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NATCHEZ, Miss. – A new training center in Natchez is expected to open in September to teach people computer skills. One of five such centers operated by the Mississippi Coding Academies, the Natchez branch will be located here at Alcorn State University’s School of Business. Mississippi Coding Academies is a non-profit organization that provides tuition-free education…

NATCHEZ, Miss. – The Eola hotel’s renovation has been slowed by financial hindrances and other factors, but developers have spent more than $1 million making plans for construction that’s expected to start next year. “The project is absolutely going to get done,” said Hayes Dent, one of the developers trying to bring back to life the…

NATCHEZ, Miss. – Mayor Dan Gibson is warning property owners that the city is cracking down harder on imposing fines on those with dilapidated houses, unkempt yards and other public nuisances. “We’re sending a message to everyone that … we need people to get serious about cleaning up their properties,” Gibson said. Meeting Tuesday with…

NATCHEZ, Miss. – Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten and county supervisors today discussed the high costs of operating a deteriorating jail that’s been deemed unsustainable, unsafe and largely uninhabitable. As they continue “sinking more and more money into a failing facility” – as county Supervisor Warren Gaines noted – they have commissioned a feasibility study…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the recall a more urgent classification Friday after making its original announcement Aug. 15. The new classification said the affected product may temporarily…

  NATCHEZ — Adams County Fire Services Coordinator Darryl Smith asked the Mississippi Forestry Commission to declare a burn ban in Adams County several weeks ago due to extreme fire hazards caused by lack of rainfall and very dry conditions in Adams County. Several grass fires later, Smith received word on Thursday that the burn…

  JACKSON — A couple from Smith County have been arrested this week for selling faulty used fire suppression systems inside daycares and other businesses in at least 13 Mississippi counties. The State Fire Marshal’s Office, with the assistance of the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, served a search warrant at the home of Daniel Finnegan…

Freedom Summer 1964 Cold Case Files As part of commemorative activities around the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, Natchez National Historical Park and the Historic Natchez Foundation have partnered to offer a special talk about an unsolved local Civil Rights murder. The lecture by former Concordia Sentinel editor…

The Mississippi Public Service Commissioners are issuing a warning to all residents to be vigilant against scam callers impersonating Public Service Commission (PSC) employees. These fraudulent individuals are attempting to solicit sensitive personal information and payments by falsely claiming affiliation with the PSC. On Monday, a concerned citizen reported receiving a phone call from someone…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike after accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations this summer. The Communications Workers of America — the union representing the striking employees — said workers walked off the job Friday in response to AT&T’s…