Natchez Public Works Department employees, from left, Eddie Coleman and John Beech work to take down the Christmas tree in the middle of Main Street and Commerce Street. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

Natchez Public Works Department employee Kenny Jackson, left, directs fellow employee Ricky Evans, not pictured, to where he should drop a segment of the Christmas tree while working with Michael Matthews, right, in the middle of Main Street and Commerce Street Tuesday. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)