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Longwood Music Festival is next weekend
NATCHEZ — The 2021 Longwood Music Festival is next Saturday, Oct. 30, staged in front of the beautiful and famous octagonal-shaped antebellum house. Lou Ellen ...
Sabrina Simms Robertson, Author at Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
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Fugitive arrested with guns, meth and ecstasy
NATCHEZ — A Natchez man and woman were arrested early Friday morning on drug and weapon charges less than a year after the man was ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Saturday, October 23, 2021 4:40 am
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Man jumps into river, fights with rescuers
NATCHEZ — Officers pulled a man from the Mississippi River Friday afternoon after he apparently jumped from the banks on Roth Hill Road at about ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Friday, October 22, 2021 5:47 pm
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UPDATE: Third woman charged in Vidalia daycare child cruelty case
VIDALIA — Another woman has been arrested in connection with an ongoing child cruelty investigation at Noah’s Ark Christian Childcare in Vidalia. Law enforcement officials ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Thursday, October 21, 2021 3:28 pm
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NASD members to consider joining city, county to hire workforce development director
NATCHEZ — Local officials plan to meet Monday at 2 p.m. at the City of Natchez Council Chambers to discuss jointly hiring a workforce development ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Wednesday, October 20, 2021 5:06 pm
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UPDATE: Woman faces 11 counts of child cruelty in Vidalia daycare investigation
VIDALIA — A woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with 11 counts of cruelty to a juvenile in connect to an investigation at a Vidalia ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 7:27 pm
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Vidalia daycare shut down amid child cruelty probe
VIDALIA — Noah’s Ark Christian Childcare in Vidalia was empty Tuesday morning while state and local law enforcement agencies investigate reports of suspected child cruelty ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 5:07 pm
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Tornado siren testing Wednesday
NATCHEZ — Tornado sirens are scheduled to go off in Adams County beginning at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, as part of Adams County Emergency ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Monday, October 18, 2021 12:28 pm
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FINAL FLIGHT: Balloon pilots take off for a Sunday afternoon flight
Some hot air balloon pilots got to fly twice on Sunday. As some left at the 36th annual Natchez Balloon Festival’s end, others headed towards ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Sunday, October 17, 2021 7:12 pm
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Traffic dispute ends in gunshot being fired near Main, Broadway streets
NATCHEZ — A traffic accident ended with a gunshot being fired Saturday night near Main and Broadway streets in Natchez. Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson said ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Sunday, October 17, 2021 6:50 pm
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Flying makes it interesting, but people make it fun
A morning time hot air ballooning adventure begins before sunrise. On Sunday, almost everyone didn’t mind waking before dawn to catch a glimpse of the ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Sunday, October 17, 2021 3:25 pm
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New mental health crisis center celebrates opening
NATCHEZ — “We have longed for this day for a long time and we’re very appreciative that it has finally come,” said Sixth District Circuit ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Saturday, October 16, 2021 2:16 pm
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‘A part of life here’ Steckler Award highlights first day of annual festival
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Balloon Festival is like a walk down memory lane for Ron and Mimi Miller, who were both recipients of the “Spirit ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Saturday, October 16, 2021 2:08 pm
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Concordia schools ease quarantine rules
VIDALIA — The Concordia Parish School Board on Thursday voted unanimously to lessen the total amount of time unvaccinated students must quarantine after COVID-19 exposure ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Friday, October 15, 2021 5:24 pm
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‘A little bit of it all’: After 40 years with district, Bostic resigning from school board
VIDALIA — Concordia Parish School Board member John Bostic has announced he will be stepping down as a board member effective Nov. 1. Bostic said ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Friday, October 15, 2021 5:08 pm
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UPDATE: CPSO deputy petitioned for protection from wife before arrested on domestic violence charges
NATCHEZ — Vidalia Police arrested Concordia Parish Sheriff’s deputy Walter Mackel on domestic violence charges Tuesday after he petitioned a court for a restraining order ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Thursday, October 14, 2021 8:26 pm
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School officials respond to complaints over purchasing contract
NATCHEZ — Natchez Adams School District Officials responded to a Letter to the Editor published in The Democrat last week by saying they continue to ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Friday, October 8, 2021 9:00 am
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Photo Gallery: Natchez police, surrounding law enforcement agencies celebrate Nional Night Out
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Police Department and Surrounding agencies celebrated National Night Out Tuesday night on the Natchez bluff. The nationally recognized holiday serves as ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Thursday, October 7, 2021 10:34 am
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New owner of WMIS, WTYJ ‘excited’ for future of Natchez radio stations
NATCHEZ — Last week, Natchez welcomed a new owner of the WMIS 97.7 “The Beat” and WTYJ 1240 “The Buzz” radio stations, Malcolm Inniss. Inniss ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Wednesday, October 6, 2021 10:05 am
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READY FOR TAKEOFF: Natchez Balloon Festival is next weekend
NATCHEZ — Natchez is now one weekend away from the Natchez Balloon Festival, scheduled to take place Friday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 17. Merchandise, ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 3:20 pm
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