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Natchez celebration, State of the City Address July 23

This is a time for celebration! Coming off an exciting several weeks, from a record number of Juneteenth ...

Editorials

Don’t trash the region’s waterways

If you walked down the banks of any lake, stream, river and bayou in the area, you are ...

Opinion

Mississippi State’s victory goes to fans

Mississippi State fans dressed in the school’s colors painted a sea of maroon and white across T.D. Ameritrade ...

Opinion

Think about your pets July 4

After more than a year of isolation, this July 4th could be one of the most celebrated in ...

Opinion Main

Chamber’s Taste of Natchez a tremendous hit

It feels wonderful to return to some semblance of life as we knew it before COVID. Tuesday night’s ...

Editorials

Keep Natchez open for July 4

Natchez is about a week from one of its biggest weekends ever. Hank Williams Jr. headlines a weekend ...

Opinion

Beware of heat-related illnesses

Miss-Lou temperatures for the last two weeks have consistently been in the 90s. Add humidity, and it is ...

Opinion

Progress at Forks of the Road worth celebrating

It’s hard to think of a more moving history demonstration than the one by Natchez National Historical Park ...

Editorials

Hats off to good fathers

Being a father is difficult job. It must be. It’s also one of the most important jobs in ...

Top of the Morning

Festival of Music: 30 years is reason to celebrate

Many years ago, after attending the Santa Fe Opera Festival in 1990, former Natchez resident Lani Riches asked ...

Opinion Main

Supreme Court ‘shall’ give judges a pay raise

In the parlance of Mississippi Supreme Court justices, the word “shall” means maybe when it comes to fully ...

Editorials

Outside summer activities to beat boredom

We are only a month into the summertime and kids have probably run out of things to do ...

Letters to the Editor

The history of Juneteenth in Natchez

To the editor: Rumors are claiming that a certain person is saying something about being the one person ...

Letters to the Editor

Help available for incarcerated and their families

To the editor: Paul and Silas Freedom Project is a nonprofit organization located in Adams County. We serve ...

Opinion Main

We have high hopes for Ritz

It is exciting to hear that the nostalgia of a movie theater could be preserved in the form ...

Opinion

June 20 day of celebration at Trinity Church

Sunday, June 20, is a day of celebration at Trinity Episcopal Church! This day begins the celebration of ...

Opinion Main

Is it time to remove the Duncan Park train?

My mother, the late Irene Kelly Wall, remarked more than once that she raised her children during the ...

Opinion

Duncan Park Golf has great things in store

Last weekend golfers played in The Natchez Open on a picturesque Duncan Park Golf Course. Several golfers mentioned ...

Top of the Morning

Juneteenth – A celebration for all of us

I will never forget the first time I heard about Juneteenth. My friend and pastor, the late Bishop ...

Opinion Main

Embracing technology for a new future for state

Growing up in rural Calhoun County, I learned many things. I learned how to work with my hands, ...

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