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Take time now to get car, home winter ready

As temperatures drop and the winter season officially approaches, it’s time for Miss-Lou residents to pause for a ...

Opinion

Losses remind us life is precious

It’s a sad time to lose someone. On Thanksgiving, the Miss-Lou community was rocked by the sad news ...

Opinion

Operation Safe Neighborhoods: What took so long?

We applaud the onset of Operation Safe Neighborhoods, which was announced on Thursday by city and county officials. ...

Opinion

Chamber honorees exemplify service, humility

Humility and service. Those two words describe the honorees at the Natchez-Adams County Chamber of Commerce awards earlier ...

Opinion

‘When the streets don’t talk’

It’s an ill-conceived, misguided notion that law enforcement officers and public officials should be the only ones concerned ...

Opinion

Honor those willing to serve on Veterans Day

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. That’s when an armistice went into effect ...

News

Don’t be an hour early, set your clock back

It is again that time of the year when days are shorter. Daylight savings time ends on Nov. ...

News

Take time this month to ‘think pink’

You may have noticed a theme in today’s edition of The Democrat – and it’s one we’re proud ...

Opinion

Natchez Balloon Festival one of best ever

We can’t recall a more perfect Natchez Balloon Festival. The weather, the balloons, the people, the site, the ...

Opinion

Picture-perfect fall atmosphere is appreciated

It’s beginning to look a lot like … fall. Just take a trip through downtown Natchez these days, ...

News

Congratulations to the Best of the Miss-Lou

More than 75,000 votes later, we’re celebrating the Best of the Miss-Lou. The annual reader’s choice awards presented ...

Opinion

Questions remain unanswered about Vidalia’s dog pound

It’s time for Vidalia officials to get serious about the operating guidelines and the future of the dog ...

News

It’s time to raise awareness about suicide

During the month of September, you may hear more talk that normal about suicide, with good reason. This ...

Opinion

We applaud making code enforcement a priority

Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson has announced a plan to make code enforcement a priority in Natchez and to ...

Opinion

Our opinion: Deserving of praise

We are in that time of the year when summer vacations are almost over — save for some ...

Opinion

Memorial Day: Remember their courage and duty

The Memorial Day weekend has become a respite from the fast-paced lives we all live. The unofficial start ...

Opinion

City and county officials need to get issues resolved quickly

The leaders of government in the city and the county have a lot of work to do, and ...

Opinion

Speak up for your schools

One hundred and forty is a low number of responses, even for a district with a shrinking population ...

Opinion

Medicaid expansion issue needs to be resolved

Efforts to expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor in Mississippi gained the support of faith leaders this ...

Opinion

Four-day school week could be an example of success

Could the Concordia Parish School Board’s approval of a four-day-a-week school calendar signal a change in the educational ...

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