Brianna Johnson, 7, runs through water from an open fire hydrant during the 27th Minorville Jubilee Saturday in Natchez. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
Keimarion McGuire, 7, and Dwelton Thornburg, 9, run through the spray of water from an open fire hydrant Saturday during the Minorville Jubilee. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
Marlecia Hammett is held by her cousin, Larry Hammett, while running through water from an open fire hydrant during the 27th Minorville Jubilee Saturday in Natchez. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
Children and residents of Minor Street run through water from an open fire hydrant during the 27th Minorville Jubilee Saturday in Natchez. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
Devarte Frazier, enjoys a snow cone during the 27th Minorville Jubilee Saturday in Natchez. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
5. Larry Ross grills kabobs for residents of Minor Street Saturday during the 27th Minorville Jubilee. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
Jamya Coach, 9, Lakeri Bernard, 9, and Sakyria Mason, 8, joke together during the 27th Minorville Jubilee Saturday in Natchez. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
Layla Lucas, 7, dances in the water from an open fire hydrant during the 27th Minorville Jubilee Saturday in Natchez. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
Larry Ross, gets hugged by Londyn Williams, 6, standing next to Halle Dixon, 10, in the rain Saturday during the Minorville Jubilee in Natchez. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
From left, Carl Anderson, Clarence Reason Jr., Juan Isaac, Torrence Matthews, (Kneeling), Ronnie Hunt, Larry Ross, Alan Ross, and EJ Jones grill together during the 27th the Minorville Jubilee in Natchez. “We’re the originals.” Larry Ross said. “Lived here my whole life, we’re family.” (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
Wayne Hamett sits on Piriscilla Thompson’s front porch with Renalta Murray Saturday during the Minorville Jubilee in Natchez. Hammett said he has been coming to Minor Street for 24 years and when he visits there is always love. “Pretty much everyone who has been here has been here their entire life, and everybody knows everybody,” Hammett said, “I love it here.” Thompson who came back to visit from Las Vegas said she is from Natchez and comes back to visit Minor Street every year. “Every year at Minorville,” Thompson said. “It’s amazing, it’s a rejuvenation for the city.” (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)
Andrea Robinson, 12, rides a bike through an spray of water from an open fire hydrant during the 27th Minorville Jubilee Saturday in Natchez. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)