City puts hold on step pay raises

When the Natchez Board of Aldermen tabled a decision on step pay raises at its last meeting, the board stopped a scheduled raise one firefighter was expecting. (24 comment) | Read story

Burn ban issued

High temperatures and a lack of rain caused the Adams County Board of Supervisors to issue a countywide burn ban Wednesday at a specially called meeting. (5 comment) | Read story

Flotilla set for Saturday

While boating safety is always important, once a year the boaters on Lake St. John line up to receive divine protection. Read story

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June 23, 2009 meeting

Aldermen discuss road conditions on Woodhaven Drive and possibility of acquiring state repossessed land. Watch the video

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Today's Opinion

Annexation is a shot Natchez needs

A city that isn’t growing is a city that’s dying. And, fortunately, the City of Natchez may soon get a shot of growth — or at least the potential for growth.

Julie Cooper
Today's column by Julie Cooper

Do stars really die in threes?

It’s amazing the parallels the human mind can draw when it tries.

Today's Top of the Morning by David Vitter

We'll gauge Sotomayor's philosophy

Conventional wisdom predicts a smooth confirmation process for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Many say her appointment as Justice David H. Souter’s replacement would simply maintain the balance of the court, and many pundits emphasize that President Obama is simply trading one “liberal” for another.

Letters to the editor

Animal shelter in true need of help

We have a crisis in our town and it involves the deplorable conditions at our animal shelter. The present building the animals are housed in is simply not fit even for animals and it is up to us to help them as they need it in the worst way.

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Greg Iles’ newest novel set in Natchez

Penn Cage isn’t listed in the Natchez phone book, but over the years Cage has become an active member of Natchez society — at least in several books by Natchez author Greg Iles.

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Small Business Development Center helps area entrepreneurs make a plan

The words business plan alone are enough to send some would-be small business owners running from what may seem like an insurmountable task.

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Natchez Christmas Tree Lighting

Watch this time-lapse slideshow of Natchez city crews putting up the Natchez Christmas tree in the intersections of Main and Commerce streets.




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