News
‘It just about severed her leg,’ Leg restraint leads to amputation for found dog
NATCHEZ — A Rottweiler found Monday near Cutting Edge Glass on Morgantown Road had cable wrapped around her leg so tight that her foot was ...
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Business
School Board: ‘Sales Tax referendum could cost Concordia Parish jobs, revenue’
VIDALIA, La. — An upcoming referendum designed to simplify how sales tax dollars are collected throughout the state could cost jobs and revenue for the ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 10:23 am
News
Emergency officials warn Adams County currently in Tropical Storm Nicholas’ path
NATCHEZ — Rainfall and possible flooding in low lying areas could occur in Adams County Tuesday and Wednesday from Tropical Storm Nicholas, according to the ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Monday, September 13, 2021 4:23 pm
News
Together Again: Pilgrimage Garden Club resumes monthly luncheons, programs post-COVID
Old friends were reunited among some new faces in the Pilgrimage Garden Club on Friday during the first of what will soon become monthly luncheons ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Sunday, September 12, 2021 8:00 am
COVID-19
Concordia Parish School Board adopts new COVID-19 policy for employees
VIDALIA — A policy adopted Thursday by the Concordia Parish School Board allows teachers to receive up to 10 days paid leave for COVID-19, however, ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Saturday, September 11, 2021 2:36 pm
News
UPDATE: Horse dies days after Adams County man arrested on animal cruelty charge
NATCHEZ — A horse that Adams County Sheriff’s Office detectives found lying in a ditch on Lee Road in Natchez Wednesday died on Saturday evening ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Saturday, September 11, 2021 2:11 pm
News
Never Forget: Journalists share their recollection of Sept. 11, 2001
NATCHEZ — Ben Hillyer said on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, it had been a year since he started working at The Natchez Democrat ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Saturday, September 11, 2021 6:00 am
News
Adams County man charged with felony animal abuse for beating horse
NATCHEZ — Adams County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on a felony animal abuse charge for allegedly beating a horse with a knotted rope and ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Friday, September 10, 2021 2:30 pm
News
‘We had children trying to play with guns,’ police chief says: 3 juveniles, young adult arrested in shooting incident
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Police Department has arrested two teens and a young adult man and has issued a warrant for a teen who was ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Friday, September 10, 2021 10:21 am
Business
Natchez getting back to work: Job fair hosts more than 45 employers
NATCHEZ — More than 45 employers from the Miss-Lou region were at the Natchez Convention Center Thursday morning for residents browsing the job market. The ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Thursday, September 9, 2021 9:39 pm
News
Natchez-Adams School District named 2021 Best Community for Music Education
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Adams School District has been named a 2021 Best Community for Music Education in the United States by the National Association ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Thursday, September 9, 2021 9:27 pm
News
Workers prepare set for Natchez Christmas film
NATCHEZ — On Thursday, a comfortable 80-degree September morning in Downtown Natchez, workers from Natchez Public Works and the Christmas Depot Inc., based in Hammond, ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Thursday, September 9, 2021 9:15 pm
News
UPDATE: Suspect arrested in fatal shooting Wednesday in Ferriday
FERRIDAY, La. — Ferriday police have arrested a teen who allegedly shot and killed a man Wednesday afternoon in Ferriday. Denzel Washington, age 19, of ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 7:24 pm
News
Law enforcement officers investigating Wednesday afternoon death in Ferriday
Law enforcement officers are investigating a death at the corner of Georgia Avenue and S. 3rd Street in Ferriday. Ferriday Police and Fire departments and ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 6:38 pm
Business
Fuel refinery project to break ground in 2023, looks to invest $1.5 billion in Natchez
NATCHEZ — Velocys could break ground on a $1.5 billion bio-refinery plant at the Belwood Industrial Park as early as 2023, officials have said. The ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 8:54 pm
News
Police investigating Labor Day homicide in Ferriday
FERRIDAY — The Ferriday Police Department is investigating a Labor Day homicide. Ferriday Police Chief Bo Stevens said the husband of the victim, Richard Martin, ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Monday, September 6, 2021 9:05 pm
Style feature
Artist says 2020 Natchez Balloon Festival inspired winning poster, T-shirt design
NATCHEZ — The winner of the artwork contest for the 2021 Natchez Balloon Festival poster and T-shirt, Debora Novarini, said her first opportunity to attend ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Sunday, September 5, 2021 8:00 am
News
Former Natchez resident recovering from double lung transplant
NATCHEZ — Natchez native Barry Huff, who has just undergone a double lung transplant in an Alabama hospital, is in need of community support. Roy ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Saturday, September 4, 2021 8:00 am
COVID-19
School district adopts incentive for employees to be vaccinated, requires all who are unvaccinated to be tested twice weekly
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Adams School District Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a plan to progress the vaccination of employees last week, which includes incentives ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:49 pm
News
Ferriday native injured, two friends killed in boating accident in south Louisiana
DELACROIX, La. — A Ferriday native was badly injured and two of his friends killed in a boating accident in lower St. Bernard Parish last ...
by Sabrina Robertson, Thursday, September 2, 2021 2:18 pm
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