City elections 2012

Department of Justice says redistricting plan unfair

The U.S. Department of Justice apparently has a knack for drama. Natchez aldermen received word Tuesday — while ...

City elections 2012

Former mayors headed for May 15 showdown

The runner-up in Tuesday night’s mayoral Democratic primary admitted he might need a slingshot to defeat Larry L. ...

City elections 2012

Holloway re-elected as city clerk

After months of campaigning, debates and politicking, champagne toasts were all that was left for City Clerk Donnie ...

City elections 2012

Arceneaux-Mathis, Gray win; Dillard, Smith advance

Voters in Natchez showed out in favor of every incumbent on the ballot in Tuesday’s primaries, and newcomer ...

City elections 2012

Less than half of registered voters cast ballot in city race

Other than a slight programming error with one electronic polling machine, election officials said the major problem with ...

City elections 2012

Brown, West to be in runoff

Larry L. "Butch" Brown has the lead in the race for Natchez mayor, but will face Phillip West ...

City elections 2012

Gray defeats Frazier

James "Rickey" Gray has defeated challenger Billie Joe Frazier in the Ward 2 alderman race.

City elections 2012

Mathis, Gray re-elected; Smith, Dillard move on to general election

Incumbents won out Tuesday night, winning outright in Ward 1 and 2 and moving on to face a ...

City elections 2012

Dillard wins primary, defeats Brown

NATCHEZ — Incumbent Dan Dillard will move on to the General Election to face Forrest Foster.  

City elections 2012

ELECTION UPDATE: Voter turnout low so far

Election commissioners say voter turnout is at approximately 28 percent as of 4 p.m., much lower than they ...

City elections 2012

ELECTION UPDATE: No lines at city voting polls

Voters moved quickly through polling locations this morning to vote for the Democratic candidates that will head to ...

City elections 2012

Time to vote: Polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voters are heading to the polls today for the city’s primary election to cast votes for the Democratic ...

City elections 2012

Will city continue recent cycle of hiring one-term mayors?

In order to have three candidates with mayoral experience on the ballot, a city must have a lot ...

City elections 2012

Upcoming primary has three times the mayoral experience

It’s the game of the year, the decade, the century even.

City elections 2012

Voters ready for primary election

Editor’s note: The original version of this story incorrectly listed the number of absentee ballot requests received by ...

City elections 2012

Mayoral candidates talk tourism

Mayoral candidates answered a few questions from Natchez bed-and-breakfast owners Tuesday at a forum focused on bed and ...

City elections 2012

Three aldermen walk out of meeting

Editor’s note: The original version of this article incorrectly listed one of the aldermen who voted against the ...

City elections 2012

Candidates raise thousands of dollars in 2012 campaign

Three of the five mayoral candidates in next Tuesday’s election have raised more than $100,000 — though more ...

City elections 2012

Aldermen candidates take stage, talk about racial votes

With the primary election just one week away, a crowd of Natchez residents gathered at the Natchez Convention ...

City elections 2012

West, Frazier upset over sign code enforcement

Two candidates in next week’s city elections contend enforcement of the city’s campaign sign ordinance is unfair and ...

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