benhillyer, Author at Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
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Work crews from the City of Natchez and Adams County started the demolition of the old A&P grocery store on Franklin Street Tuesday. After the ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 2:50 pm
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Picture from downtown Natchez in the snow Sunday night.
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by Ben Hillyer, Sunday, January 10, 2021 9:47 pm
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Residents on both sides of the river celebrated the new year by watching the fireworks over the Mississippi River. Here are some photos from Friday ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Friday, January 1, 2021 8:47 pm
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What was the best part of being the first doctor at Merit Health Natchez to receive the Pfizer version of the COVID-19 vaccine? For Dr. ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Monday, December 21, 2020 4:50 pm
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Video of Saturday afternoon’s take off behind Natchez Mall.
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by Ben Hillyer, Saturday, October 17, 2020 5:33 pm
News
Movie magic thrills and chills percolated inside the Natchez Coffee Company Saturday. Late afternoon customers sipped cups of coffee as they watched a Baton Rouge ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Sunday, October 4, 2020 7:43 pm
Obituaries
Graveside services for Norma Lynne Willey, 73, of Natchez, who dropped her body on September 19, 2020, will be at noon on Wednesday, October 7, ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Sunday, October 4, 2020 4:25 pm
Obituaries
Funeral arrangements for Debra Marie Martin, 64 of Natchez who died Saturday, Oct.3, 2020, in Natchez are incomplete at West Gate Funeral Home.
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by Ben Hillyer, Sunday, October 4, 2020 10:03 am
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The Natchez bluff was busy with a variety of activities Saturday from Rosalie to Learned’s Mill, from dawn to dusk. Monica’s Hope hosted its annual ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Saturday, October 3, 2020 9:18 pm
Business
NATCHEZ — The local car dealership landscape recently changed with the sale of the Great River Nissan and Chevrolet GMC dealerships on D’Evereux Drive. The ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Friday, October 2, 2020 6:56 pm
News
Forget fine dining. A Natchez couple is bringing swine dining back to the Miss-Lou.
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by Ben Hillyer, Thursday, October 1, 2020 7:43 pm
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Weather, fatigue and other contributing factors may have played a significant role in a Sept. 1 plane crash that killed a Natchez veterinarian in a ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Thursday, September 24, 2020 4:05 pm
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More than 1,300 people have signed an online petition imploring the Concordia Parish School Board to reconsider its recent vote to not renew the contract ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 7:11 pm
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The man who helped restore the oldest gravestone in America will offer a free class on headstone preservation and repair at the Natchez City Cemetery ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Friday, September 18, 2020 8:37 pm
News
“The Deepest South of All” — arguably the most talked-about book in Natchez about Natchez — will be the topic of discussion for an upcoming ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Friday, September 18, 2020 8:28 pm
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ArtsNatchez, an artist cooperative, reopened its gallery on Main Street this week after a full renovation during the coronavirus shutdown. More than 30 local artists ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Thursday, September 17, 2020 8:37 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Adams County Emergency Management officials operated the county’s tornado sirens Thursday to test the system after a computer module went down. EMA Director Robert Bradford ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Thursday, September 17, 2020 3:27 pm
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Each August, an army of men and women, well over 300, begin four months on the Mississippi River in an annual effort to maintain the ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 7:07 pm
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A group of community members organized a water and food drive to help Hurricane Laura victims in south Louisiana. Non-perishable food and bottled water were ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Tuesday, September 15, 2020 6:54 pm
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A hurricane warning for Sally was issued Sunday morning from Grand Isle, Louisiana, to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and included metropolitan New Orleans. A storm surge ...
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by Ben Hillyer, Sunday, September 13, 2020 8:05 am
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