Editorials

Barbara Bush left great legacy

History will likely mark the life of former First Lady Barbara Bush as being one of only two ...

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Ambulance response is life or death

Adams County has one of the slowest ambulance response times out of Mississippi’s 82 counties, county supervisor David ...

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Serious roads, bridges plan needed in Mississippi

Mississippi’s crumbling bridges are in microcosm a glimpse at a much larger, national problem. For far too long ...

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Remember good news as tax day approaches

This week, we approach the near-universally dreaded Tax Day. If you are still one of the many who ...

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Leaders needs to improve efficiency, economy of E911 dispatch

A year has passed since Natchez and Adams County merged resources and created a consolidated emergency response dispatch center. ...

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Tougher law won’t work unless enforced

A look at recent crime reports, may have residents wondering if Natchez has started to resemble an Old ...

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Waste hauler bids should be public

Once again the City of Natchez is working from the position of, “Trust us, we know best.”

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Hyde-Smith makes state history

With her right hand in the air and her left hand on the gavel, Cindy Hyde-Smith made history ...

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Smoke detectors save lives

In just more than three months, the lives of three Adams County residents have been claimed in structure ...

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Good news abundant last week

Today we enter the final week of Spring Pilgrimage. As both tourists and locals alike engage in the ...

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Leaders should work on lobbying

This year’s Mississippi Legislature was forgettable, at least for our corner of Southwest Mississippi.

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Farmers ready for trade storm

As a crow flies, the Natchez area is approximately 1,500 miles from Washington, D.C., and more than 11,000 ...

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Thankful for emergency responders

The events on Gaylor Road are heart-wrenching.

Editorials

Don’t fall for latest phone scammers

A number of local residents — likely all good, law-abiding ones — have been receiving calls from con ...

Editorials

Trash pickup is serious business

Big money exists in garbage, or garbage collection, to be clear. That’s why at least half a dozen ...

Editorials

Celebrate good news of community

After moving out of the Lenten season and celebrating Easter Sunday, let us stay in celebration mode this ...

Editorials

Jesus Christ has lessons for us all

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the ...

Editorials

Gov. Bryant should sign animal bill into law

With his pen, Gov. Phil Bryant has the power to help protect some of the state’s most defenseless ...

Editorials

Say a prayer, be thankful for our troops

Americans have been doing more squabbling amongst themselves lately than is healthy for our country.

Editorials

Concordia’s forest could use pruning

Sometimes it’s easy for people inside of government to have a case of not being able to see ...

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