Ben Hillyer
Lessons for the future lie in our past
Sometimes the past is just as mysterious as the future.
Ben Hillyer
Eighteenth century era coming into focus
How easy is it to catch a glimpse of what Natchez life was like 300 years ago?
Ben Hillyer
Ball fields have big impact on towns like ours
How much of an impact can eight baseball fields have?
Ben Hillyer
Is future of tourism in Pokémon Go?
Have you met Jigglypuff at the intersection of Pearl and Franklin streets? Have you spotted Charmander hiding in ...
Ben Hillyer
Take me back to biscuit country
The line between the North and the South runs through the breakfast table.
Ben Hillyer
Hand me a cold one from the ice chest
When I opened up the ice chest to reach for a cold bottle of water and found submerged ...
Ben Hillyer
Is opinion on state flag changing?
Fifteen years ago I was in a different place in my life — just married, no children and ...
Ben Hillyer
Services hard to come by in our region
The doctor’s words should not have come as surprise when I heard them a few weeks ago.
Ben Hillyer
Vidalia keeps holiday tradition alive with Memorial Day parade
In a region filled with spectacular views, few equal the view of the annual Memorial Day parade crossing ...
Ben Hillyer
Listen for that voice, graduates
To the graduates of 2016, let me be the first to welcome you into the world of adulthood. ...
Ben Hillyer
Natchez mayor’s race not over yet
If you think the Natchez mayor’s race is over, think again.
Ben Hillyer
Election not about cookies, ice cream
My first and only foray into politics was a surprising success.
Ben Hillyer
Tourism voices need to stop, listen
In Natchez, there is no shortage of people with strong opinions. My guess is that it has been ...
Ben Hillyer
‘Your Take’ going strong after 10 years
Ten years and two months, 3,717 photographs later, the “Your Take” feature of The Natchez Democrat keeps going ...
Ben Hillyer
Could Trump give state election blues?
Does Donald Trump’s candidacy open up the possibility that Mississippi will go for a Democrat this year?
Ben Hillyer
Candidates put parents in quandry
Watching my son squirm in his chair doing everything he could to evade my questions, I thought for ...
Ben Hillyer
Old jail? Been there, done that
When it comes to building a new county jail, Adams County leaders have “been there, done that.”
Ben Hillyer
Being gross is in the eye of the beholder
Just like beauty, all things gross and slightly repulsive are in the eye of the beholder.
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