Flood of 2011
5 p.m. update: River level at 53.1 feet
The Mississippi River at Natchez stands at 53.1 feet today in Natchez.
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Flood of 2011
City engineer: Soil erosion can be damaging
NATCHEZ — Many think of water-soaked homes, streets or storefronts when they envision flooding. But the impact of soil erosion from a high and fast-moving ...
by Emily Lane, Thursday, May 5, 2011 12:01 am
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City to ask county for fire money
NATCHEZ — In order to help give pay raises to firemen, the Natchez Board of Aldermen said at a Wednesday midterm budget meeting they should ...
by Emily Lane, Thursday, May 5, 2011 12:00 am
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Local leaders tour schools
NATCHEZ — Unloading off a yellow bus at several campuses Wednesday, board members enjoyed insider tour of the county’s public schools. The tour, which was ...
by Emily Lane, Thursday, May 5, 2011 12:00 am
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Trial date set in burglaries
NATCHEZ — The trial for Willie Edward “Tight Knight” Knight, who has been in jail since his arrest related to a rash of car burglaries, ...
by Emily Lane, Thursday, May 5, 2011 12:00 am
Flood of 2011
Silver Street suits up for battle
Instant levee equipment arrived on Silver Street Tuesday afternoon, and the area’s business and landowners hope it will stop Mississippi River floodwaters forecasted to crest ...
by Emily Lane, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 12:04 am
Flood of 2011
Isle of Capri to close Sunday
The rising Mississippi River has caused officials to close the Isle of Capri Casino at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
by Emily Lane, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 12:00 am
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Leaders invited to ‘get on bus’
Wednesday city and county officials will walk through the same halls that host future generations of Natchezians nine months of the year.
by Emily Lane, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:19 am
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Businesses may be flooded
Five extra feet of water might make sandbagging efforts of some Silver Street businesses go from precautionary to futile, some area officials said.
by Emily Lane, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 12:15 am
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Local man turns from drugs to God
Last Sunday marked exactly eight years since Roger Allen beat his drug addiction with faith.
by Emily Lane, Monday, May 2, 2011 12:01 am
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Natchez man falls asleep in traffic
NATCHEZ — When it came to keeping a low profile Wednesday, a 20-year-old Natchez man fell asleep at the wheel. Natchez Police officers arrested Damon ...
by Emily Lane, Friday, April 29, 2011 12:01 am
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Statewide tests began this week
NATCHEZ — Students of the Natchez-Adams School District will soon sharpen their No. 2 pencils to get busy penciling-in bubbles for statewide accountability tests. Students ...
by Emily Lane, Friday, April 29, 2011 12:00 am
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Get fit, have fun
NATCHEZ — Mississippi broke a five-year streak in 2010 by coming in third — not first — on the list of highest obesity rates, but ...
by Emily Lane, Friday, April 29, 2011 12:00 am
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Nutter accepts father’s honor
NATCHEZ — In 1923, a 20-year-old farm boy from Nebraska named Charles P. Nutter fled Columbia, Mo., by train in the middle of the night ...
by Emily Lane, Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:00 am
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Miss-Lou escapes damage
NATCHEZ — While TV stations reported a tornado warning in Adams County at 2:01 a.m. Wednesday, only a small portion of the county was under ...
by Emily Lane, Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:00 am
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Watts is Educator of the Year
NATCHEZ — Walking to her classroom at West Primary School with an obedient line of 25 kindergarteners following behind, Kirby Watts’ philosophy on teaching was ...
by Emily Lane, Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:00 am
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Senior athlete prepares for college
VIDALIA — With graduation less than three weeks away, Vidalia High School senior Caleb Vines knows he has a busy summer ahead of him. The ...
by Emily Lane, Thursday, April 28, 2011 12:00 am
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Roth casino vote passes, again
After lengthy discussion and a plea from one alderman not to do so, the Natchez Board of Aldermen voted again Tuesday to give Roth Hill ...
by Emily Lane, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 12:01 am
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Man to serve 25 years for cocaine possession
A man who pleaded guilty to possession of approximately 8 pounds of cocaine was sentenced Tuesday to serve 25 years in prison.
by Emily Lane, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 12:01 am
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Supervisors seek to quiet state’s bloggers
The Adams County Board of Supervisors wants Mississippi to lead the nation in passing laws to stop “bloggers” from hiding behind their screen names.
by Emily Lane, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 12:01 am
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