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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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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 ...

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Come to breakfast

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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New Year’s Resolutions

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

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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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Four who overcome addiction inspiration for us all

Amidst bad economic news and a divided country, sometimes inspiration is hard to come by. Four young adults ...

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Gov. embarrasses us all with Confederate Heritage Month proclamation, again

Other Opinion On April 8, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves proclaimed April as Confederate Heritage Month, as he has ...

Opinion

How do we move forward as a community?

Last week Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson claimed The Democrat’s coverage of crime in our city and those residents ...

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Do what you love, you’ll never work a day

Nothing says “I love working here” like spending over 50 years in one place. For David Webb, it ...

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300 friendly folks…and a few old soreheads

By Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson In my travels, I have read many a welcome sign. The one for ...

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