Opinion

Airport deserving of money, attention

Natchez has four major gateways: the highway, the railway, the river and the airport. Much attention has been ...

Opinion

Don’t miss chance to celebrate mom

Today we celebrate the person in our lives who is arguably the most important: Our mother. When we ...

Editorials

It’s time to get back into workforce

As high school seniors and college seniors graduate this month, now is the time to get out and ...

Opinion

Barbershop not finished after cutting 65 years

Running a successful small business is difficult at best. For a business to reach the ripe old age ...

Opinion Main

Every adult responsible for children’s safety

When you were a child, everything that the adults in your life did or said around you tempered ...

Opinion

Tomorrow not guaranteed, so make today count

Someone once said, “Live every day like it could be your last.” We spend their whole lives dreaming ...

Opinion

Sacrifices made for city’s fire safety

Natchez’s fire safety standards have come a long way in 81 years. Hearing of someone’s death caused by ...

Editorials

Voters should be able to count on representatives

Mississippians’ best recourse for getting action on an issue when the state’s legislature is uncooperative or uninterested has ...

Opinion Main

Now, what do you mean by that?

“I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.” — Lily Tomlin ROLLING FORK ...

Opinion Main

Area students deserving of praise

A few graduating seniors and their teachers have earned praise in recent weeks for both their athletic and ...

Opinion

We need to continue to wear our masks

Adams County’s mask wearing ordinance will be lifted effective May 1, just in time for concerts on the ...

Opinion

Healthcare should not be a political debate

It’s astounding Mississippi, which is home to some of the unhealthiest people in the country, has not taken ...

Opinion

Business booming in Natchez

Have you ever wondered if the sun shines brighter right after the storm is over? It certainly seems ...

Opinion

Governor’s secret proclamation brings light to serious issue

This week, the Mississippi Free Press reported Gov. Tate Reeves signed a proclamation last Wednesday declaring April as ...

Opinion Main

Embrace our history with new monument

Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson, with the help and encouragement of other community members, has proposed creating a monument ...

Opinion

Have you had your shots yet?

Remember back in January when there were thousands of people lining up to get their COVID-19 shots? The ...

Opinion Main

Enjoy a dash of hope with Easter pudding

My, what a glorious day it is to those of the Christian faith. Today is the day we ...

Opinion

Editorial: Do not kid with matters of heart

Yazoo City native and adopted Natchezian John Taylor’s story about his battle with heart disease should serve as ...

Opinion

Join ‘real talk’ about slave history

Natchezians have the opportunity to be a part of something very important on April 17. Joseph McGill of ...

Opinion

Many to thank for our survival of COVID-19

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, so the saying goes. Thank goodness for that. This ...

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