Opinion

Reality eventually wins out despite our desires

A few weeks ago when President Donald Trump announced he would hold a June rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ...

Opinion

Wear your face masks when you are in public

Tourism is beginning to make a bit of a comeback in Natchez.

Opinion

Hoping protests bring about effective change

Anyone who was not disturbed by the video of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on George Floyd’s neck ...

Opinion Columnists

Weak attempt at last-minute surprise fails

“October surprise,” “election surprise,” “11th-hour surprise,” call it what you will, but the last-minute surprise occurs in virtually ...

Opinion

Be prepared to vote in Natchez elections Tuesday

Natchez residents will go to the polls next Tuesday to select Democratic Party nominees for mayor and alderman ...

Opinion

Municipal elections are coming up quickly

During the past couple of months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been easy to forget about some ...

Opinion

Life goes on despite COVID-19 pandemic

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, life goes on. People get married, people have babies and people ...

Opinion

Lessons learned while living through COVID-19

Living through the COVID-19 pandemic is teaching us new things about the people around us and about ourselves.

Opinion

‘I regret that I only have one life to shelter-in-place . . .’

It appears we have reached a tipping point in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion

Stay-at-home enforcement an affront to freedom?

This COVID-19 pandemic has been tough on us all.

Opinion

Pray congregation will quit holding services

Bishop Stanley Searcy, pastor of New Hope the Vision Center Missionary Baptist Church, held a Palm Sunday church ...

Opinion

How to cope in COVID-19 social distancing

Take a deep breath. Enjoy the tranquil world of self-isolation.

Opinion

Social distancing in age of social media is difficult

Say what you will about social distancing or self-quarantining, but one thing is for certain, life in the ...

Opinion

Interesting times we are quarantined in, huh?

What a difference a week makes.

Opinion

Vote today; municipal elections are coming up

Today, Mississippi voters go to the polls to cast ballots in party primary elections for candidates for U.S. ...

Opinion Main

Presidential primary practically settled before we vote

This time next week, we will go to the polls to cast our ballots for the candidates we ...

Opinion

Let the good times roll! Good bye king cakes!

Thank goodness Fat Tuesday has finally arrived.

Opinion

Don’t let bad news overshadow good news

Mardi Gras is coming up next Tuesday and downtown Natchez will be hopping on Friday night with the ...

Opinion

Time to put guns down; ceasefire, Miss-Lou

The week got off to a bad start with a drive by shooting that killed a young man ...

Opinion

Sharing crime video could help solve case

A few weeks ago, reports of shots fired in downtown Natchez began circulating on social media on the ...

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