Opinion

C-word — It will not have the final say

The c-word. I really don’t like saying it. And I suspect I am not alone. Far too many ...

Opinion

Our thanks go out to election workers

Adams County election workers will receive an extra $100 in hazard pay for working this year’s election, which ...

Opinion

Help is available for domestic violence victims

October is domestic violence awareness month. Domestic violence — also called intimate partner violence, domestic abuse or relationship ...

Opinion

Physician, patient: Vote yes on Initiative 65

As a medical resident and a patient with multiple sclerosis, I support medical marijuana as a treatment option ...

Opinion

Prepare now to weather life’s disasters

If forecasters are correct, Natchez and Adams County should suffer an inch or two of rain and not ...

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 ...

Z – Newsletter Opinion

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 ...

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