Opinion

God works in mysterious ways

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:11 ...

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Mississippi might have to rethink capitol statues

Mississippians find unity in bragging about the state’s influence on American culture. The state prides itself on being ...

Opinion

Louisiana to have new approach for voting machines

Gov. John Bel Edwards, Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and Republican lawmakers have agreed to rework Louisiana’s method ...

Opinion

Nonprofit offers a hand up not a handout

By Jenny Flores The purpose of Paul and Silas Freedom Project is to offer incarcerated individuals and their ...

Opinion

For sake of our community, get vaccinated

Some continue to think COVID is “fake news,” or a political tool made up by the Democratic Party ...

Opinion

July 4 great fun and great community relations

To the editor: The recent Hank Williams Jr. Festival was a resounding success in many ways. Of great ...

Opinion

How many voted for medical marijuana?

The narrative has developed that 74% of the people who went to the polls in November supported medical ...

Opinion

Trouble in paradise: Fox stars rival

As a general rule, I don’t care much for the “inside baseball” stories that the big media can’t ...

Top of the Morning

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

Hats off to community for Hank concert success

If there is one thing more impressive than Hank Williams Jr. coming to Natchez to put on a ...

Opinion

July 4 is like Thanksgiving, but with fireworks

What does your July 4 celebration entail? For most of us, it includes gathering friends and family together ...

Opinion

Fourth of July – a Time to Remember

The Fourth of July has always been one of my favorite holidays. Having grown up the son of ...

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

New laws affect alcohol, elections and autopsies

Several new laws take effect July 1 in Mississippi, including one that will allow home delivery of liquor, ...

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

A tribute to dad, John O. Emmerich Jr.

It took Father’s Day rolling around to realize I had never written a column on Father’s Day about ...

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 ...

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