Photo feature: The light in the darkness

Published 12:05 am Sunday, December 21, 2014

By Ben Hillyer

Outlined in bright, colorful Christmas lights, the towboat called the “Sally Archer” pushes a load of barges down the Mississippi River underneath the Mississippi River bridges spanning between Natchez and Vidalia Friday night. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

Outlined in bright, colorful Christmas lights, the towboat called the “Sally Archer” pushes a load of barges down the Mississippi River underneath the Mississippi River bridges spanning between Natchez and Vidalia Friday night. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

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