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Natchez Secures $1 Million in State Funding for Bridge Replacement and Infrastructure Repairs
NATCHEZ, Miss. - The Mississippi Legislature has earmarked $1 million for Natchez infrastructure projects, including the replacement of the aging Canal Street bridge. The money is tucked into a bill the House and Senate passed Thursday for various local projects throughout Mississippi. Senate Bill 2189 specifies $5...
Apr 02, 2026
Community Invited to Help Restore Watkins Street Cemetery
Residents are encouraged to come together for Watkins Street Cemetery Beautification Day on Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Volunteers will assist with cleanup efforts, including trimming, pruning small bushes, and removing fallen limbs and debris. Organizers are calling on local groups such as so...
Apr 02, 2026
Mississippi Legislature names Natchez bridge after former mayor
NATCHEZ, Miss. - The Seargent Prentiss Drive bridge crossing Liberty Road is to be named after former Natchez mayor Butch Brown with the enactment of a bill that passed through the Mississippi Legislature on Tuesday. As requested by Natchez-Adams County officials, the Legislature agreed to honor Brown by formally putti...
Apr 01, 2026
New DNA testing links unsolved death of Utah teen in 1974 to serial killer Ted Bundy
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - New DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy, the local sheriff's office said Wednesday. Laura Ann Aime, 17, went missing Halloween night 51 years ...
Apr 01, 2026
Gulf Coast Teen Dancer Earns Spot at Prestigious Joffrey Ballet School in New York
A 14-year-old Gulf Coast dancer is taking a major step toward a professional career, earning a spot at one of the most prestigious training programs in the country. Leila Pitcovich has been accepted into the Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City, a highly regarded instituti...
Mar 30, 2026