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Public Works employees get pay increase
NATCHEZ — City of Natchez Public Works hourly employees who have worked for the city for at least five years will soon get a pay ...
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Business
Sales tax revenues drop after five months of growth
NATCHEZ — The City of Natchez enjoyed five straight months of sales tax revenues that exceeded $500,000 at the end of the last fiscal year. ...
by Jan Griffey, Friday, December 3, 2021 5:06 pm
News
Natchez city planner resigns
NATCHEZ — Natchez City Planner Riccardo Giani is leaving Natchez for Charleston, S.C., where he plans to take a job in the private sector. “It’s ...
by Jan Griffey, Friday, December 3, 2021 9:13 am
Business
City, county, school board hire workforce development director
NATCHEZ — Adams County, the City of Natchez and the Natchez Adams School District have unanimously agreed to hire Tuwanna Williams as director of workforce ...
by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, December 1, 2021 4:17 pm
News
VIDEO: Gibson says bridges will be ‘brought back to life’
NATCHEZ — Mayor Dan Gibson shared a video Tuesday night created by the city’s Director of Communications Dustin Hinkle, which will be used to lobby ...
by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, November 24, 2021 1:44 pm
News
Mayor calls out alderwoman; claims comments aimed at causing division
NATCHEZ — Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson began his report to the city’s Board of Aldermen on Tuesday evening by saying he was going to call ...
by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, November 23, 2021 9:42 pm
News
Auditor’s spokesman: No comment on Natchez investigation
NATCHEZ — A spokesman for Mississippi State Auditor Shad White’s office said he could not comment on an investigation sent to the auditor’s office by ...
by Jan Griffey, Monday, November 22, 2021 3:22 pm
Business
Hotel Vue up and running, improving, new owner says
NATCHEZ — Red Oak Capital, which foreclosed on Hotel Vue and Super 8 Motel and took possession of the properties last week, said the hotels ...
by Jan Griffey, Monday, November 22, 2021 3:18 pm
News
Courts reassign ownership of Hotel Vue, Super 8
NATCHEZ — Red Oak Capital III LLC has been granted possession of Hotel Vue and the Super 8 Motel in Natchez. Adams County Court Judge ...
by Jan Griffey, Friday, November 19, 2021 1:49 pm
News
Fortenberry claims questioned funds transfer was her salary, vacation and comp time
NATCHEZ — A day after Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson released a statement about an investigation into a questionable transfer of city funds into an external ...
by Jan Griffey, Thursday, November 18, 2021 2:06 pm
BREAKING NEWS
City discovers money transferred out of accounts; investigation turned over to state auditor’s office
NATCHEZ—Mayor Dan Gibson said on late Friday he was made aware of a discrepancy in the city’s financial accounting system, which he has turned over ...
by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 6:34 pm
COVID-19
Supervisors to end all COVID restrictions Dec. 1
NATCHEZ — At the recommendation of Emergency Management Director Robert Bradford, the Adams County Board of Supervisors agreed to let expire any remaining COVID requirements ...
by Jan Griffey, Monday, November 15, 2021 5:22 pm
News
Colored Troops monument committee narrows potential sites to eight
NATCHEZ — A volunteer committee working to create a monument to the Natchez U.S. Colored Troops have narrow potential sites for the monument down to ...
by Jan Griffey, Friday, November 12, 2021 1:32 pm
News
Aldermen vote to offer city clerk position to Megan McKenzie
NATCHEZ — The Natchez Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to offer the city clerk’s position to Megan McKenzie of Natchez. McKenzie, then known as Megan ...
by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, November 9, 2021 5:59 pm
News
Frustrations, tempers flare at aldermen meeting
NATCHEZ — Officials shouted over each other and Mayor Dan Gibson banged his gavel numerous times in an effort to gain order as tempers flared ...
by Jan Griffey, Tuesday, November 9, 2021 5:53 pm
News
‘A fun project,’ Renowned chef develops new gastropub menu
NATCHEZ — After a career in fine dining, renowned Chef Regina Charboneau of Natchez has taken her first foray into creating a casual dining menu. ...
by Jan Griffey, Sunday, November 7, 2021 7:24 am
Business
Natchez comes in 5th in USA Today’s Top 10 best historic small town contest
NATCHEZ — Natchez came in fifth in the USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice 2021 contest. The results were announced Friday. USA Today readers selected ...
by Jan Griffey, Friday, November 5, 2021 4:26 pm
Editorials
The Democrat endorses Bailey for tax collector
Tuesday is the November general election. We urge you to take the time to vote. While the ballot is not a long one, it is ...
by Jan Griffey, Sunday, October 31, 2021 10:25 pm
News
What you don’t know can hurt you
Editor’s note: Dr. Kenneth Stubbs, a long-time Natchez physician and internal medicine specialist, has prepared this analysis of the risks of the use of medical ...
by Jan Griffey, Sunday, October 31, 2021 10:10 pm
COVID-19
Merit Health Natchez reaches zero COVID patient milestone
NATCHEZ — As of Tuesday, Merit Health Natchez had no admissions of patients suffering with COVID. That was the news Garett May, who has been ...
by Jan Griffey, Wednesday, October 27, 2021 4:36 pm
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