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Habitat For Humanity Natchez needs your help

The Natchez-Adams County Habitat for Humanity needs your help! As you may know, the Natchez-Adams County Habitat for ...

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A Holly Jolly Christmas: Shopping local made fun

On Friday, we cut the ribbon on our Natchez Christmas Trolley, creatively dubbed “The Holly Jolly Trolley.” We ...

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From the Mayor’s Desk: A time to give thanks for so many blessings

In 1621, 52 surviving Pilgrims from “The Old World” gathered on the east coast of “The New World” ...

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‘Don’t you see it?’ The worst maritime tragedy you’ve never heard of 

“With strict propriety of language, we might call the awful catastrophe about to be particularized, a massacre, a ...

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Our Veterans: We can never thank them enough

From the Mayor’s Desk As I approach 2025, which will be my sixtieth year, I realize I have ...

Business

Rise of green and sustainable industries here

Natchez and Adams County are witnessing a significant diversification with the rise of green and sustainable industries, reshaping ...

News

A 19th century tycoon: Leon Godchaux, ‘Sugar King,’ Duke of Clothing

In 1837, age 13, alone, illiterate, penniless, and Jewish, Leon Godchaux crossed the Atlantic from Alsace-Lorraine and landed ...

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7th annual Paint Natchez Pink to be held Oct. 17

In honor and recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Merit Health Natchez is leading the seventh annual community-wide ...

Opinion

All invited to Cathedral Fall Festival this weekend

We would like to invite the entire community to join us this weekend at Cathedral Catholic School for ...

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Natchez Balloon Festival: A brief recap of Natchez’s largest festival

Fall is in the air in Natchez. The temperature is dropping, the leaves are changing, and of course, ...

Opinion

Honoring Dr. Lamar Braxton, Sr.

This week, I was honored to present the Key to the City to Dr. Lamar Braxton, Sr., a ...

Opinion

‘The Government Rate’

Over the past few weeks, we have been working hard to balance the city budget, something we by ...

Opinion

What is the Fourteenth Colony? 

The flags of three European countries, France, Great Britain, and Spain have flown over Natchez and southwest Mississippi. ...

Opinion

Hats, Gloves With Tea: Foundation’s annual fundraiser is Sept. 22

You are cordially invited to Hats and Gloves With Tea On The Mississippi. On Sunday, Sept. 22, at ...

News

Time to spruce up our beautiful city

Fall is in the air! And with it talk of our city’s cleanup campaign, “Fall in Love with ...

Opinion

From the mayor’s desk: It’s time to step up code enforcement

Over the past four years as your mayor, one of the toughest challenges I have had to face ...

Opinion

Conventional wisdom: Big buck$ for Natchez

Almost every week since January, Natchez has been host to conventions and conferences of all shapes and sizes. ...

Business

Downtown Natchez named Iconic, Best of the South

That headline is from the Aug. 7, 2026, edition of The Democrat. Imagine that. We can determine the ...

Business

Downtown means business: Hard work pays off 

How do you know if your community is thriving? Just look downtown. Downtown is your city’s front door, ...

Business

DNA launches new ‘How to Open a Business in Downtown Natchez’ guide

To help local entrepreneurs and investors navigate the red tape of starting a business in the city, the ...

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