Five-year-old Charlie Mason was doing a little egg bartering with his 3-year-old sister Margaret Moss Mason Sunday afternoon at the end of the Natchez Garden Club’s Easter egg hunt on the grounds of Monmouth Historic Inn. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

Children hop over the landscaping to get to the eggs quickly after the horn sounded to start the race. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

Hank Moffett, 4, takes a brief break from hunting to wave to the Easter Bunny. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

The Alcorn State University Concert Choir presented its spring concert Sunday evening at Trinity Episcopal Church. The choir was under the direction of guest student conductor O’Neil Jones. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

The Alcorn State University Concert Choir presented its spring concert Sunday evening at Trinity Episcopal Church. The choir was under the direction of guest student conductor O’Neil Jones. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)