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Merit Health Natchez: No COVID-19 in Natchez hospital

NATCHEZ — Merit Health Natchez officials said Thursday afternoon that no confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported at ...

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Mississippi reports first positive case of COVID-19

The individual is a Forrest County adult male who recently traveled to Florida. After confirmation by the Mississippi ...

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Local task force: Concerns about virus need to be taken seriously without hysteria

Natchez Mayor Darryl Grennell convened a Coronavirus Task Force a few weeks ago made up of representatives from ...

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Local churches institute changes to worship services in response to virus concerns

From handshakes to Holy Communion, area churches are also making changes in response to concerns about the spread ...

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City hires farmers market director as contracted city employee

NATCHEZ — City of Natchez officials hired Downtown Natchez Farmers Market Director Eddie Burkes as a contracted city ...

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Natchez police investigating fights that sent teen to hospital

NATCHEZ — A Saturday fight near the Natchez Mall between a large group of teens hospitalized one 15-year-old, ...

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Natchez Adams Schools cancel student trip to Biloxi over COVID-19 concerns

As a safety precaution against further spread of COVID-19, the Natchez Adams School District is canceling a trip ...

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Elijah ‘Steppers’ Banks announces bid for re-election

FERRIDAY — Elijah “Steppers” Banks recently announced his candidacy for re-election to the District B seat on the ...

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Robert Gardner Jr. announces re-election campaign

SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT VIDALIA — Robert Gardner Jr. recently announced his candidacy for reelection to Vidalia’s District ...

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Biden wins Adams County and Mississippi in Tuesday primary

Approximately 5,500 Adams County voters cast their ballots in the 2020 Mississippi Presidential Primary Tuesday with the overwhelming ...

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Ribbon cutting for new hydro museum in Vidalia set for Thursday

Thursday is the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Sidney A. Murray Hydro Museum, which moved to ...

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Dog shooting charge dismissed in justice court

A trial for a Natchez man who allegedly shot and killed his neighbor’s dog in January was dismissed ...

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Four arrested in string of car burglaries; attempted murder charges filed

VIDALIA — Vidalia law enforcement officials arrested four suspects they said are the culprits behind a string of ...

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Amite County man turns himself in after being ID’d in surveillance video of store burglary

An Amite County man turned himself in to Amite County authorities Monday afternoon after he was identified as ...

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Natchez Mayor and Board of Alderman postpone Tuesday meeting

Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meetings of the Natchez Mayor and Board of Aldermen have been postponed until Wednesday morning ...

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Film producers, celebrity chef plan new restaurants for Natchez area

NATCHEZ — A celebrity chef and a pair of filmmakers plan to reopen the former Smoot’s Grocery and ...

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Psychiatric care facility planned for former Natchez Community Hospital

A non-profit group plans to place a psychiatric care facility in the old doctors’ pavilion near the former ...

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Changes proposed for county’s public defenders

Adams County Circuit Judges are proposing changes to the public defense system that would, in retrospect, change the ...

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Official: Absentee turnout ‘very low’ for Tuesday’s presidential primary

Mississippi’s presidential primary will be Tuesday and absentee voting has been underway for a few w

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Second Harmony in Park festival planned for April

Organizers are getting ready to set the stage for the second annual free-to-attend festival at Jack Waite Park ...

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