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Posted on October 21 at 12:50 a.m.
sure hope that the learning center grant doesn't turn out to be the mishandled mess the Carol M. White grant was.
Posted on October 20 at 11:09 p.m.
I think mojo's idea of turning Youthbuild over to another non-profit to run is an excellent idea. The grant is not covering the salaries of its employees100%....the city has to put funds in. They have a director (D. Jones), a program manager, secretary, 2 counselors and a construction manager and are only serving an avaerage of 12 young people a day. The rest dropped out. They could subcontract the entire grant out to the Boys & Girls Club will would reduce personnel costs for the city. Also, that organization is much better equipped to screen applicants and pick the ones that are truly motivated since many of them have been club members for years. How about it Jake and crew? Get on the horn and contact Miss Minor. My guess is that she would jump at the opportunity to rework the program and make it successful.
Posted on October 19 at 9:11 a.m.
please consider mixing up the musical selections on Sunday...I like country music but would also like to listen to a variety for my money. Great idea adding the second stage for local talent!!!
Posted on October 18 at 5:38 p.m.
we have two youth basketball leagues too...the private schools have one, then everybody else has one. The only sports that are racially mixed are softball and soccer. It is ridiculous that in 2009 we are still living in any form of segregation in youth sports. Our neighborhoods are integrated...even our private schools are. How far do you think Trinity's football team would have gone in past years without the Ridley boys? not very! The time for looking down at someone because of their race is long past.....maybe through recreation reform we can FINALLY catch up with the rest of the state and country....do I think its going to happen? Not likely. When a current executive officer of one of the garden clubs was asked a few days ago the chances of the pageant being rewritten to include our entire history, her response was "not gonna happen". This is a person that has the power to make that happen, who is an educator and could truly make a difference. Instead, she is going with "status quo".
Posted on October 16 at 1:36 p.m.
I think Greg made some very valid points...but tourism will NEVER be a major industry like it is in other cities until we change the staff at the top. Eawpropos, thank you for answering my question...now I understand why all the negative comments. Did you happen to catch her on TV? Awful! She had the most sour expression on her face...and she was supposed to be encouraging women to come to Natchez. It doesn't surprise me that you are having trouble. I would suggest trying to talk to the aldermen..not B. Pollard- they are BIG buddies_ if Jake doesn't respond.
Posted on October 16 at 10:36 a.m.
I too live in the neighborhood Mrs. Begley resides in. The attck she described happened at 2:00 on a SATURDAY AFTERNOON! The man was working in his yard and was attacked by a knife-wielding thug. I thought my neighborhood was safe but the reality is, there is nowhere safe. Think hard about the kind of person you want for sheriff....their job is only going to get increasingly more difficult. It will take a cool head, firmness, and innovative prevention to change the crime wave we are now experiencing.
Posted on October 16 at 10:29 a.m.
who is running the visitor's center? This is the second or third comment I have seen about this woman's negative attitude.... who is it?
Posted on October 14 at 6:08 p.m.
Thank you Greg for saying what needed to be said and to the audience it needed to be said to. I wish I could say it will make a difference. In order to really develop tourism in this community to be able to compete with the Savannah's and other cities we need visionaries. Connie Taunton is not a visionary. Jake is not a visionary. Walter Tipton is not a visionary. That's not to say that they don't perform their job duties....the do. But what made Butch and Brad Chism and others so unique is that they were visionaries. The sad thing is that Natchez is chock full of of visionaries...some of them the Chamber recognized..that are ready, able and willing to start changing Natchez. Margaret Perkins, Jennifer Ogden-Combs, Teresa Busby, Greg and many others are ready, able, and willing to step up. We need to tap what we have. Greg spoke the truth...none of our children or grandchildren will return to Natchez if something doesn'r change.
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Posted on November 21 at 10:45 a.m.
I never know who to call about what....and I live here! Can you imagine the confusion a tourist feels? Merge them into 1 agency.....it will a) save money b) make them run more efficiently c) eliminate competion d)be less confusing. If the City really wants to save money, they would seriously look into this. I have my doubts about their willingness...they definitely have their "favorites" at tourism office.
On Should Natchez merge some of its organizations that work to promote the town and its businesses?