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AT&T will pay for Forks of the Road site fixes
NATCHEZ — Asbestos in conduit in the old bridge across Spanish Bayou thus far has held up the donation of the final parcels of city-owned ...
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Business
Grants could lead way for commercial air service here
NATCHEZ — Natchez-Adams County Airport Director Richard Nelson told the Mayor and Board of Aldermen recently the airport is a diamond in the rough and ...
by Jan Griffey, Friday, February 18, 2022 7:47 am
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Manpower, equipment shortages cause delay on Depot project
NATCHEZ — No one wants to move forward with renovations at the Depot building on the Natchez bluff more than Tate Taylor and John Norris. ...
by Jan Griffey, Friday, February 11, 2022 3:12 pm
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‘Citizens deserve to be safe,’ Police chief talks with Rotary Club
NATCHEZ — Natchez Police Chief Joseph Daughtry informed and entertained members of the Rotary Club of Natchez Wednesday, using stories from his 25 years of ...
by Jan Griffey, Friday, February 11, 2022 8:21 am
News
UPDATE: Two juveniles arrested for bomb threats at Natchez High
NATCHEZ — Natchez Police have arrested two juveniles, who are accused of making bomb threats at Natchez High School on Tuesday and Wednesday. In a ...
by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 6:37 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Police make two arrests for Natchez High bomb threats
NATCHEZ — After a detailed investigation, Natchez Police have made two arrests for recent bomb threats at Natchez High School. Police Chief Joseph Daughtry said ...
by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 2:37 pm
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UPDATE: Victim identified in rollover accident Tuesday, two others seriously injured
NATCHEZ — Natchez Police have identified the victim who died in Tuesday afternoon’s rollover accident as Lakedra Thomas, age 26. Thomas was pronounced dead at ...
by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 11:18 am
News
Collins defends D.A.’s office, job at county supervisors’ meeting
NATCHEZ — Adams County Sixth District Attorney Shameca Collins addressed the Adams County Board of Supervisors Monday morning, telling them she was there to correct ...
by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 7:00 am
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UPDATE: Woman killed, two others in critical condition after rollover crash
NATCHEZ — A 27-year-old Natchez woman has died and two others are in critical condition following a single-car, rollover accident on Melrose Montebello Parkway near ...
by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:43 pm
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Woman killed after rollover accident this afternoon on Melrose Avenue
NATCHEZ — A 27-year-old woman has died after being ejected from the vehicle she was riding in after a rollover accident on Melrose Avenue. The ...
by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, February 8, 2022 6:20 pm
News
Firefighters battling blaze at Vidalia’s Budget Inn
VIDALIA, La. — Firefighters are battling a blaze at the Budget Inn in Vidalia. No other information was available. This story will be updated.
by Jan Griffey, Monday, February 7, 2022 3:46 pm
News
City gets $500,000 TAP grant for sidewalk, lighting improvements for 100 block of North Commerce
NATCHEZ — The City of Natchez is the recipient of a $469,100 grant for improvements at the city’s center, the 100 block of North Commerce ...
by Jan Griffey, Thursday, February 3, 2022 6:03 pm
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Adams County awarded funding to complete Belwood Levee
NATCHEZ — The Adams County Board of Supervisors and Natchez Inc. have secured $1.8 million in grant funding to aid in the completion of the ...
by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, February 2, 2022 10:59 am
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Legislators discuss state income tax, medical marijuana and spending rescue funds at Chamber’s legislative breakfast
NATCHEZ — State Sen. Melanie Sojourner and state Reps. Robert Johnson of Natchez and Sam Mims of McComb gave reports Monday morning on action taking ...
by Jan Griffey, Monday, January 31, 2022 3:55 pm
News
Shooting reported near Minor Street
NATCHEZ — Sources report to The Democrat that possibly two people have been shot near Minor Street in Natchez. Natchez Police are on the scene ...
by Jan Griffey, Thursday, January 27, 2022 6:17 pm
News
City awarded grant for repairs at Auburn
NATCHEZ — Carter Burns, director of the Historic Natchez Foundation, shared good news with the Board of Aldermen at its meeting on Tuesday. A Natchez ...
by Jan Griffey, Thursday, January 27, 2022 5:18 pm
News
Walker to return as city planner on interim basis
NATCHEZ — Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson recommended Tuesday that the Board of Aldermen hire a former Natchez city planner on an interim basis to fill ...
by Jan Griffey, Thursday, January 27, 2022 5:02 pm
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Archer to replace Jeansonne as Stewpot director in March
NATCHEZ — Natchez native Amanda Ferguson Jeansonne became director of The Stewpot in Natchez in 2015 when “God opened this door for me and I ...
by Jan Griffey, Thursday, January 27, 2022 11:37 am
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Former mayors ask aldermen to consider annexing part of county
NATCHEZ — Former Natchez mayors Tony Byrne and Philip West asked the Mayor and Board of Aldermen on Tuesday to consider annexing parts of Adams ...
by Jan Griffey, Thursday, January 27, 2022 11:32 am
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‘Do your homework before you go trashing a city that depends on tourism’: Natchez mayor attacks Democrat’s crime coverage
NATCHEZ — An angry Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson excoriated The Natchez Democrat for publishing a front-page article on Sunday about a Natchez resident whose house ...
by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, January 25, 2022 10:50 pm
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