Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Sinkhole not too different from hospital

Bankrupt Natchez Regional Medical Center just can’t catch a break these days.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Consolidation key for dream to come true

More than a dozen years ago a dream was planted in the minds of many Natchez residents.

Ben Hillyer

What will be painted on bluff canvas?

A vacant lot to a developer is like a blank canvas to an artist — full of potential. ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Last week’s headlines make no sense

Looking back on the news from last week, the number of headlines that simply prompt me to think, ...

Ben Hillyer

Real heroes are not in comic books

Take that Spiderman! You are no match for the superpowers of the Natchez Animal Control officer.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

NASD admins should address public concerns

Last week, Natchez aldermen — three of them at least — jumped deep into the middle of the ...

Ben Hillyer

What role is social media playing in decisions

Natchez is not Cairo or Tunis, and our little corner of the world hardly resembles Libya, Yemen and ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Hospital sale not something to celebrate

Anyone interested in witnessing the next chapter in the future of our area’s health care should mark their ...

Ben Hillyer

Are you ready for Natchez’s Tricentennial?

How do you define that spark that inspires people to get out of their comfortable lives and do ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Transparency still needed in NRMC sale

Natchez Regional took another step closer to obscurity last week.

Ben Hillyer

What does your age matter?

Some days I feel like 46. Other days I feel like 64, but if you asked me most ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

No handcuffs needed for these crimes

Something about the scene just made me chuckle, so much so that my march to the shower was ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Natchez is a town Charles Dickens might like

Were he still alive, Charles Dickens might appreciate a good drive around Natchez.

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Consolidation may be the right thing

Natchez and Adams County are inseparable in my mind in pretty much all aspects except one — government.

Ben Hillyer

City faces more than a dollar deficit

Natchez taxpayers experienced a bit of whiplash last week when the city went from a $1.5 million deficit ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Car washing brings back good memories

Who knew a bucket of soapy water and a water hose could peel back decades of memories?

Ben Hillyer

Are ‘Democrats for Cochran’ out there?

When voter precincts open June 24 in the runoff between Republican senator Thad Cochran and his challenger Chris ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

And the crazy Natchez Regional saga continues

The seemingly never-ending saga of Natchez Regional Medical Center continues to get a little stranger. You may recall ...

Ben Hillyer

Lasting stories can’t just be licked away

If I had to come up with a metaphor that aptly describes what parenting is like most days, ...

Columnist: Kevin Cooper

Senate race should prove lasting point

Mississippi voters will likely prove again Tuesday that ousting an incumbent U.S. senator is dang difficult — and ...

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