1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (332+ words) Beginning Thursday, the 37th Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration will explore the stories of American Freedom, available to all in the Miss-Lou to learn from and enjoy. This year's theme invites all to come and hear the story of America from…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (483+ words) NATCHEZ, MS " Praising the Natchez churches that 'dared to open their doors' during the struggle for civil rights, U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) urged the community to remain vigilant against current efforts to roll back the progress made. "It took Jim…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (555+ words) What is missing in the current school choice debate raging at the Mississippi Capitol is an answer to this question: What happens to those students left behind? School choice proponents, led by Republican House Speaker Jason White, speak about wanting…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (587+ words) I came to this country not knowing the language or the culture. I had to push myself to overcome and succeed. The good education I received instilled in me a belief in the power of education, and it shapes my…...

1+ week, 46+ min ago  (284+ words) NATCHEZ " Fred Parker, the county's health insurance agent who works with Byrne Insurance Agency, presented the Adams County Board of Supervisors with some good news on Tuesday. Parker presented supervisors with two options for renewing its health insurance coverage for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (350+ words) FERRIDAY, La. " The Town of Ferriday will host a public hearing at its next Board of Aldermen meeting regarding a $10 per month garbage rate increase for all residential and business customers. If approved, the rate would increase the cost from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (311+ words) When it comes to growing Natchez's economy for the future, we owe it to ourselves and our children to explore every opportunity. That's what projects to diversify tourism opportunities are important for our community. According to statistics reported by Visit…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (699+ words) While the final chapter is far from being written, it appears that the primary focus of the 2026 Mississippi legislative session will be teacher pay instead of school choice. Nearly all of the talk before the three-month session began in early…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (463+ words) NATCHEZ " A Natchez business owner and Realtor recently asked on social media for other Adams County property owners who were upset about a steep increase in property tax invoices here to join her at the Feb. 2 Board of Supervisors meeting…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (255+ words) On any Saturday morning across Mississippi, you can find them: home bakers selling pecan pies from their kitchens, church members raising funds with pound cakes, families making jams and jellies from backyard fruit. These "cottage food" producers embody Mississippi's work…...