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Relighting of Natchez-Vidalia bridges moves forward with $500,000 grant
NATCHEZ, Miss. – City aldermen approved plans Tuesday for relighting the Natchez bridges crossing the Mississippi River to Vidalia, La. Bulbs will be ordered for giving the bridges the aesthetic illumination the Mississippi Legislature provided $500,000 to do in 2022. This is not enough money to fully adorn the bridges with decorative lights as Mayor…
MDOT approves Natchez plan for new shopping center intersection
NATCHEZ, Miss. – The state Department of Transportation has approved the city’s plans to build a new intersection on Seargent Prentiss Drive to accommodate a new shopping center being planned near Walmart on land city officials hope to sell to developers. Mayor Dan Gibson said Tuesday he received state transportation officials’ verbal OK with a…
Meta Announces $10 Billion AI Data Center in Louisiana’s Richland Parish
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has unveiled plans to construct a $10 billion Artificial Intelligence (AI) data center in Richland Parish. This transformative project marks one of the state’s largest-ever private capital investments. The facility will be built on the former Franklin Farms site, located between Rayville and Delhi. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry joined…
State utility commission hears Adams County residents’ beefs about water service
NATCHEZ, Miss. – State public service regulators Tuesday heard from Adams County Supervisor Ricky Gray along with others from Natchez and around the state complaining about high water expenses and poor services provided by their utility company. “There needs to be an investigation,” Gray told the Mississippi Public Service Commission, which is considering Great River…
Adams County EMA director expresses concerns about new E911 building
NATCHEZ, Miss. – As the Adams County Board of Supervisors prepare to move the E911 operations center, Emergency Management Director Brad Bradford expressed concerns Monday that the building is not windstorm-proof. Bradford told the board that a structure is needed to ensure it can withstand tornado-like winds and continue to operate as Natchez-Adams County’s emergency-dispatching…
Merry Christmas: Adams County supervisors OK $1,000 bonuses for employees
NATCHEZ, Miss. – As the Christmas season begins, Adams County employees can look forward to getting $1,000 bonuses from the Board of Supervisors with money left from federal COVID funds that must be committed by the end of the month. With about $700,000 still left after giving the 220 or so county government employees their…
Kennels and Chow for Christmas – Help Hoofbeats and PawPrints Rescue This Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time for giving, and this year, Hoofbeats and PawPrints Rescue (HPR) is inviting the community to help make Christmas special for their furry residents. With over 1,800 pets rescued each year, HPR works tirelessly to provide care, love, and second chances to animals in need. This year, you can play…
Natchez officials rededicate 100-year-old City Hall
NATCHEZ, Miss. – A bronze plaque will be placed in City Hall’s front lobby to commemorate its rededication as Natchez marks 100 years since the building’s construction. Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson on Tuesday presided over the rededication ceremony with others, including two former mayors, the son of a former mayor and the great-great granddaughter of…
Homochitto Street work beginning soon
NATCHEZ, Miss. – As work is being finished to resurface Canal Street, motorists now need to prepare for traffic hindrances on Homochitto Street as pavers overlay that much-traveled thoroughfare in the next few weeks. Theobald Construction Services of Vicksburg earlier this month started laying new asphalt on Canal Street to begin the $1.1 million…
Funding request for homeless divides Natchez aldermen and mayor
NATCHEZ, Miss. – The Board of Aldermen turned down a proposal Tuesday to allocate funds to homeless families in Natchez. The mayor and aldermen acknowledged destitute people need help, but they declined to approve Alderman Felicia Bridgewater-Irving’s request to spend an unspecified amount of public funds for the homeless. Mayor Dan Gibson questioned whether it’s…