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Twin century plants on Lynda Lee showing off

When Gwendolyn Ford received two spiky plants from a friend 20 years ago, she thought she had two ...

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New leadership takes oath, appoints Carby as attorney

A standing-room-only crowd packed into the Natchez City Council Chambers Monday morning to see the official beginning of ...

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Mayberry twins provide double trouble for opponents

NATCHEZ — The only time fans of the T.M. Jennings Little League can tell Kamryn and Kassidy Mayberry ...

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White recalls deep roots, struggles in Natchez

NATCHEZ — What Thelma White knows about the end of slavery in Natchez she didn’t read in schoolbooks.

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Prison riot leaves one dead, others injured

White smoke, flames and pepper spray grenades rose above the razor wire fence at the Adams County Corrections ...

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Local professionals practice ergonomics at the office

NATCHEZ — Five years ago, Barbara O’Brien ended many of her workdays as a dental hygienist by popping ...

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After the flood: Residents still dealing with effects from rising waters

When Gail Netterville and Nathan Way bought their house on Minorca Road, they knew the risk of being ...

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Looking for ah-ha: Teachers of the year follow calling to make a difference

  NATCHEZ — Children are always watching, Morgantown Elementary School Shamekia Isaac knows. And knowing that her students ...

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Local boy plays hard, despite heart disease

Above the knee and ignoring the scar on his chest, Austin Dungan appears to be as normal as ...

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Fire survivor grateful to be alive

Probably more than any other day of the year, today, Rosalie W. Hawkins feels poignantly grateful to be ...

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Vidalia woman blessed to give away God’s creation

Mary Lee White has been living at her home on Walnut Street for 35 years, which has given ...

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Two new companies to bring area 60 jobs

NATCHEZ — Two companies announced a partnership Wednesday that will invest $34 million and create 60 jobs in ...

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Historic Natchez Tableaux has officials, tourists smiling

A year into the first significant changes to the Historic Natchez Tableaux in decades, all sides are smiling.

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Elevance gets to work without starting construction

Nine months after former Gov. Haley Barbour introduced an Illinois-based team from Elevance Renewable Sciences to Adams County ...

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Natchez no longer fits Rentech’s strategy

In a routine annual report, Rentech said it has abandoned plans to bring a multi-million dollar coal-to-liquid plant ...

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Area schools focus on black history throughout school year

Rarely does a high school graduate don a cap and gown without first learning about Hester’s crisis in ...

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Law enforcement battles constant metal thefts

Private homes, construction sites, churches, businesses and even city streets can all be targets for metal thieves, and ...

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Flood, industrial successes top stories for 2011

It was a moment in time that Vidalia Mayor Hyram Copeland says the area survived “only through the ...

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Three new county supervisors take oath of office

Surrounded by their families, facing a judge and resting their left palms on a Bible, three Adams County ...

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Is justice being served? In three months, only 11 defendants serve time

Of the 55 felony indictments resolved in Adams County in the most recent three-month period, only 11 defendants ...

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