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Chamber honorees exemplify service, humility

Humility and service. Those two words describe the honorees at the Natchez-Adams County Chamber of Commerce awards earlier ...

Opinion

‘When the streets don’t talk’

It’s an ill-conceived, misguided notion that law enforcement officers and public officials should be the only ones concerned ...

Opinion

Lessons learned from the Greatest Generation and all our veterans

George Grantland Jr. was born on the tail end of the Greatest Generation. A self-professed street-wise and wary ...

Opinion

Our Veterans: We can never thank them enough

From the Mayor’s Desk As I approach 2025, which will be my sixtieth year, I realize I have ...

Opinion

Honor those willing to serve on Veterans Day

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. That’s when an armistice went into effect ...

News

Don’t be an hour early, set your clock back

It is again that time of the year when days are shorter. Daylight savings time ends on Nov. ...

News

A tribute to those who shared their zest for life

For readers of a certain age – especially those who enjoyed nights on the town in Natchez in ...

News

Take time this month to ‘think pink’

You may have noticed a theme in today’s edition of The Democrat – and it’s one we’re proud ...

Opinion

Natchez Balloon Festival one of best ever

We can’t recall a more perfect Natchez Balloon Festival. The weather, the balloons, the people, the site, the ...

Business

Rise of green and sustainable industries here

Natchez and Adams County are witnessing a significant diversification with the rise of green and sustainable industries, reshaping ...

News

A 19th century tycoon: Leon Godchaux, ‘Sugar King,’ Duke of Clothing

In 1837, age 13, alone, illiterate, penniless, and Jewish, Leon Godchaux crossed the Atlantic from Alsace-Lorraine and landed ...

Opinion

Picture-perfect fall atmosphere is appreciated

It’s beginning to look a lot like … fall. Just take a trip through downtown Natchez these days, ...

News

7th annual Paint Natchez Pink to be held Oct. 17

In honor and recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Merit Health Natchez is leading the seventh annual community-wide ...

News

Here’s to your community newspaper, in all its forms

You might not have noticed – because we aren’t the best at tooting our own horns – but ...

News

Congratulations to the Best of the Miss-Lou

More than 75,000 votes later, we’re celebrating the Best of the Miss-Lou. The annual reader’s choice awards presented ...

News

Notes and musings from the reporter’s notebook

Just a few weeks back in Natchez and the trusty reporter’s notebook is filling up with scribbles and ...

Opinion

All invited to Cathedral Fall Festival this weekend

We would like to invite the entire community to join us this weekend at Cathedral Catholic School for ...

Opinion

Natchez Balloon Festival: A brief recap of Natchez’s largest festival

Fall is in the air in Natchez. The temperature is dropping, the leaves are changing, and of course, ...

Opinion

Questions remain unanswered about Vidalia’s dog pound

It’s time for Vidalia officials to get serious about the operating guidelines and the future of the dog ...

Opinion

It’s time to shine the light on our volunteers

By now you’ve likely read Sabrina Robertson’s story about the vital work AmeriCorps volunteers are doing in Ferriday, ...

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