Business

Mickey Howley’s Street Talk: Build smarter not farther

As of this writing, the forecast for the next week has high temps all over 100 degrees and ...

Opinion

Our candidate endorsements

The editorial board of The Natchez Democrat met with each candidate in contested races in the Aug. 8 ...

Opinion

Sheriff: Shutting down jail is not that simple

I am writing this article in reference to the photo floating around on social media to set the ...

Top of the Morning

Highlights from the mayor’s third State of the City address

Monday evening, it was my pleasure to present my third State of the City address as your mayor, ...

News

Time to vote for your Miss-Lou favorites

The time to vote is now. Not in the primary elections, mind you. Instead, it’s time to vote ...

Opinion

Natchez still nourishes the ‘foodie’ in us all

Family lore says that I was a picky eater as a child. Spaghetti and meatballs, hot dogs, roast ...

Opinion

Cleaning out the notebook: From baseball to health care

From deep sea tragedies to nail-biting baseball games, it’s been a doozy of a week. And with summer ...

Opinion

Don’t wait until it’s too late for hurricane preparation

Hurricane season is upon us, and it’s never too early to prepare for a storm. While Vicksburg has ...

Opinion

Veterans’ clothing bank to close

Dear Miss-Lou: After five years in operation (except for 14 months during COVID), the Home With Heroes Clothing ...

News

Memorial Day is about honor, courage, duty

The Memorial Day weekend has become a respite from the fast-paced lives we all live. The unofficial start ...

Business

Ah, the smell of moist wood in the summertime!

It is that time of year when love is in the air. I saw it last Sunday night ...

Business

Understanding retail consumption benefits the whole

If the last column bored you with concentric circles, downtown being the epicenter of all three, this one ...

News

Emptying out the reporter’s notebook

Boxes of notebooks are an occupational hazard for a journalist. Moving back to Mississippi from Alabama, I discovered ...

News

Our four-legged citizens deserve more

A little over a year ago, Natchez greatly improved our Animal Control Ordinance. In doing so, we outlawed ...

Opinion

Lawmakers won’t cede power with ballot initiative

“Out of step … with each other and with the vast majority of Mississippians.” That’s how state Rep. ...

Opinion

They are all good dogs

We had to say goodbye to a beloved family member recently. Sport, the ever-happy Springer Spaniel we’d loved ...

Editorials

Community servant honors are well-earned

For years, the Miss-Lou Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame has recognized ...

Opinion

Don’t be fooled by fair weather days

In recent days, we have enjoyed blue skies and easy temperatures around the 70s and 80s with more ...

Opinion

African Children’s Choir in concert here Feb. 18

Natchez is quickly becoming a destination for international cultural events and we couldn’t be prouder to host them. ...

Opinion

We all want a more prosperous and vibrant city

I would like to thank the people who came out to two well-attended meetings recently downtown. There was ...

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