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At the river’s mercy: Towboat pilot enjoys life on the Mississippi
From his cockpit, towboat pilot Michael Melton used all the data at his disposal to maneuver a loaded 200-by-35 foot barge out of the way ...
Emily Lane, Author at Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
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Number of offenders serving prison time up slightly
More criminal cases crossing the bench in Adams County are resulting in prison time lately, according to a review of court records.
by Emily Lane, Sunday, August 5, 2012 12:00 am
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Alumni rally to remember and save beloved school building
She was strict, said students of their former Natchez High School Principal Margaret Martin. “Boy, she would tear you up,” said Eloise Parent Reed, graduate ...
by Emily Lane, Wednesday, August 1, 2012 9:55 am
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Power outages affect 3,300
NATCHEZ — Problems at an Entergy substation near Liberty Road early Sunday morning caused as many as 3,300 customers to lose power throughout the day, ...
by Emily Lane, Monday, July 30, 2012 12:33 am
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Sunken RV appears in river
NATCHEZ — With the Mississippi River levels low, an RV cruising the river floor for the last six months recently decided to seize the opportunity ...
by Emily Lane, Monday, July 30, 2012 12:31 am
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Rain pounds area with 3-6 inches of rain
NATCHEZ — Rain showers pounded Adams County Saturday morning, causing eddies to swirl in a bloated St. Catherine’s Creek and rain gauges to catch up ...
by Emily Lane, Sunday, July 29, 2012 12:24 am
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ACCS introduces film, photography class
NATCHEZ — Plenty of Natchez teens have probably already been stars of Internet videos or posed for pictures on Facebook.
by Emily Lane, Sunday, July 29, 2012 12:23 am
Business
PASSWORD PREDICAMENT: Keeping up with passwords can be complicated affair
NATCHEZ — For Glen McGlothin, his grandchildren are his inspiration. For Jimmy Allgood, it’s his favorite outdoor destinations. For Bob Buseck, it’s his pets. Passwords ...
by Emily Lane, Sunday, July 29, 2012 12:00 am
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RESCUING CAMILA: Vidalia family teaches Peruvian child to play, love
Chasing her older brother around the den, 3-year-old Camila Reed showed her adoptive father how far she has come in four months since the crib ...
by Emily Lane, Sunday, July 29, 2012 12:00 am
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Laws change NASD procedures
NATCHEZ — Last year, the Natchez-Adams County public schools spent an estimated $80,000 to conduct a six-day hearing, which spanned more than four months.
by Emily Lane, Friday, July 27, 2012 12:13 am
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Mother-daughter team to cater at Natchez Food and Wine Festival
NATCHEZ — Margaret Eidt Monger had the type of mother who would send her back to college with a week’s worth of casseroles. “I’ll ...
by Emily Lane, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:38 am
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Suspects arrested after scattering drugs during high speed chase
Pursuit of a maroon Oldsmobile at speeds up to 110 mph Tuesday afternoon ended with a trail of crack cocaine from the county line to ...
by Emily Lane, Wednesday, July 25, 2012 12:05 am
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Teachers head to school to give students head start in science
Their students might be cruising the playgrounds or cannonballing into pools, but for a group of teachers, it was back to school this week.
by Emily Lane, Tuesday, July 24, 2012 12:05 am
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POOL PALS: Seniors come to pool for exercise and more
On any given Monday, Wednesday or Friday morning, the echo of Diana Ross’ voice can be heard traveling up the staircase from the basement ...
by Emily Lane, Sunday, July 22, 2012 10:07 pm
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NASD hosts orientation event for K-5
NATCHEZ — Parents unsure of where their elementary-aged child will be attending school in a month can get that answer and others at today’s Day ...
by Emily Lane, Thursday, July 19, 2012 12:06 am
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READ LOCAL: Natchez historian authors book; Natchez Trace subject of one
NATCHEZ — When Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, his presence did more than forge a rhyme on which future generations of Americans would hang ...
by Emily Lane, Wednesday, July 18, 2012 12:00 am
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Superintendent: No. 2 awaits license renewal
The new assistant superintendent of the Natchez-Adams School District is currently waiting on her educational license to be renewed, NASD Superintendent Frederick Hill said. And ...
by Emily Lane, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:00 am
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266 customers lose power after downtown accident
A collision of an 18-wheeler into a power pole left some residents and employees in the northern part of downtown in the dark Monday morning.
by Emily Lane, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:00 am
Style: Weddings
Ratliff-Raley
Casey Raley and Aaron Ratliff, both of Vidalia, were married Saturday, May 5, 2012, at 6 p.m., at Brandon Hall Plantation in Natchez with the ...
by Emily Lane, Monday, July 16, 2012 11:53 am
Style: Weddings
Bauer-Davis
Alyson Davis and Jarret Bauer, both of New Orleans, were married Nov. 5, 2011, in Metairie, La., with Justice of Peace Albert Loupe, the groom’s ...
by Emily Lane, Monday, July 16, 2012 11:47 am
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