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Softball tournament raises funds for Sunshine Shelter

Eleven softball teams bettered the community by forgoing slumber and showers and dodging heat and mosquitoes to play ball from 8 p.m. Friday until midday ... Read more

by Emily Lane, Sunday, August 22, 2010 12:00 am

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County road crews begin repairs after flood

Wednesday’s floodwaters banished one couple from their Timberlake Road house until Friday. Read more

by Emily Lane, Saturday, August 21, 2010 12:16 am

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Chefs show off jambalaya skills at cook-off

Chefs at Friday’s United Way jambalaya cook-off stood over large cast iron pots and open flames in the parking lot of the Natchez Convention Center ... Read more

by Emily Lane, Saturday, August 21, 2010 12:12 am

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Property tax revenues down 4 percent

Natchez will take in 4 percent less in property taxes this year than it did last year, based on Adams County Tax Assessor Reynolds Atkins’ ... Read more

by Emily Lane, Friday, August 20, 2010 12:00 am

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ACSO kicks off drunk driving crackdown

If endangering lives on the road does not scare drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel, maybe a night behind bars will. Read more

by Emily Lane, Friday, August 20, 2010 12:00 am

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Robins Lake Road residents suffer flood damage

Water from the 50-acre Robins Lake poured over the dam on Robins Lake Road like a waterfall Wednesday, covering approximately 80 yards of the road ... Read more

by Emily Lane, Thursday, August 19, 2010 12:00 am

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Cathedral School kicks off Accelerated Reader program

No traveler is completely dressed unless he has a book to read. Read more

by Emily Lane, Thursday, August 19, 2010 12:00 am

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State of emergency declared in Adams County

A state of emergency has been declared for Adams County due to flash flooding and road erosion, Adams County Emergency Management Director Stan Owens said. Read more

by Emily Lane, Wednesday, August 18, 2010 4:28 pm

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County warning sirens to be tested today

The new outdoor Emergency warning siren system will be tested at 11 a.m. today. Read more

by Emily Lane, Wednesday, August 18, 2010 12:00 am

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Drug arrests keep county deputies busy

Undercover stings have recently kept the Natchez-Adams County Metro Narcotics Unit busy and the county jail full. Read more

by Emily Lane, Wednesday, August 18, 2010 12:00 am

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County to begin budget hearings soon

New school and old school will gracefully collide in a joined effort to draw up Adams County’s budget this year. Read more

by Emily Lane, Saturday, August 14, 2010 12:00 am

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Circuit court sets trial dates in beating, robbery cases

Trial dates for two suspects accused of beating and robbing an elderly couple in February and two suspects accused of robbing Britton & Koontz Bank ... Read more

by Emily Lane, Friday, August 13, 2010 12:04 am

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School district cuts $300,000 from budget

Natchez-Adams School District Superintendent Anthony Morris and his staff cut $300,000 from the budget, but Morris delivered an emotional speech indicating the cuts were painful ... Read more

by Emily Lane, Friday, August 13, 2010 12:01 am

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County still awaits fiber-optic network

Local technology buffs feeling down on their wireless Internet connection might be wondering why Natchez’s fiber-optic network has yet to arrive. Read more

by Emily Lane, Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:00 am

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Student recognized for artistic talents

When Cathedral High School junior Taylor White isn’t getting carded on the soccer field, she enjoys the creative precision of acrylic on canvas. Read more

by Emily Lane, Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:00 am

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Minor accused of manslaughter to be tried as adult

Jamon V. Williams, 17, will be tried as an adult for allegedly delivering a fatal strike to John “Body Man” Henderson on Madison Street in ... Read more

by Emily Lane, Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:00 am

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Emergency shelter construction slated for 2012

Two hurricane seasons from now, Natchez should be prepared to shelter its own citizens and visiting evacuees from dangerous storms. Read more

by Emily Lane, Wednesday, August 11, 2010 12:00 am

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Morgantown, McLaurin celebrate new science labs

Curtis Smith lifted microscopes out of boxes, screwed cabinet handles onto lab “stations” and hung posters on the walls in a new science lab at ... Read more

by Emily Lane, Wednesday, August 11, 2010 12:00 am

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Library gets grant for air conditioner

A grant should fix a problem that has been burning up the Judge George W. Armstrong Library employees for years. Read more

by Emily Lane, Tuesday, August 10, 2010 12:00 am

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Murray sworn in as county administrator

Interim County Administrator Charlie Brown passed the torch to Joe Murray Monday, holding the Bible while Murray was sworn in to fill Brown’s long-time position. Read more

by Emily Lane, Tuesday, August 10, 2010 12:00 am

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