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We should all be concerned

What is concerning is that we’re not more concerned about the sad state of the Adams County Jail. Representatives from the National Institute of Corrections ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Saturday, October 22, 2022 4:00 pm

Editorials

Spread the word on available funding for home repairs for those in need

If you know someone living in poverty in Natchez who needs repairs to their home, please let them know about the city’s Special Needs Assistance ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Sunday, October 16, 2022 2:00 pm

Editorials

We’re still grateful to Tate Taylor, John Norris

Despite plans for a restaurant inside the Broadway Street train depot falling through, Tate Taylor and John Norris should be commended for all they’ve invested ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Sunday, October 2, 2022 2:00 pm

Opinion

This B is worth bragging about

On Tuesday, the Mississippi Department of Education released new accountability ratings to school districts and individual schools for the first time since 2019. Like school ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Friday, September 30, 2022 5:03 pm

Editorials

Mississippians should insist Favre face justice

Nothing hurts worse than finding out someone we look up to isn’t the person we thought they were. The pain is real when our heroes ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Wednesday, September 28, 2022 12:47 pm

Editorials

Message still true: We will unite in wake of tragedy

Editor’s note: this is a reprint of the original editorial published Sept. 12, 2001, in The Democrat. Shock. Horror. Anger. Fear. Resolve. Compassion. America rode ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Sunday, September 11, 2022 4:00 am

Editorials

We must do better for our society

“Our moral compass is no longer pointing true.” That’s what Paul Leake said earlier this week when talking about a horrific scare he and his ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Saturday, September 3, 2022 4:00 pm

Editorials

No one does fall like Natchez

Football, food, music and more await in the coming months and we can’t wait. After Hallmark Christmas movies were filmed here, some have boasted of ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Friday, August 26, 2022 4:12 pm

Editorials

GUEST EDITORIAL: Parole board makes job harder

On a less positive note about Mississippi’s prison trends comes this finding by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting: The state’s incarceration rate is now ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Friday, August 19, 2022 11:40 am

Editorials

Rosco on the Radio: ‘The Miss-Lou region lost a giant’

Adams County Board of Supervisors President Wes Middleton opened the group’s meeting Monday morning with a moment of silence to remember Rosco on the Radio, ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Thursday, August 18, 2022 2:07 pm

Editorials

Preservation Commission is doing its job

We need to cut the city’s Preservation Commission some slack. The Preservation Commission is being criticized for taking its time in making a decision about ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Saturday, August 13, 2022 7:00 am

Editorials

Locating E-911 at police department makes even more sense now

The Natchez Mayor and Board of Aldermen and the Adams County Board of Supervisors met last week to discuss among other things a new location ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Wednesday, August 3, 2022 2:33 pm

Editorials

Deserving of praise: New Natchez businesses

It takes a special person to invest in themselves and their families and open a small business. It takes tons of work, often after working ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Tuesday, July 26, 2022 4:05 pm

Editorials

Yes, public education could use some improvement

We’ve watched firsthand our public school system, despite facing public scrutiny for it, build a new state-of-the-art high school from the ground up. Additionally, COVID-19 ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Sunday, July 24, 2022 12:00 pm

Editorials

City’s E-911 proposal makes good sense

For an inexcusable amount of time, our emergency 911 dispatchers have suffered through deplorable working conditions. We have written about those conditions ad nauseam. The ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Wednesday, July 20, 2022 9:00 am

Editorials

Better when it’s fresh

If you’ve never had a tomato that was farm fresh instead of store-bought, you are missing out. Robert Coleman was handing out ripe red cherry ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Saturday, July 16, 2022 8:00 am

Editorials

We’re all in this together

Natchez is a part of Adams County and E-911 is a combined service for both the city and the county as a whole. When it ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Friday, July 15, 2022 3:33 pm

Editorials

It’s not too early to think about Christmas

No, it’s not too early to begin thinking about Christmas — at least not Christmas in Natchez. Christmas in Natchez is hosting its annual Christmas ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Wednesday, July 13, 2022 6:35 am

Editorials

Daughtry, NPD deserve praise for work protecting Natchez

Natchez Police Department, and particularly Natchez Police Chief Joseph Daughtry, deserve a huge amount of praise for good work that has not gone unnoticed. Since ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Saturday, July 9, 2022 2:00 pm

Opinion

Still plenty to do before summer’s end

Whoever said “there is nothing to do” in Natchez or the Miss-Lou obviously hasn’t been paying attention. Fourth of July weekend was packed with concerts ... Read more

by Editorial Board, Friday, July 8, 2022 8:10 am

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