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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, ...

Editorials

No harm in being prepared

It is easy to get comfortable in a bad routine until something bad happens as a result. An ...

Editorials

Please, lock your car doors

Most people can’t stand a thief. We work hard for our possessions and when others take them from ...

Opinion

Will eliminating income tax grow Mississippi?

Gov. Tate Reeves, House Speaker Philip Gunn and others who tout eliminating Mississippi’s personal income tax as a ...

Opinion

Many issues settled as session end nears

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana legislative session enters its last week with Republican leaders’ main tax ...

Opinion

If you value your life, buckle up

Two wrecks in the past week have claimed the lives of four Miss-Lou residents. All four of them ...

Opinion

Can state make a hard turn toward growth, prosperity?

Mississippians, especially young college-educated Mississippians, have been voting with their feet against our state’s status quo. The Magnolia ...

Opinion

Much progress has been made for a safe city

A year ago, during the campaign for Mayor, we talked about building a smart, safe city. Natchez is ...

Opinion

Blessed to have community that honors veterans

What a blessing it is to see a community that so strongly supports those who have fought and ...

Opinion

The time to quit smoking is now

By the Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition Historically, cigar smoking in the United States has been a behavior of older ...

Opinion

Unity is the key to progress in Natchez

What a great meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen we had this week! Unanimously, a bold ...

Opinion

How many roads, indeed?

Editor’s Note: This column is dedicated to the life and times of, and the legend that is Henry ...

Opinion

Time to repair Morgantown Road is now

Twenty years is a long time to ask people to be patient. After 20 years of talking about ...

Opinion

You are invited to participate in procession

By Darrell S. White The history of the City of Natchez is not unlike an onion with its ...

Opinion

Unique opportunity at School of Folk Arts

By Paul D. Sullivan Did you know that indigo was grown in Natchez as a cash crop a ...

Opinion Main

Natchez will miss Dianne’s Frame Shop

What’s the saying? The only constant is change? Natchez and Dianne Kirby face a difficult change together as ...

Opinion

Natchez Festival of Music kicks off Sunday

About six years ago, I suggested to my husband Alan that we should buy a second home for ...

Opinion Main

State court relies on literal reading for ruling

Gov. Tate Reeves made three appointments last week to the Mississippi Community College Board — appointments from the ...

Opinion

Proving grammar can be funny

“Only in grammar can you be more than perfect.”—William Safire ROLLING FORK — No, I do not think ...

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Recreation renewal: Time to play ball

In previous articles, I have written about the Natchez Renewal and the re-opening of our economy after a ...

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