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Natchez NAACP announces plans for Medgar Evers’ 100th birthday celebration
NATCHEZ – A special two-day event celebrating the life and legacy of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers will be held in early July in ...
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Miss-Lou Military Museum to close by end of June
NATCHEZ—The Miss-Lou Military Museum and Veterans Welcome/Information Center will close its doors around the end of June, according to Larry Smith, president of the Home ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Thursday, May 29, 2025 12:38 pm
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Miss-Lou Memorial Day Parade set for Monday, May 26
NATCHEZ — The annual Miss-Lou Memorial Day Parade, one of the longest-running Memorial Day traditions in the United States, will be held Monday, May 26, ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Tuesday, May 20, 2025 12:07 pm
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Natchez College to host Anne Moody interpretive center
NATCHEZ – A building on the campus of Natchez College will soon house historic documents, artifacts, and memorabilia of one of its famous students and ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 2:51 pm
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Downtown Karla Brown seeks volunteers for Memorial Day event to honor fallen soldiers
NATCHEZ – When Karla Brown goes out this year to honor the deceased U.S. service members on Memorial Day, she will keep a promise she ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Friday, May 2, 2025 12:26 pm
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Cypress knees exhibit highlights little-known piece of Natchez history
NATCHEZ – Members of the Woven Wind project used clay sculptures of cypress knees Friday, April 25, to highlight the history of the Toles family ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Thursday, May 1, 2025 1:55 pm
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Freedom celebration for Prince Ibrahima and Isabella set for May 10
NATCHEZ – A special event celebrating the 197th Freedom Anniversary of Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima and his wife, Isabella, will be held from 1 to 3 ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Tuesday, April 29, 2025 10:37 am
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Zandra McDonald to speak at 85th commemoration of the Rhythm Night Club Fire
NATCHEZ – Zandra McDonald, superintendent of the Natchez-Adams School District, will be the guest speaker for the 85th commemoration of the Rhythm Night Club fire ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Monday, April 21, 2025 12:34 pm
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GET READY: Natchez Powwow is this Saturday, Sunday on the bluff
NATCHEZ — The 2025 Natchez Powwow will be a weekend of Native American culture brimming with great music, food, and exciting entertainment on the Natchez ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Wednesday, March 26, 2025 11:38 am
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Rhythm Night Club Museum opens ‘theater room’ to share stories of survivors
NATCHEZ – The Rhythm Night Club (On Site) Memorial Museum has opened a theater room where visitors can watch recordings of the people who survived ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Friday, February 7, 2025 12:40 pm
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Frazier honored to be named Grand Marshal for MLK parade
NATCHEZ — Natchez Alderman Billie Joe Frazier, Ward 2, will serve as the grand marshal for the NAACP’s annual Martin Luther King Day parade in ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Monday, January 20, 2025 12:41 pm
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‘I Have a Dream Youth Luncheon’ set for Jan. 20
NATCHEZ — After being on hold for several years, the “I Have a Dream Youth Luncheon” will once again be held in recognition of Dr. Martin ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Tuesday, January 14, 2025 10:54 am
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Prince among slaves: New grant will fund Prince Ibrahima brochure
NATCHEZ – Mississippi Humanities Council recently awarded a $2,111 mini-grant to Visit Natchez for a new publication on the life of Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Friday, January 3, 2025 3:00 pm
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MDAH in 2025: New name in store for Grand Village
NATCHEZ — Katie Blount, director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, announced major plans for multiple historic sites in 2025 — and later ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Tuesday, December 31, 2024 11:18 am
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Freedom marker honoring Deacons for Defense and Justice is installed
NATCHEZ — Janice J. Herbert and Willie Carter say they are happy and proud to see the Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honoring the Natchez Deacons ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Thursday, December 5, 2024 12:39 pm
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Harris named winner of 2025 Historic Preservation Award
NATCHEZ – Lance S. Harris, sites operation administrator for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, is the winner of the 2025 Historic Preservation Award presented ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Friday, November 15, 2024 3:50 pm
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Day to discuss 1837 loss of steamboat Monmouth at Historical Society event
NATCHEZ – Yvonne Lewis Day, a noted writer and researcher, will talk about the collision and loss of the steamboat Monmouth at the Tuesday, November 26 ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Friday, November 15, 2024 1:06 pm
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Natchez Colored Troops t-shirt campaign will help fund monument
NATCHEZ – The Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Monument Committee is selling t-shirts to raise funds for the monument that will honor more than 8,000 Black ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Thursday, November 7, 2024 12:08 pm
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Veterans Week programs announced for Miss-Lou
Special to The Natchez Democrat NATCHEZ — Several Veterans Day programs will be held in Natchez, Vidalia, and Ferriday between November 6 and 12. Veterans ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 4:58 pm
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Natchez Historical Society funds marker honoring Prince Ibrahima
NATCHEZ – The Natchez Historical Society has made it possible for Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (1762-1829) to be honored with his own historical marker. ...
by Roscoe Barnes III, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 3:46 pm
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