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Morning Newscast: Terra Apartments Fire, Louisiana Gets $1.36B for Broadband, Lake Charles School Arrests
Investigators probe a fire that damaged Building 9 at Natchez’s Terra Apartments and displaced residents. Louisiana won nearly $1.36 billion in federal broadband funding, and arrests were made in Lake Charles over alleged assaults at Hamilton Christian High.
Morning Newscast: Hangar to Become Natchez Airport Terminal as United Express Plans 2026 Service
Adams County supervisors approved engineering work to convert a hangar at Natchez Adams County Airport into a passenger terminal for United Express, which plans once‑daily commercial service in 2026 — the airport’s first scheduled commercial flights since the 1990s.
Natchez Moves Forward on Forks of the Road Expansion Amid Land Talks and Grant Delays
In another national park project, the development of Natchez’ historic Forks of the Road site continues with land acquisitions. Bond said negotiations are underway with Listen Up Y’all Media and the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses to buy property they own in that Devereaux Drive-St. Catherine Street area. A $1 million grant has been provided…
Natchez Visitor Center to Reopen in 2026 After $6 Million National Park Service Renovation
NATCHEZ, Miss. – The Natchez Visitor Center is expected to reopen in late 2026 after the National Park Service completes refurbishing it. Now part of the Natchez National Historical Park, the formerly city-owned facility closed in 2023 for extensive renovations. At a cost of more than $6 million, the ongoing project includes about $4.5 million…
Natchez officials make another try to repair more city streets
NATCHEZ, Miss. – City officials are making another try to get road builders to submit bids for repairing much-traveled downtown Natchez streets after no contractor came forward by last week’s deadline. The original street resurfacing plans are being revised to make it “more appetizing for contractors,” Mayor Dan Gibson said Tuesday as Natchez aldermen agreed…
Aldermen Affirm Revoking Permit for Natchez Bar
NATCHEZ, Miss. – City aldermen voted 3-2 Tuesday for revoking the permit of a downtown Natchez nightclub that city officials have declared a public nuisance amid complaints of its loud noise and patrons’ unruly behavior. Despite more than a dozen people formally urging aldermen to let Truth Lounge reopen, the board declined to reverse a…
Visit Natchez Announces Annual Food & Wine Festival Lineup
NATCHEZ, Miss. – June 18, 2024 – A collection of the region’s renowned chefs, restaurateurs, vintners and craft beer brewers will travel to Natchez, Mississippi, a quaint riverside town known for its southern charm, significant architecture and fascinating history, from July 26-27 to take part in the Natchez Food & Wine Festival. The annual festival kicks off on Friday evening with…
Enslaved labor is topic of new Melrose exhibit
Park Guide John Retallack is one of several staff members of the Natchez National Historical Park who provides tours of the Melrose slave quarters. NATCHEZ, Miss. – A Melrose slave quarters is the site of a temporary exhibit that presents the history of the McMurran family – who built the Melrose estate — and the…
Mississippi Deploying $70.9 Million for 24 Broadband Infrastructure Projects in 19 Counties
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced that the Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM) recently approved 24 broadband infrastructure projects to be funded by the Capital Projects Fund (CPF). BEAM anticipates additional CPF projects to be approved on a rolling basis throughout the summer. “We’re working hard to expand broadband infrastructure…