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Local journalist, retired Millsaps professor honored at NLCC

Upon receiving a Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence, a Concordia Parish journalist juxtaposed one of the late author’s 1938 works with the 1960s Civil ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Sunday, February 26, 2017 12:50 am

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Sheriff: Judges must consider risk to public when setting bonds

After a man with a reported history of violence against law enforcement was released on a $1,000 bond, Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten took his ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Sunday, February 26, 2017 12:46 am

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Judge refuses bond for man suspected of targeting law enforcement officers

A judge ordered an Adams County man held without bond Thursday after he reportedly led sheriff’s deputies on a chase and rammed a deputy’s vehicle ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Friday, February 24, 2017 1:49 am

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Man pleads not guilty to sex crimes

A Natchez man accused of two counts of child fondling in Adams County pleaded not guilty Thursday to the charges along with a possession of ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Friday, February 24, 2017 1:47 am

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Judge refuses to lower $500,000 bond in child abuse case

A circuit court judge Thursday denied a request to lower the bond of the woman accused of fracturing the skull of a 23-month-old girl. Read more

by Cain Madden, Friday, February 24, 2017 1:46 am

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Ferriday mayor explains suspensions of police chief

Following the second suspension of Ferriday Police Chief Arthur Lewis, Mayor Sherrie Jacobs said Wednesday she thinks the people deserve to know the details. Read more

by Cain Madden, Thursday, February 23, 2017 12:59 am

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Kidnapping, battery charges filed Tuesday in Concordia Parish

A Ferriday man was arrested Tuesday for reportedly attempting to detain a woman inside a residence and also attempting to bite a Concordia Parish deputy. Read more

by Cain Madden, Thursday, February 23, 2017 12:44 am

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Interim superintendent for Concordia Parish schools to step down in May

Concordia Parish School District’s interim superintendent Loretta Blankenstein said she would step down in May to spend more time with her family. Read more

by Cain Madden, Wednesday, February 22, 2017 12:41 am

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County opens Belwood levee bids

Adams County Supervisors took under advisement bids Tuesday for the first phase of construction on the Belwood industrial site levee near the Natchez-Adams County Port. Read more

by Cain Madden, Wednesday, February 22, 2017 12:30 am

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Bright Future: Concordia Parish student of year treasures time in Vidalia

The Concordia Parish High School Student of the Year said she has loved her time at Vidalia High School for one important, but simple reason; ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Wednesday, February 22, 2017 12:28 am

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Leaders place hope in economic potential of ‘Project Blue’

Officials with Vidalia are hopeful for good news on an economic development opportunity that could bring several hundred jobs to the community and pay an ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Monday, February 20, 2017 11:58 pm

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County modifies plans for Morgantown Road projects

Morgantown Road residents who complained about having to give up land for new turning lanes have convinced the county to modify an overlay and drainage ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Monday, February 20, 2017 11:57 pm

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Adams County curbside recyling to end on April 1

Adams County Supervisors plan to discontinue curbside recycling effective April 1, but hope to offer residents recycling bins at the two convenience stations. Read more

by Cain Madden, Sunday, February 19, 2017 12:39 am

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Plans for at-risk schools approved by board to be sent to state

The Natchez-Adams School Board approved action plans Thursday for four schools at-risk of failing state evaluations. A principal or assistant principal from West Elementary, Morgantown ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:02 am

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School board member said she has not been asked to serve again

A Natchez-Adams School Board member whose term expires at the end of the month said Thursday she was asked to not continue serving. Read more

by Cain Madden, Friday, February 17, 2017 12:20 am

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Revised Vidalia budget not approved by aldermen

Vidalia aldermen opted not to approve a revised budget Thursday that would have taken the city’s net position from losing approximately $4.9 million to gaining ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Friday, February 17, 2017 12:18 am

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Drugs arrests continue in ongoing investigation

Three more people were arrested Wednesday in what Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten describes as an ongoing investigation. Read more

by Cain Madden, Friday, February 17, 2017 12:16 am

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Ferriday police chief suspended again

A day after the Ferriday Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to keep Arthur Lewis as the town’s police chief, Lewis has been suspended by the ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Thursday, February 16, 2017 1:23 am

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Man who killed wife, another man sentenced to life in prison

The Natchez man accused of gunning down his estranged wife and her friend in Vidalia pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder Wednesday and ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Thursday, February 16, 2017 12:00 am

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911 call from child heard in Thornton murder trial

A 911 audio recording of the 8-year-old girl who found her mother’s body in a pool of blood was introduced into testimony Tuesday in the ... Read more

by Cain Madden, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 1:22 am

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