Natchez News

In this first suspenseful installment in a trilogy set in the rural hamlet of Natchez, Mississippi, Iles brings back former lawyer-turned-town mayor, Penn Cage.

A riverfront project for which the City of Natchez is hoping to enlist help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to "complete" was finished nearly 20 years ago, a Corps spokesman said.

Time Is Illmatic , the documentary about Nas ' 1994 debut album, lived up to its name last night.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation has planned a "regional dialogue" at The Link Centre in Tupelo on April 22 to discuss "mobility" issues - more precisely defined as various kinds of bus service that might be needed in the area.

Mississippi Attorney General spokeswoman Jan Schaefer tells The Natchez Democrat Dwight Gibson entered an open plea of guilty to five counts of false pretense.

The City of Natchez has received nearly $250,000 to help fund the renovation of the historic railroad depot on Broadway Street.

The ceremony was performed by Reverend Dwayne Higgason of Hattiesburg. An outdoor reception followed at Weymouth Hall overlooking the Mississippi River at sunset.

Advocate staff photo by RICHARD ALAN HANNON -- Mississippi Praline Macaroons made with no flour or leavening are an easy Passover dessert.

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- The city of Natchez is expecting to receive confirmation in the next week for approximately $250,000 to help fund the renovation of the historic railroad depot on Broadway Street.

The Natchez National Historical Park is giving visitors a peek into the past by taking its latest step into the 21st century.

The Adams County Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to enter into a letter of intent with a potential buyer for the county-owned Natchez Regional Medical Center.

Representatives from the Natchez-Adams School District will travel to eight universities in Mississippi and Louisiana in the next three weeks aiming to bring the best and brightest teachers to the district's classrooms.

B.B. King vs. Morgan Freeman It's hard to imagine a stronger match-up than these two Mississippi celebrity icons.

'COME SEE US' - " The MBJ's annual Meetings, Conventions and Tourism magazine Historic Homes Natchez is all about history and its preservation.

Natchez is all about history and its preservation. There are more than 1,000 structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a dozen or so designated as National Historic Landmarks.

Natchez Regional Medical Center has filed its Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition, and the hospital's trustees will meet with the Adams County Board of Supervisors.

Mayors from cities along the Mississippi River gathered Wednesday in Washington, calling on Congress to support $400 million in the administration's fiscal 2015 budget to help fund disaster prevention efforts.

For 18 years, Donna Maselli was a decorator trapped inside a lawyer's life. She'd sit in her law office and dream about floor plans.

Connie Taunton stepped down last week as director of the Natchez Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Representatives from the Natchez-Adams School District will travel to eight universities in Mississippi and Louisiana in the next three weeks aiming to bring the best and brightest teachers to the district's classrooms.