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Tonight, at the Natchez-Adams County Annual Chamber Gala on November 12, 2024, community leaders, local businesses, and residents gathered for an evening of celebration and recognition. This year’s event, themed “It’s A Jungle Out There!,” showcased a festive and casual atmosphere where the voluntary efforts of those who tirelessly support Natchez and Adams County were…

WESSON – Copiah-Lincoln Community College recently ranked No. 1 in student success among all 15 Mississippi community colleges. This is the third consecutive year Co-Lin has captured the number one ranking in student success. Each year, all Mississippi community colleges must provide data to the Mississippi Community College Board to be compiled into a Report…

Natchez, MS—Natchez Workforce Development is excited to announce the launch of its new website. The website is part of its ongoing mission to assist in the creation, promotion, and sustainability of quality jobs with family-sustaining wages in the Miss-Lou region. It offers essential information about its programs and services, as well as resources for job…

NATCHEZ, Miss. — The Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Monument Committee is selling t-shirts to raise funds for the monument that will honor more than 8,000 Black men who served at Fort McPherson in Natchez during the Civil War. The shirts are available for purchase at the Historic Natchez Foundation at 108 S. Commerce St. The…

Ben Tucker named grand marshal for Natchez parade   Several Veterans Day programs will be held in Natchez, Vidalia, and Ferriday between November 6 and 12. Veterans of the U.S. military will be honored in schools, a park, a church, and in civic club gatherings, among other places.   In Natchez, G. Mark LaFrancis will…

NATCHEZ, Miss. – Adams County supervisors will ask the Mississippi Legislature to provide funds for upgrading Morgantown Road. While work has begun to fix the much-traveled road’s drainage problems, more will be needed to resurface and widen it.  Supervisor Ricky Gray said the state has about $900 million in surplus funds that could be parceled…

NATCHEZ, Miss. – Adams County board President Kevin Wilson expressed frustrations Monday that the county’s garbage collector hasn’t complied with requests to meet with county supervisors to discuss complaints about poor service. Supervisors in recent months have recounted residents’ beefs about United Infrastructure Services that include failing to meet pickup schedules and operating substandard garbage…

Franklin Parish, LA — In a significant narcotics crackdown, the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division issued sixty-eight arrest warrants targeting thirty-three individuals as part of an ongoing investigation. This extensive operation, which culminated early Monday morning, is the result of months-long efforts by the Sheriff’s Office to address drug-related activities in the area. According…

The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time next Sunday, Nov. 3, which means you should set your clock back an hour before…

NATCHEZ, Miss. – Aldermen on Tuesday approved a million-dollar contract for resurfacing Canal and Homochitto streets.  Theobald Construction Services of Vicksburg will put new asphalt overlays on two of the busiest thoroughfares in Natchez. The $1.1 million project is expected to begin early November, said Natchez Community Development Director James Johnston.  This comes after failing…