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Tic Tac Dough: Fayette man claims lottery game’s top prize

A Fayette man is the first to claim the top prize in the Tic Tac Bonus game offered ...

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Bridge collapses during demolition

What was once Adams County’s lowest rated bridge did Wednesday what engineers feared it would — it failed.

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Shining the light: Locals remember horrors of the Parchman roundup 50 years later

During the Civil Rights Movement 50 years ago, Ronald Coleman was a 17-year-old senior at Sadie V. Thompson ...

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Historic Natchez train at auction

More than 175 years after oxen pulled the locomotive named the “Mississippi” to the top of the Natchez ...

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High water marks: Natchez Water Works operator honored

When most folks get up in the morning, they might walk into the bathroom, turn on the tap ...

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NLCC to be ‘bigger than life’

By Sarah Cook/The Natchez Democrat From literary legends William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams to blues musicians Robert Johnson ...

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Delta Energy launches 91-job plant in Natchez

NATCHEZ — A company that renders shredded rubber for carbon solids and hydrocarbon liquids for use in rubber ...

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Educators hope Common Core stays in play amid state debate

NATCHEZ — Local educators and supporters of Common Core say any state decision to waver from the rigorous ...

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Education, roads, Medicaid expansion discussed at forum

NATCHEZ — From Common Core standards in the classroom to rural roadway repairs and Medicaid expansion, area legislators ...

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NHS students hear from community on youth violence

NATCHEZ — With the recent fatal shooting of 16-year-old Jessie Taylor Jr., local leaders and public officials hosted ...

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Concordians honored at annual chamber dinner

NATCHEZ — Guy Murray, Judith Bingham and Lynette Tanner were honored Thursday in front of the Concordia ...

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Von Drehle breaks ground on facility; Expansion to support additional jobs

NATCHEZ — Company officials with von Drehle officially broke ground on an expansion to the company’s Majorca Road ...

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Construction crews begin work to restore colonnades

By the end of summer, the historic Natchez colonnades should once again be ready to assume the role ...

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Tomorrow’s Stars: Clark, Terrell making impact on court at young age

Kirdis Clark and Tydarrius Terrell are just sophomores at Natchez High, but the two are already making strides ...

Business

Election season could have some businesses seeing dollar signs

NATCHEZ — Election season has kicked off, and in addition to the dozens of candidates entering local and ...

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Sheriff deputies arm themselves with blankets

Sometimes a warm blanket can make a big difference when you’ve had a difficult night — or maybe ...

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Holy Family Catholic Church celebrates rededication

Miss-Lou residents celebrated Sunday the rededication of Holy Family Catholic Church.

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Teens earn cash, learn lessons on job

By Olivia McClure/The Natchez Democrat NATCHEZ — On a drizzly gray day, 5-year-old Colton and 7-year-old Reagan Rabb ...

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Sunday Focus: Statistics show increase of shoplifting reports

NATCHEZ — Reported instances of shoplifting in Natchez stores nearly doubled from 2012 to 2014, but law enforcement ...

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Estes family learning how to recover from near drowning

NATCHEZ — Dr. Kim Estes was working in the clinic downhill from the emergency room at Franklin County ...

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