Opinion

Major utilities support new Mississippi state flag

On Nov. 3 Mississippians will vote on important measures, including the opportunity to approve a new state flag. 

Opinion

Halloween can be fun and safe for children

The city and county’s emergency operations committee made the correct decision in not mandating a set of rules ...

Opinion

Natchez put the ‘unity’ in community last weekend

Waking up on Sunday morning with the pride felt for my city was indescribable. The Great Mississippi River ...

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Time to crack down on shootings

Natchez has too many shootings within the city limits, and many of those shootings are concentrated in just ...

Opinion

Incident makes you wonder about mail-in voting

My mother, Dorothy Stubbs, is well known to many in our community as a regular past contributor to ...

Opinion

Crime: We are taking necessary steps to stop it

We are blessed to live in a city with a low crime rate. This past weekend, thousands of ...

Opinion

Live music returns in outdoor concert

“Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.”

Opinion

Natchez Balloon Festival was a great, fun event

Natchez came to life last weekend after lying dormant through eight months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion

Tourism uptick a good reflection on community

Tourism is apparently doing well in Natchez, at least based on anecdotal evidence from Pilgrimage officials, hoteliers and ...

Opinion

Slowly but surely positive change happening here

Creating positive change in a community does not happen overnight. Rather, creating change is like turning a barge ...

Opinion

Dunleith on verge of being better than ever

Like with virtually everything else, COVID-19 has thrown a kink in the plans to reopen Dunleith Historic Inn, ...

Opinion

Things for which to be thankful this fall Friday

We have a number of things for which to be thankful on this fine fall Friday.

Opinion

Do not delay breast cancer screenings

Breast cancer and other medical illnesses remain a risk for women — even in the midst of the ...

Opinion

Counting our blessings in aftermath of Delta

Natchez and Adams County took a pretty good blow from Hurricane Delta when it blew through the Miss-Lou ...

Opinion

Hurricane Delta was bad; could have been worse

Preliminary reports show that Adams County received more than $125,000 in damages due to Hurricane Delta that move ...

Opinion

Patten, Blaney need to find common ground

The big news this week out of the Adams County Board of Supervisors’ meeting was that a Natchez ...

Opinion

Natchez Balloon Festival, a welcome respite

While the 35th annual Natchez Balloon Festival is going to be a pared down version of its former ...

Opinion

Lessons learned from COVID-19 experience

Since COVID 19 moved into the United States, reaching the Miss-Lou in March, I have learned a few ...

Opinion

Fix recreation commission before adding more

Natchez and Adams County have begun discussions of repairing a broken recreation commission.

Opinion

Recreation renewal — city, county work together

Grateful. I’ve been using this word a lot lately.

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