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

Home economist Mary Doney advocated for a flower show and parade. 

90 YEARS AGO: 1934

Bob Wilkerson was awarded the Sanderson Cup at the Y’s Men’s Club meeting. 

80 YEARS AGO: 1944

Mrs. Alma Caldwell died. 

70 YEARS AGO: 1954

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Simmons were honored with a reception on their 25th wedding anniversary. 

60 YEARS AGO: 1964

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Pace announced the birth of a son, Warren, on Dec. 23. 

50 YEARS AGO: 1974

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Uzzle Jr. were the parents of a son, Michael Shane, born Dec. 20.

40 YEARS AGO: 1984

Lenore Barkley was named Tourist Commission executive director. 

30 YEARS AGO: 1994

Two people picking up trash in Madison Parish found the skeletal remains of an unidentified woman in tall grass near Interstate 20. 

20 YEARS AGO: 2004

The City of Vicksburg was seeking alternatives for insurance that had become too costly.

10 YEARS AGO: 2014

Florence-based Hemphill Construction was the lone bidder to build a permanent wastewater treatment system for a proposed leather tannery at Ceres industrial park.