Opinion

Restoring Hope, indeed

Hats off to Laine and Kevin Berry and all involved in this weekend’s Restoring Hope event in Natchez. ...

Opinion

Natchez needs a port for smaller boats

Years ago Natchez had a port for small boats. It was a barge boat operated by Steve Stevens ...

Business

Mickey Howley’s Street Talk: Build smarter not farther

As of this writing, the forecast for the next week has high temps all over 100 degrees and ...

Opinion

Let’s stop the blame game over the jail

This has not been a banner couple of weeks at the sheriff’s office with jailbreaks, high-speed pursuits, flooding ...

Opinion

Pardon our progress: Street project set to begin soon

In a couple of weeks, we will break ground on an exciting and very much-needed street infrastructure project. ...

Opinion

Our candidate endorsements

The editorial board of The Natchez Democrat met with each candidate in contested races in the Aug. 8 ...

Opinion

Sheriff: Shutting down jail is not that simple

I am writing this article in reference to the photo floating around on social media to set the ...

Top of the Morning

Highlights from the mayor’s third State of the City address

Monday evening, it was my pleasure to present my third State of the City address as your mayor, ...

Opinion

Supervisors Gaines, Gray stand by garbage collection decision

To the editor:  This has been a challenging four years and we have all felt increase of costs ...

News

Time to vote for your Miss-Lou favorites

The time to vote is now. Not in the primary elections, mind you. Instead, it’s time to vote ...

Opinion

WILSON: I stand by my decision to vote no on garbage contract, and here’s why

I actually am surprised that Warren Gaines and Ricky Gray would bring the garbage contract back out in ...

Opinion

Natchez still nourishes the ‘foodie’ in us all

Family lore says that I was a picky eater as a child. Spaghetti and meatballs, hot dogs, roast ...

Opinion

Angels on the Bluff 2023: Ticket sales Start Aug. 1

“Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains . . .” – so begins a ...

Opinion

OPINION COLUMN: For Adams County Sheriff’s deputies, it’s all in a poorly-paid day’s work

$16.01. That’s the starting hourly wage for a new, inexperienced deputy in the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. $13.23. ...

Opinion

From the Mayor’s Desk: My heart is full

My heart is full! Tuesday night, as we celebrated our country’s 247th birthday, we saw Natchez at our ...

Opinion

Don’t miss opportunity to vote in primaries

Residents in Natchez and Adams County are nearing a couple of important deadlines: the deadline to register to ...

Opinion

Live at Five – On the Fourth! A celebration for all!

Summertime is a wonderful time. Yes, it’s hot – but along with the heat come some great summer ...

Opinion

Cleaning out the notebook: From baseball to health care

From deep sea tragedies to nail-biting baseball games, it’s been a doozy of a week. And with summer ...

Opinion

Anonymous reporting app a positive step

While we’re often raising concerns about the dangers teens face with unlimited access to technology and social media, ...

Opinion

Juneteenth: Hope for a more unified future

Natchez took its celebration of Juneteenth to new heights this year with the addition of the Legends Celebration, ...

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