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Cemetery tells the story of Natchez
“Show me your cemetery, and I will tell you about your town.” That oft-referenced Benjamin Franklin quote is ...
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Living organ donor legislation deserves support
Some of us just weren’t born to be hip. We’re always just a step behind the latest cultural ...
Opinion
Events and happenings in Natchez: There is no end!
Lately, there seems to be no end to the exciting events and happenings in Natchez. To list them ...
Opinion
Treasure the light of Christ today and every day
“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but he has risen.” Luke 24:5 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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Why on earth do they call it ‘Good Friday’ anyway?
As a child, I pondered this question after the earliest Sunday School lesson I can remember about the ...
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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 ...
Opinion
Trace Town Renewal: Making retail history in Natchez
This week we celebrated a major milestone in Natchez — the groundbreaking of a new vision for Trace ...
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Celebrating Dr. John Bowman Banks: His beautiful house needs our help
Drive down Historic Saint Catherine Street and on your right, just across from the beautiful Holy Family Church, ...
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Finding hope among the boxes of donations
The Democrat’s former newsroom has played host to some interesting sites over the years … giant cabbages and ...
News
Thank you to our first responders
Every day in America, more than 4.6 million first responders stand ready to help. They are firefighters and ...
Opinion
Southern hospitality at its best
To the editor: On Thursday, Nov. 21, my wife and I were traveling through Natchez when our Toyota ...
Opinion
Thank goodness for Officer Marsaw
Police have taken a lot of heat in recent years. The bad acts of individuals have poisoned the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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‘The meeting in question was attended,’ Vidalia Alderman says
To the editor: On Jan. 27, 2025, I attempted to enter an elevator at the Crown Plaza Hotel, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Opinion
History of the USS Mississippi
To the editor: Please let us review our history. President McKinley in 1898 did not want warfare during ...
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