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Bar plans to appeal

natchez — A local businessman plans to appeal the decision of the Natchez Planning Commission last week to deny his request to open a Main ... Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:04 am

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Casino hotel opening date delayed

After initially planning to only be closed for two days, the former Isle of Capri Casino Hotel will be closed until November before reopening as ... Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:03 am

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Isle of Capri Casino closes Sunday

NATCHEZ — After more than two decades of gaming at Natchez Under-the-Hill, the Isle of Capri Casino will close its doors at noon Sunday. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Friday, October 16, 2015 12:05 am

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Bickering overshadows Ferriday board meeting

A thinly veiled threat by the Ferriday mayor to have an alderman arrested, constant bickering among officials and accusations of lies overshadowed the few business ... Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Wednesday, October 14, 2015 12:02 am

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Alcorn State professor killed in wreck

An Alcorn State University professor died early Sunday morning after a car struck the motorcycle he was riding on U.S. 61 South in Vicksburg. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Tuesday, October 13, 2015 12:03 am

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1 dead in Sunday night shooting on Kings Circle

At least one person was dead and two others were hospitalized late Sunday night following a shooting on Kings Circle. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Monday, October 12, 2015 12:02 am

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Festival coming back to Grand Village

Two Natchezians resurrecting a music festival that hasn’t happened in decades hope it will showcase music rooted deep in Natchez’s history. Local musicians Brandon McCranie ... Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Wednesday, October 7, 2015 12:05 am

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Shining the light: Locals remember horrors of the Parchman roundup 50 years later

During the Civil Rights Movement 50 years ago, Ronald Coleman was a 17-year-old senior at Sadie V. Thompson High School. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Sunday, October 4, 2015 1:15 am

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City of Natchez publicly apologizes for its role in the Parchman Ordeal 50 years ago

NATCHEZ — Fifty years ago, Natchez police forced hundreds of black Natchezians onto buses and shipped them to the state penitentiary at Parchman. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Sunday, October 4, 2015 1:09 am

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Natchez Regional leaders accused of negligence

NATCHEZ — A federal lawsuit was filed Friday against former administrators and board of trustees of the now defunct Natchez Regional Medical Center. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Saturday, October 3, 2015 12:05 am

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Woman’s purse snatched

NATCHEZ — Police are searching for a man who reportedly snatched a woman’s purse as she was leaving a downtown business Friday evening. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Saturday, October 3, 2015 12:01 am

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Three Vidalia residents killed in U.S. 84 accident

Three Vidalia residents — including two teenagers — were killed Thursday after the vehicle they were in collided with an 18-wheeler log truck on U.S. ... Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Friday, October 2, 2015 12:42 am

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Two men arrested in connection with burglaries

Two tips from concerned residents helped Natchez police capture two men reportedly connected to a rash of recent vehicle burglaries. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Wednesday, September 30, 2015 12:23 am

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Casino water line bursts during fire training

A water line burst at Magnolia Bluffs Casino during a Natchez Fire Department training exercise Tuesday afternoon. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Wednesday, September 30, 2015 12:00 am

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City to present redistricting plan to court

After meeting behind closed doors for approximately an hour Monday, city officials say they have a redistricting plan they think could settle a federal lawsuit ... Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Tuesday, September 29, 2015 12:04 am

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Weekend events to commemorate 50th anniversary of Parchman Ordeal

A handful of events are slated for this weekend to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrest of hundreds of Natchez civil rights activists and ... Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Tuesday, September 29, 2015 12:01 am

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Mayors to attend Paris conference on climate change

NATCHEZ — Two local mayors will travel to France in December for a global climate change conference. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Sunday, September 27, 2015 12:02 am

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Police investigating Beaumont Street drive-by shooting

NATCHEZ — A Chicago man is in stable condition after being shot in a drive-by shooting on Beaumont Street Friday. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Saturday, September 26, 2015 12:05 am

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Police investigating shooting on Beaumont Street

A Chicago man is in stable condition after being shot in a drive-by shooting on Beaumont Street Friday. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Friday, September 25, 2015 7:36 pm

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Vidalia mayor to welcome pope in D.C.

Vidalia Mayor Hyram Copeland will join leaders from across the country today in welcoming Pope Francis to the White House. Read more

by Lindsey Shelton, Wednesday, September 23, 2015 1:13 am

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