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OPEN HOUSE: Frazier Extended Education and Cultural Enrichment Center open Dec. 2

NATCHEZ — The nonprofit Pretty Girls with Brains and the Southwest Wellness Association of Mississippi announced an open ...

Opinion

Operation Safe Neighborhoods: What took so long?

We applaud the onset of Operation Safe Neighborhoods, which was announced on Thursday by city and county officials. ...

Opinion

From the Mayor’s Desk: A time to give thanks for so many blessings

In 1621, 52 surviving Pilgrims from “The Old World” gathered on the east coast of “The New World” ...

Opinion

‘Don’t you see it?’ The worst maritime tragedy you’ve never heard of 

“With strict propriety of language, we might call the awful catastrophe about to be particularized, a massacre, a ...

Business

FEEDBACK: Needs assessment group recommends 200-plus bed jail for Adams County

NATCHEZ — Experts who conducted the needs assessment for a jail for Adams County said the county needs ...

News

Bright Future: Natchez Early College student joins esteemed honor society

NATCHEZ — Natchez Early College Academy senior Zelik Q. Patten has been selected to be a member of ...

News

‘41 students homeless’: Natchez-Adams School District identifies challenges

NATCHEZ — Thursday’s meeting of the Natchez Adams School District’s Board of Trustees contained good news regarding improved ...

News

VPD ‘power patrol’ yields drug busts

Press release VIDALIA — Vidalia Police Officers Dartavious Bethley , Roger McDonald Jr. and Chief Investigator Sam King ...

Business

Natchez loses native son, celebrity chef in death of Aubrey ‘B.J.’ Norman Jr.

NATCHEZ — Natchez lost a native son on Nov. 14, when Aubrey Bernell “B.J.” Norman Jr. died after ...

News

‘A crime has been committed against my son’: Mother seeking charges against shooter in Walnut Street incident

NATCHEZ — As law enforcement officials announced joint efforts to crack down on gun violence, one mother is ...

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FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: Week 15 games

Week 15 Games: 2024 MAIS No. 8 Man Class 1-A State Championship Game at Jackson Academy in Jackson. ...

Business

Operation Safe Neighborhoods: First arrests made from increased patrols

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office conducted a saturation patrol Wednesday evening in Natchez, part of the recently announced ...

News

City, county launch Operation Safe Neighborhoods

NATCHEZ — In a press conference Thursday morning, Natchez Police Chief Caroline Green and Adams County Sheriff Travis ...

News

Judge rules ‘probable cause’ in preliminary exam of vehicle homicide case

VIDALIA, La. — A judge ruled last week that there is “probable cause” for Ben Ceasor, 29, to ...

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Applications are available now for Natchez-based coding academy that opens Jan. 6

NATCHEZ — Anyone 18 years old and older interested in a coding career can apply now for a ...

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DA calls for ‘sense of calm’; mayor sets press conference to address recent shootings

NATCHEZ — Three shootings in Natchez in less than a week have some residents in the city on ...

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Courthouse Records: Marriages, land transactions, civil cases and more through Nov. 14

Adams County Nov. 8-14 Civil suits: DHS — John Holmes. DHS — Ramona L. Hawkins. DHS — Jamison ...

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What a lucky dog: Amite County man wins $100,000 lottery prize

An Amite County man is a $100,000 richer after playing the Mississippi Lottery. According to the Mississippi Lottery, ...

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Ferriday season over, five players suspended after game-ending brawl in playoff

FERRIDAY, La. — Even though Ferriday High School was leading Lake Arthur High School on the scoreboard last ...

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Louisiana school performance scores released today; How did Concordia Parish do?

CONCORDIA PARISH, La. — The 2024 school performance scores released today by the Louisiana Department of Education show ...