Business
A NEW MARKET: Natchez partners opening new market on Canal Street
Jim Anderson’s enthusiasm is contagious. Talking about the new Canal Street Market he is opening with partners Craig and Patti Sanders, Anderson gleefully shares ideas ...
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Business
It’s time to play favorites in the Miss-Lou
Admit it: You play favorites. We all do. Whether it’s that favorite old t-shirt that you just can’t part with or the favorite movie that ...
by Stacy Graning, Saturday, June 17, 2023 11:27 pm
News
Day of Unity, Legends celebration to mark Juneteenth in Natchez
Traditional events and new offerings will be part of Natchez’s Juneteenth celebrations this month. The activities begin on June 14, with the Fourth Annual Day ...
by Stacy Graning, Friday, June 2, 2023 6:47 pm
News
The Sunset Capital of Mississippi? You bet we are, say Natchez residents
Will Natchez soon be”the sunset capital of Mississippi”? If proof is in the pictures, it just may be the best spot for viewing sunsets anywhere ...
by Stacy Graning, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 1:10 pm
News
‘Welcome aboard’: Moroney takes oath, joins Natchez Board of Aldermen
Natchez’s newest aldermen took his spot representing District 6 on Wednesday. Curtis Moroney, who won a special election to fill the seat of the late ...
by Stacy Graning, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 11:41 am
Columnist: Stacy Graning
A new book brings a lesson on six degrees of separation
We have a running joke in our family that we like to call “six degrees of Natchez.” It started years ago, on vacation as we ...
by Stacy Graning, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 10:25 am
News
Double the tickets, double the lottery winnings for one lucky Natchez player
A Natchez woman doubled her chances and her winnings in a Cash 4 lottery drawing. The woman, identified only as Barbara S. in the Mississippi ...
by Stacy Graning, Wednesday, May 24, 2023 12:57 pm
News
Third defendant pleads guilty in Natchez in conspiracy to steal USDA-mortgaged houses
NATCHEZ – A Jayess woman pleaded guilty in Federal court Monday to conspiring to steal houses from the United States Department of Agriculture, announced U.S. ...
by Stacy Graning, Monday, May 22, 2023 3:57 pm
News
Trio of crashes in Southwest Mississippi claims three lives
Three people died on Southwest Mississippi roadways over the weekend. On Friday morning, a one-car crash on Highway 569 in Amite County claimed the life ...
by Stacy Graning, Monday, May 22, 2023 11:18 am
Columnist: Stacy Graning
Time to empty the reporter’s notebook again
Somehow April has passed and May is upon us … is anyone else out there suffering 2023 whiplash? It seems to be moving so quickly. ...
by Stacy Graning, Monday, May 15, 2023 10:24 am
Columnist: Stacy Graning
Society faces a problem ‘far beyond’ anything we can fix alone
“It’s a culture that’s quick to take offense and ready to resort to violence at the drop of the hat.” That comment, offered this week ...
by Stacy Graning, Tuesday, May 9, 2023 6:00 pm
News
Calm, focused and ready: The role of an ER nurse
Editor’s note: This article published as part of a themed edition of The Democrat honoring first responders. If you ask Shannon Russ, R.N., why she’s ...
by Stacy Graning, Monday, May 1, 2023 4:11 pm
News
A Team Sport: Emergency medicine, first-responders share common goal of saving lives
Editor’s note: This article published as part of a themed edition of The Democrat honoring first responders. For nearly 40 years, Dr. Ben Yarbrough has ...
by Stacy Graning, Monday, May 1, 2023 4:09 pm
News
Natchez distributor weighs in on national Bud Light controversy
An Adams County based beer distributor is weighing in on the national Bud Light controversy involving a transgender social media influencer. Southwest Distributors Inc. posted ...
by Stacy Graning, Saturday, April 29, 2023 11:26 am
Cathedral sports
Former Cathedral standout, NFL player ‘leading by example’ in new United Way role
A Natchez native and former NFL player known for his advocacy and athleticism is turning his passions toward helping others through the United Way in ...
by Stacy Graning, Friday, April 28, 2023 1:52 pm
News
‘He was a sheriff’s sheriff’: Ferrell’s legacy and impact remembered
NATCHEZ — “He was the real deal.” That’s how Jeff Britt described former longtime Adams County Sheriff Tommy Ferrell, who died Tuesday. Britt was one ...
by Stacy Graning, Friday, April 28, 2023 7:53 am
BREAKING NEWS
Ferrell, longtime second-generation Adams County sheriff, dies
Former longtime Adams County Sheriff Tommy Ferrell has died. Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson announced Ferrell’s death during the Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday, just ...
by Stacy Graning, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 7:16 pm
News
Plaque marks important role of Devereux orphanage in Natchez’s history
With Wednesday’s dedication of a historic plaque at the site of the former Devereux Hall orphanage, a chapter comes full circle for James Shaidnagle. Shaidnagle, ...
by Stacy Graning, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 3:27 pm
News
Blood drive benefits woman facing liver transplant, toddler with rare disease
A blood drive on Tuesday will benefit a Natchez woman awaiting a liver transplant and a young boy battling a rare disease. The drive, which ...
by Stacy Graning, Monday, April 17, 2023 12:12 pm
Columnist: Stacy Graning
Emptying out the reporter’s notebook
Boxes of notebooks are an occupational hazard for a journalist. Moving back to Mississippi from Alabama, I discovered notes from 20 years prior; interviews with ...
by Stacy Graning, Sunday, April 16, 2023 8:00 am
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