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Samuel L. Floyd

Samuel L. Floyd NATCHEZ — Funeral arrangements for Samuel L. Floyd, 52, who died on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Merit Health Natchez, are incomplete ... Read more

by Clara Turnage, Monday, April 9, 2018 1:01 am

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Sports reporter for The Natchez Democrat wins award

A sports reporter for The Natchez Democrat won second place in the Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press Broadcast and Media Editors awards announced Saturday. Read more

by Clara Turnage, Monday, April 9, 2018 12:01 am

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Bicyclist hit by car, expected to recover

A cyclist who was struck by a car Saturday on Liberty Road is expected to make a swift recovery, police say. Read more

by Clara Turnage, Monday, April 9, 2018 12:01 am

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Female passenger injured in Saturday car crash

A Louisiana woman was injured Saturday when a black Chevrolet truck in which she was a passenger hurtled off the road, spun across a large ... Read more

by Clara Turnage, Sunday, April 8, 2018 12:14 am

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Women’s defense classes are every other month

What do burglars most commonly steal? What’s the best way to keep your house safe while you’re out of town? If a crime plays out ... Read more

by Clara Turnage, Sunday, April 8, 2018 12:06 am

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Officers grab lunch, make drug bust

Normally, narcotics officers go looking for drug deals. On Friday, however, a drug deal found them. Read more

by Clara Turnage, Sunday, April 8, 2018 12:04 am

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Shooting may have been accidental

Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies said Saturday they believe the fatal shooting of an Adams County teen Friday night may have been accidental. Read more

by Clara Turnage, Sunday, April 8, 2018 12:02 am

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One dead in Friday night shooting

A 16-year-old male lie dead as approximately a dozen friends and family members looked on, some in tears, others visibly shaken, as investigators worked the ... Read more

by Clara Turnage, Saturday, April 7, 2018 12:47 am

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Students, parents arrested after incidents at Ferriday High School

Police arrested five students and two parents this week for fighting at Ferriday High School. Read more

by Clara Turnage, Saturday, April 7, 2018 12:35 am

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Sheriff: Teen who threatened to kill two students held on $500,000 bond

  Harrisonburg — Residents flocked to the Catahoula Parish Courthouse Thursday to see the Harrisonburg student who police say made a plan to kill his ... Read more

by Clara Turnage, Friday, April 6, 2018 2:01 am

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Job fair to offer ex-cons second chance

  NATCHEZ — Adjusting to life after a prison sentence can be difficult, Joey Mitchell said, especially when a former inmate is trying to find ... Read more

by Clara Turnage, Friday, April 6, 2018 1:01 am

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Deputies healing after Tuesday house fire

  NATCHEZ — Emergency responders injured Tuesday while attempting to rescue the homeowner from her burning house are recovering and expected to return to work ... Read more

by Clara Turnage, Friday, April 6, 2018 1:01 am

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Fayette woman indicted for child abuse

A Fayette woman who police say severely burned her 1-year-old son was indicted Wednesday on a felony child abuse charge. Read more

by Clara Turnage, Thursday, April 5, 2018 12:01 am

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Natchez couple indicted for drug trafficking

A grand jury indicted a Natchez couple this week that deputies believe trafficked drugs within 1,500 feet of a church. Read more

by Clara Turnage, Thursday, April 5, 2018 12:01 am

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STAR student Terries Smith hopes to help children

Four years ago, Tricia Lewis sent her daughter to Natchez Early College Academy. Read more

by Clara Turnage, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 12:37 am

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50 years later MLK’s dream lives

Fifty years ago today, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated outside of his motel room in Memphis. Read more

by Clara Turnage, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 12:32 am

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Tuesday house fire claims one life

For more than 40 minutes, emergen-cy responders performed CPR on an elderly woman as she lay on the ground just yards from the blazing fire ... Read more

by Clara Turnage, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 9:32 pm

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Woman charged with DUI after car hit bridge rail and closing the bridge

NATCHEZ — The Mississippi River Bridge was closed early Monday after a Vidalia wom-an crashed her car into the outer rail, officers say. Read more

by Clara Turnage, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 12:37 am

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Sunday fatal wreck still being investigated

FERRIDAY — The driver of a second vehicle involved in a fatal Sunday wreck on Louisiana 568 is recovering at the Rapides Regional Trauma Center, ... Read more

by Clara Turnage, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 12:33 am

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Deputies say inmate had drugs

Ferriday — An inmate in Riverland Correctional Facility near Ferriday faces a host of drug charges after deputies say his friend tried to smuggle narcotics ... Read more

by Clara Turnage, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 12:31 am

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