topofthemorning, Author at Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper

Opinion

Bittersweet Moment: A monument to whom?

There’s been a lot of conversation about a monument burning down. And the question that keeps echoing is: a monument to whom? Just walk with ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 2:22 pm

Opinion

Natchez’ Finest: Thanking those who serve and protect

In 1962, National Police Week was established by a joint resolution of Congress. That same year, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Saturday, May 17, 2025 11:15 pm

Opinion

From the Mayor’s Desk: An Easter Message

Easter has always been a highlight of the year for me. Set in Spring, it is indeed a time of renewal, a time of new ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Saturday, April 19, 2025 11:52 pm

Opinion

What was relationship between law, race and slavery in Colonial Natchez?

As European settlers began to explore the lower Mississippi Valley and displace Native American people to build settlements, the Europeans knew they needed to generate ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Saturday, April 19, 2025 11:50 pm

Opinion

An Easter to Remember: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Christ Church and So Much More

For decades I have visited Christ Episcopal Church, a beautiful Gothic Revival church that sits dramatically on a little hill at the crossroads of Miss. ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Friday, April 11, 2025 5:23 pm

Opinion

Natchez together: A festival of ideas

LEST WE FORGET! August 16, 2024, I wrote in this paper of a remarkable woman who would have been 100 years of age, who embarked ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Saturday, March 22, 2025 9:00 pm

Opinion

Who is Judith Sargent Murray? Never heard of her

In April 1790, Judith Sargent Murray wrote these words: “Yes, ye lordly, ye haughty sex, our souls are by nature equal to yours; the same ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Saturday, March 22, 2025 8:55 pm

Opinion

Follow The Frenchmen with Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration

The Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration, in partnership with the Mississippi Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, will host Follow the Frenchmen through ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 2:42 pm

Business

Merit Health Natchez kicks off Jars of Love peanut butter drive

Access to nutritious food significantly affects overall health and well-being. To fight hunger and advance our purpose of helping people get well and live healthier, ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 2:34 pm

Opinion

From the Mayor’s Desk: It’s time for Spring Pilgrimage

NATCHEZ — Warmer weather has arrived. After some seriously cold days and nights, it is indeed refreshing to enjoy the warm sunshine and the early ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Saturday, March 8, 2025 6:42 pm

News

Support Natchez Stewpot through Empty Bowls

Empty Bowls will be held Sunday, March 16, from noon until 1:30 pm at the bluff Bandstand on Broadway Street in downtown Natchez. Empty Bowls ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Wednesday, March 5, 2025 3:44 pm

Opinion

It’s never too late for justice

Many of the unsolved racially motivated killings that were committed during the Civil Rights Era in the 1960s are now more than 40 years old. ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Saturday, February 22, 2025 5:49 pm

Opinion

From the mayor’s desk: Workforce development on the rise

When our Natchez Renewal began in 2020, one of our top priorities was to get workforce development moving in Natchez and Adams County. We already ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Saturday, February 22, 2025 5:44 pm

Opinion

From the mayor’s desk: Black History Month celebrating unity, community and opportunity

Every February, we as a city take the opportunity to share and explore an amazing and important aspect of our story – Our Black History. ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Saturday, February 15, 2025 1:38 pm

Opinion

Ballet Magnificat is coming!

VIDALIA, Louisiana — Earlier in the month, Mayor Dan Gibson wrote a commendable and inspiring message in the Top of The Morning to encourage the ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Sunday, February 2, 2025 9:56 pm

Opinion

So in Love – Valentine’s Day Concert 

NATCHEZ — Are you looking for a romantic way to spend Valentine’s Day this year with one special person or a group of single friends? The ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Sunday, February 2, 2025 9:52 pm

Opinion

From the Mayor’s Desk: Looking forward to a great 2025

It’s hard to believe we are already three weeks into the new year – time truly has been flying by. And with 2025 now in ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Saturday, January 25, 2025 10:33 pm

News

Lights, camera, action!…It’s happening in Natchez

Natchez has always been a city that captures the imagination. John James Audubon reproduced its alluring landscape on canvas in 1823, the only pure landscape ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Sunday, January 19, 2025 9:42 am

Business

Historic Natchez Foundation to host annual meeting at Louie, Louie’s

The Historic Natchez Foundation is holding its annual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the new event venue Louie, Louie’s ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 11:23 am

Opinion

A New Year message: ‘I look to the hills’

An old year is ending — a new year is beginning. Normally, this is a time for a mayor to reflect on all that was ... Read more

by Top of the morning, Tuesday, December 31, 2024 12:50 pm

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