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Business

Dog trainer helps relieve family load, teaches new tricks

The decorative sign in Janee Watts’ kitchen begins to tell the story. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Sunday, September 1, 2013 12:05 am

News

200 iPads delivered throughout Concordia Parish schools

VIDALIA — Patrick Wells’ ninth-grade world geography students have been asking him the same question nearly every day since school started. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Saturday, August 31, 2013 12:09 am

GCS

Silas Simmons gets a champion audit at jambalaya cook-off

Tender loving care was the only ingredient Scott Adams and his Silas and Simmons coworkers needed Thursday to win the ninth annual United Way jambalaya ... Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Friday, August 30, 2013 12:18 am

GCS

Ferriday Jr. High gym bid accepted

The Concordia Parish School Board accepted the lowest bid Thursday for a new gym at Ferriday Junior High School after $157,198 in construction costs savings ... Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Friday, August 30, 2013 12:13 am

News

WEEKEND TICKET: Jambalaya, football headline events

NATCHEZ — A variety of jambalaya recipes and gridiron football will keep Miss-Lou residents entertained this weekend. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Thursday, August 29, 2013 12:11 am

News

ACCS student decides to join Army National Guard

Hayden Newman has a different weekend routine once a month than most of his Adams County Christian School classmates. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12:03 am

GCS

Natchez-Adams parents, educators learn more about new standards

NATCHEZ — Interim State Superintendent of Education Lynn House told Natchez-Adams parents and educators Monday that new educational standards are an absolute necessity. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:13 am

GCS

Alcorn eyes growth in Natchez

Alcorn President M. Christopher Brown II said he is paying close attention to the university’s Natchez campus as a prime location for additional programs and ... Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Sunday, August 25, 2013 12:07 am

Business

Chamber launches new youth leadership program

Eighteen high school students will soon be chosen to participate in a program designed to develop leadership skills and expose them to how their community ... Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Sunday, August 25, 2013 12:06 am

News

Faith & Family: Pastor travels to spread word of God

VIDALIA — If the Rev. Troy Thomas preached the same sermon he gives at Bethel Church on Sunday thousands of miles away in Africa, churchgoers ... Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Saturday, August 24, 2013 12:11 am

News

State superintendent talking Common Core

NATCHEZ — The interim Mississippi superintendent of education is expected to visit Natchez Monday to discuss new state educational standards and answer questions from the ... Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Saturday, August 24, 2013 12:08 am

GCS

School district not pleased with drop in scores

Natchez-Adams School District students taking state tests in the spring of 2013 performed worse than they did the previous year in 11 of 18 categories. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Friday, August 23, 2013 12:09 am

News

Alcorn to celebrate Vicksburg expansion today

Alcorn State University officials will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:30 a.m. today to celebrate the opening of the university’s Vicksburg expansion location. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Friday, August 23, 2013 12:01 am

News

WEEKEND TICKET: Broadway production, football top weekend

NATCHEZ — Miss-Lou residents have an opportunity this weekend to see a Broadway production, adopt a furry, four-legged animal and kick off the start of ... Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:10 am

GCS

Finding the answers: Cancer Society hosts prevention study

NATCHEZ — Roy Strong drove 344 miles Wednesday to help create a world with more birthdays. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:01 am

News

Trinity freshmen invited to attend Lott Institute

Trinity Episcopal Day School students Cole Mosby and Hannah Fitt were just like any other University of Mississippi students for three weeks this summer. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Wednesday, August 21, 2013 12:02 am

Style feature

Join annual cook-off set for Aug. 29

Making a good batch of jambalaya is like riding a bike for Steven Dawkins — the ingredients, recipe and technique are never forgotten. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Wednesday, August 21, 2013 12:02 am

Galleries

St. Joseph residents honor victims in bank tragedy

As the sun set Tuesday, hundreds of white and blue balloons filled the sky over St. Joseph in honor of Jay Warbington and LaDean McDaniel. Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Wednesday, August 21, 2013 12:00 am

News

Young sentenced to 5 years on child pornography charges

Alexandria, La. — John Casey Young was sentenced Monday to serve more than five years in prison and nine years of supervised release for knowingly ... Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Tuesday, August 20, 2013 12:14 am

News

Ferriday board approves water rate increase

FERRIDAY — The Ferriday Board of Aldermen voted Monday to raise the town’s water rates by $6 a month hoping the increase will open the ... Read more

by Rod Guajardo, Tuesday, August 20, 2013 12:13 am

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