Opinion
Initiatives seek to bypass Mississippi lawmakers
Mississippi voters circumvented the Legislature in 2020 by approving a medical marijuana ballot initiative. People are now looking to bypass the House and Senate by ...
Staff Reports, Author at Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
Crime Reports
Crime Report: April 23, 2021
Natchez Police Department Arrests — Monday Destiny Laine Hughes, 21, 28 Miracle Road, Roxie, on charges of two counts of contempt of court: failure to ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, April 22, 2021 6:43 pm
Obituaries
James Kennedy Sr.
April 3, 1942 – April 18, 2021 James Kennedy Sr. was born April 3, 1942, to Thornton and Matilda Kennedy in Vidalia, Louisiana. He was ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:03 pm
Obituaries
Guy Richard Serio Jr.
FERRIDAY — Funeral services for Guy Richard Serio Jr., 79, will be Saturday, April 24, 2021, at Young’s Funeral Home in Ferriday, at 9:30 am.
by Staff Reports, Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:01 pm
Obituaries
Kimberly Jones
Sept. 27, 1966 – April, 19, 2021 NATCHEZ — Funeral services for Kimberly Jones, 54, of Natchez, will be Friday, April 23, 2021, at Young’s ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:59 pm
Obituaries
AuKeter Lanine Brown
GLOSTER — Graveside funeral services for AuKeter Lanine Brown will be noon Saturday at Woodlawn Cemetery in Gloster under the direction of Webb Winfield Funeral Home. ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:51 pm
News
City Hall painted purple with lights in support of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
NATCHEZ — Those around Natchez City Hall after dark might have noticed that the building has been painted with purple lights this week. The color ...
by Staff Reports, Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:02 pm
Obituaries
Paul W. Williams Sr.
March 9, 1961 – April 14, 2021 Graveside services for Paul W. Williams Sr., 60, of Natchez, who died April 14, 2021, will be at ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 5:03 pm
Obituaries
Velma Lee Jones Robinson
Jan. 22, 1959 – April 14, 2021 Graveside services for Velma Lee Jones Robinson, 62, of Natchez, who died April 14, 2021, will be at ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:59 pm
Obituaries
Cheryl Denise Miller Gant
NATCHEZ — Funeral arrangements for Cheryl Denise Miller Gant, 63, of Natchez, who died Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Natchez, are incomplete at West Gate ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:55 pm
Obituaries
Eddie Dean Butler
April 1, 1955 – April 16, 2021 Eddie Dean Butler was born April 1, 1955 in Adams County, the son of the Rev. Andrew and ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:47 pm
Obituaries
Jeffrey Bennett Price
Aug. 2, 1963 – April 13, 2021 NATCHEZ — A Memorial for Jeffrey Bennett Price, 57, of Natchez, who departed his earthly life on April ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:42 pm
Obituaries
Lucius Shelton Earls
Funeral services for Lucius Shelton Earls, age 79, of Roxie, will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, April 22, 2021, from the sanctuary of Rosefield ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:41 pm
Obituaries
John Charles Robson
March 24, 1945 – May 24, 2020 FLOWOOD — Services for John Charles Robson of Flowood, who died peacefully at home on May 24, 2020, will be 11 a.m. ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:25 pm
Obituaries
Malcolm Jerrel Ashley
Jan. 18, 1943 – April 18, 2021 Malcolm Jerrel Ashley passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021, at the age of 78. Malcolm was born ...
by Staff Reports, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 4:24 pm
Crime Reports
Crime reports: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Natchez Police Department Arrests — Monday Juwan Demonya Ross, 19, 34 Harland Drive, Mount Olive, on charges of controlled substance: possession of marijuana more than ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 6:31 pm
Courthouse Records
Court case conclusions: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Adams County Justice Court Cases — End Results Week of April 9-15: Sarah Hope Thorpe charged with accessory after the fact. Case bound over to ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 6:29 pm
Courthouse Records
Courthouse records: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Adams County April 9-15 Civil suits: Conservatorship of Mary Abbott Curtis. DHS — Clarence Jones. Estate of Donna Newman Carr. DHS — TreMichael Herbert. DHS ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 6:27 pm
Opinion
Many lessons we should take from COVID
From the start of the Covid epidemic, I felt like “excess deaths” was the key statistic to follow. This was especially true since the U.S. ...
by Staff Reports, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 6:24 pm
News
President Felecia M. Nave launches Inaugural President Lecture Series at Natchez campus
NATCHEZ — Alcorn State University celebrated the historical inauguration of its first female president Felecia M. Nave by launching a lecture series at their Natchez ...
