Opinion
Humane Society needs you as a member
What do Jesse James, Charlie Brown, Jethro, Barbie, Scooby-doo and Napoleon have in common? Well, isn’t it obvious? They are some of the most popular ...
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News
City’s Black, Civil War, Union Army Troops topic of Historical Society meeting May 24
Many, if not most of us, are unfamiliar with the significant impact on Union Army troop numbers and effectiveness of the enlistment during the Civil ...
by Top of the morning, Monday, May 23, 2022 5:00 am
Opinion
Our youth leading way past racial divides
Something wonderful happened in Natchez on May 19 – and the great thing about it is that it happened without a lot of fanfare, because ...
by Top of the morning, Sunday, May 22, 2022 5:47 pm
Opinion
Politics of division – no place in Natchez
Over two years ago, when I first announced my desire to be your mayor, I faced a smear campaign, full of lies and mistruths, meant ...
by Top of the morning, Sunday, May 15, 2022 10:00 pm
Opinion
The Natchez Festival of Music: Music from around the world
The month of May is one of my favorite times of the year in Natchez! Flowers are blooming, our forests and fields are green and ...
by Top of the morning, Saturday, April 30, 2022 3:58 pm
Opinion
Water Rates: An increase is likely
It is always easy to write an article about an emerging economic opportunity, an exciting new project, or the harmony we are experiencing as a ...
by Top of the morning, Monday, April 25, 2022 6:57 am
Editorials
Easter truly a time of renewal in Natchez
The past week has been a blur! In fact, so many things have been happening that is has been hard to keep up… but then ...
by Top of the morning, Sunday, April 17, 2022 11:26 pm
Opinion
April is Financial Wellness Month
According to a national survey only about 20 percent of adults have participated in any form of formal financial education. It’s not surprising then that ...
by Top of the morning, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 12:03 pm
Opinion
A down payment on lighting the bridges
In 2016, one of America’s most beautiful vistas went dark. I am speaking of course about the view from the highest bluff overlooking the Mississippi ...
by Top of the morning, Sunday, April 10, 2022 8:55 pm
Opinion
The political assassination of a Republican woman
Delbert Hosemann has ended my Senate career by eliminating Senate District 37. He used gerrymandering to erase a Republican seat from Southwest Mississippi. He silenced a ...
by Top of the morning, Sunday, April 3, 2022 7:59 pm
Editorials
Gibson: ‘Teamwork makes the dream work’
Just a few weeks into the job of being Mayor, I had the pleasure of getting to work with then President of the Adams County ...
by Top of the morning, Sunday, March 20, 2022 7:33 pm
Top of the Morning
‘A Gala under the Oaks’ celebrates the Natchez City Cemetery’s 200th anniversary
A 200th Anniversary calls for superlatives! And superlatives absolutely are what those attending the Natchez City Cemetery’s 200th Anniversary “A Gala under the Oaks” will ...
by Top of the morning, Friday, March 11, 2022 5:32 pm
Opinion
Historic preservation is vital to Natchez
What would Natchez be without our historic district? It is truly what sets our city apart. Enjoyed by both those who live within it and ...
by Top of the morning, Friday, March 11, 2022 5:28 pm
News
Black History Month: A time of reflection
Fifty-five years ago today — at 8 p.m. on Feb. 27, 1967 — an explosion rocked Natchez. For many in our community, life would never be ...
by Top of the morning, Sunday, February 27, 2022 9:57 am
Opinion
J.E.T. NATCHEZ: Time for Our airport to soar again!
Jobs. Education. Tourism. Put them together and you have J.E.T. Natchez, our initiative for bringing commercial air service back to our airport! Now is the ...
by Top of the morning, Saturday, February 19, 2022 8:00 am
Opinion
Black history is Natchez history
By JOSEPH A.C. SMITH For the past several years, I’ve dived into the history of black people here in Natchez and I’ve got to tell ...
by Top of the morning, Thursday, February 10, 2022 8:00 am
Opinion
A little help from our friends
I have said often that our city, county, and school board are working together like never before. It has been a pleasure to collaborate on ...
by Top of the morning, Sunday, February 6, 2022 12:00 pm
Opinion
Just the facts ma’am, just the facts
I may be dating myself with this one, but one of my favorite cops growing up was Sgt. Joe Friday, of the 1970s crime show ...
by Top of the morning, Saturday, January 29, 2022 2:05 pm
Top of the Morning
Education spending proposal leaves out important items
A few days ago, the Mississippi Association of Educators issued a statement regarding the state Department of Education’s plan to spend $1.6 billion in ESSER ...
by Top of the morning, Wednesday, January 12, 2022 4:53 pm
Editorials
MAYOR: 2022 has great things in store for Natchez
As the son and grandson of a long-line of farmers from rural Hinds and Copiah Counties, I have caught myself lately identifying with that person ...
by Top of the morning, Saturday, January 8, 2022 12:00 pm
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