Opinion

School board members want to make improvements

As a former classroom teacher and a current classroom teacher who serve on your Natchez Adams County School ...

Opinion

School board members should be elected

Adams County Supervisor Wes Middleton is right.

Opinion Main

Community with no newspaper is bad news

What would my town be without a newspaper? If you haven’t asked yourself that question, perhaps it is ...

Opinion

Now is not time to let guard down on COVID-19

After weeks of spiking numbers, Mississippi’s new confirmed COVID-19 numbers are starting to level off and are not ...

Opinion

Consider becoming humane society member

The purpose of the Natchez Adams County Humane Society (NACHS) is to promote the humane treatment of animals. ...

Opinion

Tourism is making a comeback in Natchez

While driving to work one morning this week, I spied something elusive, something we’ve been sorely missing here, ...

Opinion

Natchez Bicycle Classic will ride on Sept. 19

On Sept. 19, 2020, the Natchez Bicycle Classic will take place, starting on Broadway Street in front of ...

Opinion

COVID-19 effects apparent as football starts

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on virtually every aspect of our lives over the past several ...

Opinion

PPP loans were a waste of taxpayer money

Paycheck Protection Program loans for local businesses, immoral, illegal or neither?

Opinion

Please do not relight Mississippi River bridges

I was incredulous when I read that Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson was near completing a deal with MDOT ...

Opinion

I proclaim it Task Force Time in Natchez

Rome wasn’t built in a day. And one person didn’t build it either. If I’ve learned anything in ...

Opinion

Now is not time to relight bridges

Local officials may be seeking a bright silver lining during this strange year, but do they see the ...

Opinion

State must address criminal justice inadequacies

Mississippi has a crime problem.

Editorials

State’s criminal justice system fails again

An off-duty state trooper is dead and at least one of the suspects in the killing was under ...

Opinion

It’s easier to play victim than be accountable

Accountability is a willingness to accept responsibility for one’s actions. And while sometimes it is easier to play ...

Opinion

Register to vote by Oct. 5

Remember this date: Oct. 5.

Opinion

Here’s a way you can help during uncertain time

Perhaps not everything about this COVID-19 pandemic situation has been negative. Families are spending more time together. More ...

Opinion

Our boat may be small, but opportunities great

When he was president, John F. Kennedy kept a small bronze plaque on his desk.

Opinion

Blood drive, Covid-19 antibody testing Aug. 12

Thank you so much to the generous people of the Miss-Lou for donating blood last week at the ...

Opinion

For the love of this community, please wear a mask

Wear a mask. Please. We know. They are uncomfortable. We don’t like them either.

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