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King 65th anniversary
Curtis and Valoree King will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The couple has two children, Janice Jones and husband, Jamie, of ...
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Weather weirdness warrants prep
I’ve sensed a change in the voices of the meteorologists at the National Weather Service in the last month or so.
by Julie Cooper, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 12:13 am
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Rainfall will slow river’s drop
NATCHEZ — Heavy rainfall in Arkansas and the Ohio River Valley will have an effect on the Mississippi River at Natchez, but it won’t cause ...
by Julie Cooper, Thursday, May 26, 2011 12:02 am
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Area must stick together despite fatigue
Only one type of natural disaster comes with such a tested roadmap.
by Julie Cooper, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 12:01 am
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River begins cresting early; danger stays
The first Mississippi River curveball to get past local leaders and flood watchers crossed through the Miss-Lou Friday — well, really Thursday — with little ...
by Julie Cooper, Saturday, May 21, 2011 12:08 am
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BREAKING NEWS: River cresting early, lower
The National Weather Service says the Mississippi River at Natchez is cresting now, a bit lower than expected.
by Julie Cooper, Friday, May 20, 2011 12:46 pm
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Will board ever lead on recreation?
Call me pessimistic or cynical, but I’ve simply been waiting for the Adams County Board of Supervisors to poo-poo the latest, well-planned good idea for ...
by Julie Cooper, Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:01 am
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The Old Man always makes headlines
Just a month ago when the Mississippi River was approaching flood stage, the community consensus was one of boredom. My what a few weeks and ...
by Julie Cooper, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 12:03 am
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Traffic restricted on Silver Street
Little about Silver Street in Natchez looks like it should.
by Julie Cooper, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 12:14 am
Flood of 2011
Levees are decades-old protectors
The history of the Mississippi River levee system as we know it really begins in 1927. Levees weren’t a new idea then, but creating a federally ...
by Julie Cooper, Sunday, May 8, 2011 12:12 am
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What could happen in worst-case scenarios?
Officials don’t really like to play the “what if” game, but for thousands of area residents who feel like sitting ducks in the path of ...
by Julie Cooper, Sunday, May 8, 2011 12:10 am
Flood of 2011
5 p.m. update: Levees to close Sunday
The Fifth District Levee Board will shut down all vehicular traffic on the unpaved Mississippi River levee system through Concordia Parish at 6 p.m. Sunday.
by Julie Cooper, Saturday, May 7, 2011 5:00 pm
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Arrests made in bank robbery
Eighteen months after a Franklin County bank robbery and 16 months after the first arrest in the case, two more Natchez men have been charged ...
by Julie Cooper, Saturday, May 7, 2011 12:02 am
Flood of 2011
NWS lowers predicted river crest one foot
NATCHEZ — The rollercoaster of worry moving through the Miss-Lou hit a brief straightaway Wednesday when the National Weather Service lowered the predicted Mississippi River ...
by Julie Cooper, Thursday, May 5, 2011 12:01 am
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Parish to dismiss classes May 18
VIDALIA — The Concordia Parish schools will dismiss for the year two days early due to rising Mississippi River waters. The year will end for ...
by Julie Cooper, Thursday, May 5, 2011 12:00 am
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Crest prediction lowered one foot
The National Weather Service has lowered the predicted Mississippi River crest at Natchez by one foot.
by Julie Cooper, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 5:25 pm
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Families flee from flooding
Heather Rushing isn’t all that worried about the moving flood waters she believes may soon fill her St. Charles Street house.
by Julie Cooper, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 12:26 am
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Leaders: Be prepared, do not panic
Vidalia and Concordia Parish leaders spoke to a standing-room only crowd at City Hall at noon urging them to be ready to evacuate, but, at ...
by Julie Cooper, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 12:04 am
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How does National Weather Service predict river’s crest?
The process of coming up with the number that sent half of the Miss-Lou into a near panic Monday was no easy task.
by Julie Cooper, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 12:02 am
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Be adults, don’t spread rumors now
Concordia Parish leaders are fighting a major battle against the Mississippi River, but they need muzzles, not buckets.
by Julie Cooper, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 12:01 am
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