Editorials
Medicaid expansion issue needs to be resolved
Efforts to expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor in Mississippi gained the support of faith leaders this week, emphasizing again the desire of many ...
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Opinion
Eclipse 101: Practice safe viewing on Monday
It’s humbling to realize our small place in the cosmos. Next week, there will be for many a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness something remarkable. Those ...
by Editorial Board, Sunday, April 7, 2024 12:15 pm
Business
Miss-Lou will feel loss of businessman
The tragic events of Monday evening are a painful reminder that many of the sweetest things in life are temporary. Jason Tyson, late owner of ...
by Editorial Board, Friday, March 22, 2024 8:17 am
Editorials
Four-day school week could be an example of success
Could the Concordia Parish School Board’s approval of a four-day-a-week school calendar signal a change in the educational model in the Miss-Lou? The approval, which ...
by Editorial Board, Saturday, March 16, 2024 4:23 pm
Editorials
County must move quickly to resolve field rental issues
Build it and they will come. That mantra from “Field of Dreams” is so ingrained in our social consciousness that even fans who haven’t seen ...
by Editorial Board, Monday, March 11, 2024 8:57 am
Opinion
Pilgrimage: a long tradition withstanding the test of time
Seemingly overnight, an explosion of pink, purple and white blooms have appeared in azalea bushes. In Natchez, that can only mean Spring Pilgrimage is not ...
by Editorial Board, Saturday, March 9, 2024 7:00 am
News
Steps toward new jail, though tiny ones, good news
The Adams County Board of Supervisors took two steps at its meeting on Monday that could lead eventually to a new jail here. Our county ...
by Editorial Board, Thursday, March 7, 2024 2:01 pm
Editorials
Anniversary of Wharlest Jacksons death must be remembered
For most people in Adams County, Feb. 27 was a typical day. But for those who recall the history – and those who still live ...
by Editorial Board, Sunday, March 3, 2024 9:37 pm
Editorials
Deserving of praise
Our community is filled with citizens who do good works. These are just a few among us. Seeds of Change Resource Foundation, which sponsored a ...
by Editorial Board, Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:37 pm
Editorials
We need to face juvenile gun crime head on
The deadly shooting in Kansas City this week continues to shine light on a problem facing not just the Miss-Lou, but the entire nation. Two ...
by Editorial Board, Saturday, February 17, 2024 7:48 pm
Editorials
We hope the IHL listened to the Alcorn State University stakeholders
The future of Alcorn State University hinges on several factors, not the least will be the next president and his or her vision and commitment. ...
by Editorial Board, Monday, February 12, 2024 2:08 pm
Editorials
Initial signs of changes in court, DA’s office encouraging
The Natchez community was gripped in fear in January while three teenage inmates from a Hinds County juvenile lockup eluded capture in Adams County. The ...
by Editorial Board, Monday, February 5, 2024 9:47 am
Editorials
Mississippians deserve more than ‘talk’ about health care
It’s a new year; a new Legislature; and the same old problems facing Mississippi’s underinsured and uninsured. But could there be good news on the ...
by Editorial Board, Monday, January 29, 2024 2:50 pm
Editorials
Federal investments in local preservation projects is encouraging
Two recent national grants bring good news for Natchez and beyond. The National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded Beulah Missionary Baptist Church $150,000 from the ...
by Editorial Board, Sunday, January 21, 2024 7:33 pm
Editorials
Congratulations, Historic Natchez Foundation, and thank you
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Historic Natchez Foundation. It is frightening to imagine what Natchez would be today without the vision, direction ...
by Editorial Board, Wednesday, January 10, 2024 11:50 pm
Editorials
A New Year wish list
A new year is upon us and we are filled with optimism about all we can collectively accomplish this year. Here are two items on ...
by Editorial Board, Tuesday, January 9, 2024 11:25 am
Editorials
The Democrat endorses Patten, Cotton, Givens
Adams Countians are fortunate. When voters go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, they have good people from whom to choose for state and ...
by Editorial Board, Sunday, November 5, 2023 9:00 am
Editorials
Constituents deserve better than useless bickering
At the end of the Titan Tire public hearing on Tuesday night, a Natchez resident stood up and gave some much-needed advice to two Natchez ...
by Editorial Board, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 12:54 pm
Opinion
Natchez shines during electric weekend
“The atmosphere in Natchez is just electric.” That’s how one Natchez native described the community early Friday morning, commenting on the activity surrounding this weekend’s ...
by Editorial Board, Saturday, October 21, 2023 8:58 pm
Business
Hiring lobbyists has paid off many times over
One of the best moves City of Natchez and Adams County elected officials have made in recent memory was coming together in September 2020 and ...
by Editorial Board, Wednesday, October 11, 2023 2:18 pm
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