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Lazarus let emotions get best of him

Mike Lazarus, who recently was defeated by Wes Middleton for a second time for the District 1 county ...

Opinion

OPINION COLUMN: For Adams County Sheriff’s deputies, it’s all in a poorly-paid day’s work

$16.01. That’s the starting hourly wage for a new, inexperienced deputy in the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. $13.23. ...

Opinion

Aug. 27 a shameful anniversary for Natchez

Friday was the anniversary of one of the saddest and most shameful days in our city’s history. Jerry ...

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Chamber’s Taste of Natchez a tremendous hit

It feels wonderful to return to some semblance of life as we knew it before COVID. Tuesday night’s ...

Opinion Main

Is it time to remove the Duncan Park train?

My mother, the late Irene Kelly Wall, remarked more than once that she raised her children during the ...

Opinion

A word of advice for today’s graduates

Graduation season always puts me in a nostalgic frame of mind. It was a great time in my ...

Opinion

Auditor’s school project would be helpful here

The Natchez-Adams School District, and to a much lesser extent Adams County Christian School and Cathedral, will soon ...

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Natchez Fly-In not the first, not the last

It’s not any fun to take criticism, but if you have to, you want it to come from ...

Opinion

Thank goodness St. Mary damage can be repaired

Fear struck my heart last week when I heard St. Mary Basilica suffered water damage during our unusual ...

Opinion

Time to consolidate city, county services is now

Now is the time for leaders in the city and the county to sit down together and make ...

Opinion

The Natchez Democrat welcomes new columnist, Jennie Guido

I am pleased to introduce you to a new weekly columnist in The Natchez Democrat. Jennie Guido is ...

Opinion

Thank you, Ser Boxley, for Forks of the Road

On Monday night, Congress approved funding for land acquisition for Forks of the Road.

Opinion

Vaccine cannot get here soon enough for me

We expect by Monday afternoon the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine will have arrived at Merit Health Natchez and hospital ...

Opinion

Slowly but surely positive change happening here

Creating positive change in a community does not happen overnight. Rather, creating change is like turning a barge ...

Opinion

Patten, Blaney need to find common ground

The big news this week out of the Adams County Board of Supervisors’ meeting was that a Natchez ...

News

Saturdays are not same without football

Let’s talk some football. My fall Saturday routine is in shambles.

Opinion

Why can’t we get an elected school board?

Natchez and Adams County need, deserve and want an elected school board.

Opinion

Tourism is making a comeback in Natchez

While driving to work one morning this week, I spied something elusive, something we’ve been sorely missing here, ...

Opinion

Natchez has a good vibe going after election

It seems the mood is a little brighter in Natchez today, the future more hopeful.

Opinion

Remember to Shop Smart as businesses reopen

It was good to have lunch as a dine-in customer Friday at Natchez Coffee Co.

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