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Adams County to receive $5.95 million from COVID relief bill

NATCHEZ — Adams County is set to receive $5.95 million from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. ...

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FAA allocates $3.8 million for Natchez-Adams County Airport runway

NATCHEZ — The Natchez-Adams County Airport has been awarded more than $3.8 million from the Federal Aviation Administration ...

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Cathedral graduate honored to reign over Spring Pilgrimage

The 2021 queen of the Natchez Garden Club Royal Court said she is excited to represent Spring Pilgrimage ...

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Highland Baptist hosts drive thru Easter event

Last year COVID canceled the annual Highland Baptist church play depicting the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus ...

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Firefighters save three kittens in Concordia Parish house fire

Lisa Gillespie said her brother Rick Gillespie suffered damage to his home in a fire Friday night in ...

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Natchez State Park to be renamed for former Sen. Bob M. Dearing

NATCHEZ — Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill renaming Natchez State Park in honor of former State Senator ...

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Rare cars getting ready to wow crowds April 10

NATCHEZ — Have you ever seen a Maserati convertible? How about a McLaren Mangusta? “Car guys have heard ...

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Local woman loves small town living

Vera Messer was putting down pine straw in her flowerbed to straighten them up in the warm sunshine ...

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Pastor, healthcare worker goes home after 47-day hospital recovery from COVID

NATCHEZ — Rev. Eugene Prater, the pastor of New Life Apostolic Church on Fatherland Road and administrator at ...

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Natchez man sentenced to 40 years in death of teen mother 

NATCHEZ — On Thursday, Judge Debra Blackwell sentenced Carianta Allen to 40 years in the Mississippi Department of ...

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Cathedral senior named STAR Student, chooses Beesley as STAR Teacher

NATCHEZ — Cathedral High School senior Aiden Whitaker has been named Cathedral’s STAR Student for the 2020-2021 school ...

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Boyd departing Merit Health after three years as CEO

NATCHEZ — Lance Boyd is leaving Merit Health Natchez effective April 20 after three years as the hospital’s ...

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Family rescues dog from meat trade in China

NATCHEZ — The newest member of the Dutton family is short, sweet, super loving and playful despite having ...

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Trusty inmate disappears in woods during trash pickup, later found

NATCHEZ — Law enforcement agencies from Natchez and Louisiana worked collaboratively to track down an inmate who slipped ...

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Carter named new lead administrator at Cathedral School

NATCHEZ — An assistant principal at Vidalia High School as been named lead administrator at Cathedral Schools. Jessica ...

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Car crashes through Natchez hotel room

NATCHEZ — A car drove through the wall of a hotel room at the Travel Inn on Devereux ...

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Slave Dwelling Project coming to Natchez April 17

NATCHEZ — The nationally recognized “Slave Dwelling Project” is coming to Natchez on April 17 in a virtual ...

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Mississippi gov praises teachers as he signs pay raise bill

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday signed a bill authorizing a $1,000 pay raise for ...

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Natchez man’s heart stopped twice, lives to tell his story at AHA fundraiser

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story erroneously stated which hospital John Taylor was treated at for ...

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Downtown Karla Brown stumbles upon journal entry from first trip to Natchez

NATCHEZ — Karla Brown’s story of discovering Natchez, now her home, is a fascinating one that begins in ...

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