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UPDATE: Recovery effort for barge worker who fell into Mississippi River ceases until morning

NATCHEZ — Emergency personnel were steadily searching for a barge worker who fell into the Mississippi River until ...

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NASD employees remember retired special service director who died in fire, cause still under investigation

NATCHEZ — State fire marshals are still investigating what caused a late Sunday night house fire that destroyed ...

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Gibson, Gaines to provide city, county updates on Friday

NATCHEZ — Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson and Warren Gaines, president of the Adams County Board of Supervisors, will ...

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Swift currents hampering efforts to locate barge worker who fell into river

NATCHEZ — Efforts continue to locate a man who fell into the Mississippi River early this morning near ...

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UPDATE: Police waiting on Crime Lab to confirm identity of man’s body removed from Natchez creek

NATCHEZ — Natchez police investigators are waiting for DNA results from the Mississippi Crime Lab to confirm the ...

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UPDATE: Search and rescue crews continue looking for man who reportedly fell off barge

Search and rescue crews and bystanders lined the levee near the Buzzi Unicem grain elevator in the Natchez-Adams ...

DEVELOPING NEWS

Search under way for man who fell from barge

NATCHEZ — Search is under way near the Natchez Port for a man who fell from a barge ...

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UPDATE: No criminal charges after pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle on Morgantown Road

NATCHEZ — Adams County Sheriff’s Office has determined a fatality involving a pedestrian hit by a vehicle on ...

Business

Downtown stakeholders urged to attend Tuesday webinar at Convention Center

NATCHEZ — Downtown Natchez merchants are invited to take part in a webinar Tuesday from 1 to 2 ...

Business

Only two bid for county’s garbage collection business; lowest bid received at about three times county’s last contracted rate

NATCHEZ — Only two companies presented bids on Monday for the county’s garbage collection. The bids were opened ...

News

VIDEO: Fire destroys home on Brookfield Drive

NATCHEZ — The video above includes scenes from a Sunday night house fire on Brookfield Drive that claimed ...

BREAKING NEWS

UPDATED: Natchez-Adams Schools employee loses life in Brookfield house fire

NATCHEZ — A late-night house fire at 128 Brookfield Drive claimed the life of Dr. Ruby As-Sabor, who ...

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Firefighters battling raging house fire on Brookfield Drive

NATCHEZ — Natchez Firefighters are battling a raging house fire at 128 Brookfield Drive tonight. No other information ...

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UPDATE: Head on collision sends four to hospital, kills dog

NATCHEZ — A head on collision on Kingston Road just west of McCalip Retirement Plantation Road sent four ...

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VIDEO: Young ladies shine like stars at Miss Vidalia 2023 pageant

VIDALIA, La. — Shining like a star seemed to be the theme of the Miss Vidalia 2023 pageant ...

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ACSO, Natchez police, fire departments working to remove body found in creek

NATCHEZ — Natchez police and fire departments and Adams County Sheriff’s deputies are on the scene trying to ...

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Fresh paint and sweet olive: Renewal is happening!

Renewal is happening in Natchez! Everywhere you look you see it – you can even smell it. A ...

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GALLERY: Miss-Lou community benefits from free shopping trip

NATCHEZ — Saturday, the Miss-Lou community was invited to a free shopping trip at the Natchez Community Center ...

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Krewe of Phoenix presents 2023 Royalty

The Krewe of Phoenix is “Back in the Saddle” for the 2022-2023 Mardi Gras season. The Krewe kicked ...

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‘Thank you for everything’: Miss-Lou Family humbled by outpouring of support for 3-year-old son with brain tumor

By Angela Cutrer For The Natchez Democrat   Watson Lane Calhoun is only 3 years old, but he’s ...

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