Author: Josh

Adams County has named Tawana Williams its new COO after Mitzi Kahn’s resignation. Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed a tarpon protection bill drawing conservation concerns, while authorities investigate the death of 18‑year‑old Nolan Wells on Horn Island. A Eunice woman was cited for selling native turtles, and the Mississippi River at Natchez‑Vidalia is falling.

Authorities continue searching for 27-year-old Darren Sherman, missing since last Thursday, with rescue teams and drones scouring the riverbanks. Louisiana State Sen. Larry Selders, 44, has died after a suspected heart attack.

Adams County officials urge property owners to review newly assessed values and visit the tax assessor’s office before the July 31 deadline after recent tax bill increases. Also: new Louisiana insurance laws, a Natchez Trace speeding enforcement campaign, a severe summer blood shortage, and a rising Mississippi River.

Adams County leaders responded to two deadly weekend shootings in Natchez that left three dead, prompting proposals to limit weapons in county offices while officials downplay a wider crime spike.

Natchez police arrested 23-year-old Jamiad Miles after a Southside Market shooting killed one person and wounded two. In other regional headlines, the Louisiana Supreme Court stayed the indictment of AG Liz Murrell; a Wilkinson County shooting left two dead; and LSU launched a pediatric obesity “Coach” trial.

A Natchez woman was among 21 arrested in a Louisiana Medicaid fraud probe after allegedly defrauding the program of $416,000; Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrell was indicted on 16 felony counts over alleged threats to New Orleans officials. Also: Mississippi names Farmers Market Week, holiday impaired-driving patrols remain active, and the Mississippi River at Natchez-Vidalia…

Commercial air service returns to Natchez after 30 years as SkyWest, operating for United, launches daily 50-seat jet flights to Houston — a route supported in part by a $950,000 government risk‑mitigation fund.

Local roundup: A Vidalia man faces arson, insurance fraud and obstruction charges after an intentionally set vehicle fire; the University of New Orleans has become LSU New Orleans; Mississippi approved a Workforce Pell policy for short‑term training programs; the Louisiana Supreme Court threw out Jimmy Duncan’s 1993 murder conviction. River at Natchez‑Vidalia: 39.62 ft and…

Franklin Street (between North Pearl and North Commerce) will be closed until about 2 p.m. for crane work at the Wade House. Julia Letlow advances to the Louisiana U.S. Senate general election. Mississippi Highway Patrol boosts July 3–5 holiday enforcement. A July 13 search at Baton Rouge North Landfill will seek a missing 15‑year‑old; river…

Three juveniles were arrested after a truck theft in Natchez that led to recovery of stolen guns. In state news, Julia Letlow won the GOP Senate nomination, Mississippi authorized a list of undocumented immigrants, and Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed $12 million.