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 ...

Opinion

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 ...

Opinion

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 ...

Opinion

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 ...

Opinion

The Democrat endorses Bailey for tax collector

Tuesday is the November general election. We urge you to take the time to vote. While the ballot ...

Opinion

State testing reveals COVID’s impact in classroom

In a recent interview, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann talked about the long-term negative effects of COVID on Mississippi ...

Top of the Morning

Thank you for the warm welcome

Dear Natchez, Where do we begin?  We arrived in your beautiful town in early July and immediately fell ...

Hurricane Ida

Takin’ A Bite Outta Ida Campaign a success

By Carrie Lambert Thank you to everyone that donated to this Hurricane Ida Relief campaign. Your generosity was ...

Opinion

Americans will unite in wake of this tragedy

Editor’s note: this is a reprint of the original editorial published Sept. 12, 2001, in The Democrat. Shock. ...

Opinion

Plenty of ways to help with relief efforts

Miss-Lou residents who want to help provide relief for Hurricane Ida victims in south Louisiana have several options. ...

Opinion

Get ready to work Natchez

How wonderful it is to see a new business locating here — any new business. But a new ...

Opinion

We want you to share your memory of 9/11

It is hard to believe one of the darkest days in American history unfolded on television screens across ...

Top of the Morning

Reminder to the caregiver: you are not alone

With the advances in health care, people are living longer with chronic health conditions. Furthermore, the impact of ...

Opinion

The mark you leave while here, the mark you leave behind

Natchez musician Stan Smith died this week. He left behind three sons Josh Smith, Ross Smith and Brandon ...

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Word of Eola Hotel project good news here

In the midst of a pandemic, Natchez has continued to make progressive steps to bring more businesses to ...

Top of the Morning

Mayor: Natchez begins vaccination campaign

We all are hearing the stories … people dying of the new COVID delta variant, their last words ...

Editorials

Schools right to require students to mask up

The Natchez Adams School District board of education deserves our praise for its leadership in making decisions that, ...

Opinion

Column: If you value community journalism, ask legislators to support Local Journalism Sustainability Act

For 156 years, this community steadfastly has supported The Natchez Democrat. We thank you for that. We appreciate ...

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