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NATCHEZ, Miss. – City aldermen agreed Tuesday to allocate $33,000 for what Mayor Dan Gibson said is “needed for furthering our work for reestablishing commercial air service for Natchez-Adams County.”  The money will be used to pay for more professional “expertise” needed to recruit an airliner, Gibson said. After about 30 years without, city and…

  NATCHEZ — Perhaps no one will ever know how Marylin, a pure-bred English bulldog who had been missed by her owner in Houston, Texas for more than a year, came to be in Natchez. Marylin was found a long way away from home. Her mom drove more than 5 hours from Houston, Texas to…

  NATCHEZ — The Natchez Mayor and Board of Aldermen will hear an update Tuesday on the renovation of the Natchez City Auditorium and the Natchez Convention Center from Natchez architect Johnny Waycaster. The city meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Council Chambers, 115 S. Pearl, across from City Hall. Renovations have been…

NATCHEZ, Miss. – City Hall’s construction 100 years ago will be commemorated Tuesday as Mayor Dan Gibson and others rededicate the historic building. Constructed in 1924, the two-story Classical Revival building of blond brick  houses the offices of the mayor, city clerk and other municipal departments.  Total costs for the new building in 1924: nearly…

VIDALIA, La. — A proactive “power patrol” conducted by Vidalia Police Officers Dartavious Bethley, Roger McDonald Jr., and Chief Investigator Sam King on Thursday evening, November 21, 2024, resulted in over 10 traffic stops and two drug-related arrests within just one hour. The operation began when Officer Bethley stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction.…

Chandler Russ, Executive Director of Natchez, Inc., has been recognized as one of the “50 Under 50 Economic Developers to Watch” by Southern Business and Development magazine. This honor celebrates Russ’s remarkable contributions to the field of economic development and highlights his leadership in fostering growth and innovation in the Natchez-Adams County area and the…

NATCHEZ, Miss. – The head of the company that picks up Adams County residents’ trash rebutted complaints about its service. “I will not stand here and say we’re perfect, … (but) we have steadily increased our efficiency,” said Jimmie Woods, chief executive officer of United Infrastructure Services of Louisiana, who met Tuesday with the Adams…

The Adams County Board of Supervisors is making preparations to move the E911 emergency-dispatching operations to another building after years of being in the basement of the structurally troubled Adams County jail. The board is expecting to soon finalize details for paying the costs of outfitting the new Natchez-Adams County E911 facility with new equipment…

NATCHEZ, Miss. – Adams County’s chief industrial recruiter said the $3.3 million the state allocated to improve the old International Paper mill site will make it more attractive for new businesses to develop. “This puts us back in a situation where the site is ready to be fully marketed,” Natchez Inc. Executive Director Chandler Russ…