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Former hotel owner in custody here following grand jury indictments

NATCHEZ — A former Natchez businessman facing prison for federal fraud convictions is in custody after being indicted in Adams County for tax evasion and ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Monday, June 17, 2024 9:46 pm

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Gray questions safety of Adams County inmates in Concordia Parish facility

NATCHEZ — District 4 Supervisor Ricky Gray said he is concerned about the safety of inmates sent from Adams County to Concordia Parish to be ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Monday, June 17, 2024 9:40 pm

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Stepson kills Calvin Carter after he allegedly beats and kidnaps estranged wife

NATCHEZ — A violent domestic dispute led to the death of one man during the early morning hours of Sunday. Calvin Carter was shot and ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Monday, June 17, 2024 9:35 pm

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Man convicted, gets 20 years for 2020 killing in Natchez

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that Natchez attorney Zach Jex did not represent Reginald Butler at his trial this month. Butler ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Sunday, June 16, 2024 2:19 pm

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Father’s Day shooting leaves one man dead

NATCHEZ — One man is dead after what Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies are calling a violent domestic disturbance that took place at multiple locations. Adams ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Sunday, June 16, 2024 1:35 pm

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Project to raise Silver Street above flood level may be shelved

NATCHEZ — Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson said the future of the project to raise Silver Street is in jeopardy because an agreement has not been ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Thursday, June 13, 2024 5:23 pm

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MLK Triangle paint colors raise concerns

NATCHEZ — Joseph Smith of BlackNatchez.org has continued his work to spruce up buildings and the area around the MLK Triangle at Dr. Martin Luther ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Thursday, June 13, 2024 5:16 pm

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Request to operate children’s home fails in tie vote

NATCHEZ—The fate of a request by the owner of the former Natchez Children’s Home is still in limbo after the planning commission held a special ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 1:07 pm

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Coding academy opening in Natchez by late summer

NATCHEZ — Natchez native Bob Buseck, executive director of the not-for-profit Mississippi Coding Academies, told the Natchez Mayor and Board of Aldermen on Tuesday that ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 1:00 pm

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Planned road micro-surfacing project receives no bidders

NATCHEZ—The City of Natchez Mayor and Board of Aldermen had planned to resurface several city streets this year, but they have found no one to ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, June 12, 2024 11:21 am

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Tate Taylor shines national spotlight again on Natchez and his beloved Church Hill

NATCHEZ — Hollywood film director, actor and producer Tate Taylor shined yet another spotlight on Church Hill, Natchez, and Mississippi on Saturday when he was ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 12:03 pm

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Deputies make three additional arrests after last week’s search warrant and arrests in Cranfield

NATCHEZ — Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies have made three additional arrests in relation to a search warrant executed in Cranfield last Thursday evening that yielded ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, June 11, 2024 9:40 am

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Bear spotted off John R. Junkin: Animal control says leave him alone

NATCHEZ — Since early this morning, Natchez Police and Adams County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Karren Holland Ewing and officers with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Monday, June 10, 2024 3:45 pm

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Man tells NPD gunshot wounds accident and self-inflicted

NATCHEZ — Personnel at Merit Health Natchez early this morning notified Natchez Police they were treating a gunshot victim. Commander Jerry Ford said when his ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Monday, June 10, 2024 2:25 pm

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Ferriday man faces plethora of charges after allegedly trying to set fire to ex-girlfriend’s apartment

NATCHEZ — A Ferriday, Louisiana, man allegedly tried to set his ex-girlfriend’s apartment on fire in Natchez Sunday night. Natchez Police Commander Jerry Ford said his ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Monday, June 10, 2024 2:12 pm

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Norris and Taylor’s Palm Royale picked up for second season by Apple TV+

NATCHEZ — Church Hill residents John Norris and Tate Taylor’s Palm Royale has been picked up for a second season on Apple TV+. Norris and ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Monday, June 10, 2024 11:09 am

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Three face charges after search warrant executed in Cranfield

NATCHEZ — Adams County Sheriff’s deputies made three drug-related arrests while executing a search warrant in Cranfield on Thursday evening. Deputies with the ACSO Special ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Friday, June 7, 2024 12:46 pm

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‘Natchez is where he was happiest’: Ron Riches, former long-time owner of Monmouth, dies

NATCHEZ — Ron and Lani Riches came to Natchez from Los Angeles as tourists in 1976 and fell in love with the historic city and ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Friday, June 7, 2024 12:10 pm

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GALLERY: Car swerves off road, catches fire Wednesday night

NATCHEZ — A woman driving a small sedan swerved off the road and into a ditch at about 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 600 block ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Thursday, June 6, 2024 12:32 pm

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New version of beloved Natchez restaurant opening downtown

NATCHEZ — Wayne Bryant Canon, who most recently was executive director and chef of The Carriage House, is opening a new restaurant — one whose ... Read more

by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:29 pm

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