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Historical games to liven up Melrose grounds Saturday midnight
Change stolen from vending machines midnight
Justice court to be audited midnight
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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- Historical games to liven up Melrose grounds Saturday
- Change stolen from vending machines | (15)
- Justice court to be audited | (6)
- Alexander speaks at BASF Family Safety Day luncheon
- Local keeps alleged burglars at bay with shotgun | (26)
- Natchez firework display still on | (1)
- Flotilla set for Saturday
- City puts hold on step pay raises | (24)
- Burn ban issued | (5)
- Libraries booming because economy isn't | (5)
- Court OKs city's annexation plans | (20)
- Burned chemical to be put to use
- West funeral home hearing rescheduled
- Vidalia electricity prices set to drop | (8)
- Law enforcement gets seat belt lesson | (4)
- Hoffpauir called up to big leagues | (12)
- Bradley makes up for errors, helps Natchez to victory
- Natchez 11s win sub-district tournament | (1)
- Natchez 12-year-olds eliminated with 4-3 defeat
- Franklin County 12-year-old team eliminated from sub-district tourney
- Natchez 10s beat Copiah, will play again tonight | (2)
- Natchez 11s bomb Lincoln Americans 26-0
- Natchez 12s to play for tournament title
- Muscle on the mound leads to win for Natchez 10s | (4)
- 11-year-olds fall in close game
Adventures
- A host of bats call Woodville home | (5)
- June a tough month to catch fish
- YCC workers, interns spending summer at St. Catherine Creek
- Water still too high at Old River
AP Headlines
- PSC working with no budget
- Initiatives haven't solved obesity
- Lawmakers hopes to avoid vetoes
- Most of Miss. budget approved; public safety iffy | (4)
- Medicaid advocates rally at Capitol | (6)
- Madoff gets 150 years for defrauding investors | (3)
AP Video
Natchez aldermen meeting videos
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.
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.
today's poll
Have you ever attended the flotilla on Lake St. John?
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Note: This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.
Life
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.
Business
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.
Multimedia
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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