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 ...

Opinion

Putting AEDs in public schools is a good move

Five weeks ago, millions of Americans watched as Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during a Monday Night ...

Opinion

Come to breakfast

Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann, in a recent Natchez visit, said Mississippi is in “amazing economic shape” with $1.4 ...

Opinion

Most want Medicaid expansion; why aren’t legislators listening?

If it’s what the majority of the electorate wants, shouldn’t we be able to get it? That’s a ...

Opinion

Spend surplus state money on bailing out rural hospitals

Mississippi has nothing short of a full-blown healthcare crisis and those in charge of state government seem to ...

Opinion

Ever considered elected office? Now is your chance

Now is the time to get involved in government in more ways than one. Qualifying for local and ...

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Historic Natchez Foundation to host annual meeting Thursday

The Historic Natchez Foundation invites the Natchez community to attend its annual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 12, from ...

Opinion

Eyes on Election Day

Yes, 2023 is a year full of promise indeed. Tuesday, Jan. 3, marks the beginning of a new ...

Opinion

New Year blessings

Every 31st of December, as an old year ends and a new year begins, people everywhere pause to ...

Opinion

New Year’s Resolutions

Here we are again at that awkward lull between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Some are still on ...

Opinion

The birth of Jesus is reason to celebrate

Amid the pageantries and the buying of gifts during Christmas, it is sometimes easy to forget that the ...

Opinion

Yes, Virginia. There is a Santa Claus

Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response ...

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Cal Green has our support for Interim Police Chief

Caroline “Cal” Green has our full support for her new role as the Interim Police Chief of the ...

Opinion

Now is time to consider consolidating law enforcement

Natchez Police Chief Joseph Daughtry will shortly become Columbus’s next chief of police. We wish him well and ...

Opinion

Get ready to vote, Mississippi!

While Mississippians across the state are gearing up for the next school year, our office is preparing for ...

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