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 ...

News

Trinity Church celebrates Eastertide 2023

For much of the Christian world, the season of Jesus Christ’s resurrection is celebrated over the course of ...

News

From the mayor’s desk: Remembering Dan Dillard

This week, we said goodbye to a great public servant of Natchez, Daniel George Dillard – longtime alderman, ...

Opinion

Downtown is hopping! Let’s go shopping!

This weekend is hopping with downtown shopping. Saturday there is a Big Hat Brunch at the Guest House ...

Opinion

Loss felt in the Natchez community

Natchez is still in shock from the unexpected loss felt in recent days, starting with the burning of ...

Opinion

What became of Dr. Smith? A hidden Mississippi history

Raised in Natchez, Noah Saterstrom is widely recognized as one of the major Southern artists active today. Educated ...

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 ...

Opinion

Post-partum Medicaid expansion the right thing to do

Mississippi took a critical and much-needed step forward in providing healthcare on Thursday as Gov. Tate Reeves signed ...

Opinion

Do you want to recapture lost retail dollars?

There is a New Orleans band named “Benny Grunch and the Bunch” who have a song that seems ...

Opinion

So many great events this weekend – our Natchez spirit is shining

This weekend, there are so many great events happening that it is impossible to count – I know ...

Opinion

Town Hall employees sent home with pay for tardiness? Doesn’t make sense

Just when we thought we’ve seen it all in Ferriday, Louisiana, the next thing happens. The little town ...

Opinion

Now is the time to plan for storms

In the South, we know spring weather can be volatile. March ushers in azaleas and tourists in Natchez. ...

Opinion

Do city’s business codes and zoning mean nothing?

We were relieved to see the article published in The Democrat addressing the issues with code enforcement in ...

Opinion

A little self-evaluation is a good thing

Joe Fratesi and Chance McDavid were in town last week as the dynamic duo working with Leadership Natchez. ...

Opinion

County can’t afford twice-weekly garbage collection

The Adams County Board of Supervisors’ three-to-two vote on Monday to grant the successor company to the now ...

Opinion

Springing forward isn’t the healthiest choice

It’s that time again. Here in the Miss-Lou we’re springing forward to Daylight Saving Time as Standard Time ...

Opinion

Natchez, it’s time to let our light shine!

Lately, it can be quite depressing to read the reports of political controversies happening within our state, not ...

Opinion

Seeing the face of God among us

The questions never came with a warning. When my children were little, the questions came, most often, at ...

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