburg Warren County United Givers Fund, spoke to the Rotary Club.

40 YEARS AGO: 1984

Vicksburg entertainers and artists participated in the New Orleans World Exposition.

30 YEARS AGO: 1994

Vicksburg was competing with towns in Nevada for gaming dollars from casinos. • Warren County officers arrested two Yazoo City men on drug charges. 

20 YEARS AGO: 2004

A faulty air conditioning system was blamed for a fire at Burger King. • Warren Central girls soccer notched tournament wins in Memphis.

10 YEARS AGO: 2014

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. tasked the Vicksburg Fire Department with developing a five-year plan. • Enrollment was increasing in the Mississippi Medicaid and CHIP programs.