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Natchez is Booming – Population Growth

As the third in a series of articles about the historic economic progress happening in our city, I ...

Opinion

From the Mayor’s Desk: Natchez is booming – The Retail Oasis

“Oasis: 1. A fertile or green area in an arid region (such as a desert) 2. Something that ...

Opinion

Please join us today at noon for Day of Unity

Monday, June 16, at noon, Natchez will observe its Sixth Annual Day of Unity service, to be held ...

Opinion

Music will celebrate freedoms resulting from Revolutionary War 250 years ago

By JOHN NORRIS Special to The Natchez Democrat CHURCH HILL — You’re invited to a free patriotic concert called ...

News

Thanks for our garden lovers

Take a drive through downtown Natchez and it’s hard to miss the dozens of hanging baskets adorning our ...

Opinion

Roadways and rich reminders: Emptying the reporter’s notebook

A stack of trusty reporter’s notebooks sits on the corner of my desk, filled with notes from interviews ...

Opinion

Bittersweet Moment: A monument to whom?

There’s been a lot of conversation about a monument burning down. And the question that keeps echoing is: ...

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Class of 2025, these are moments you’ll remember

I’ll spare everyone the details of how I botched my one chance at delivering a valedictory speech in ...

Opinion

Natchez’ Finest: Thanking those who serve and protect

In 1962, National Police Week was established by a joint resolution of Congress. That same year, President John ...

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

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, ...

Opinion

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 ...

Opinion

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, ...

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 ...

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

From the Mayor’s Desk: It’s time for Spring Pilgrimage

NATCHEZ — Warmer weather has arrived. After some seriously cold days and nights, it is indeed refreshing to ...

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