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Mississippi Humanities Council Launches New Mississippi Stories Grant Program
The Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC) is proud to announce the launch of the Mississippi Stories Grant, a new funding opportunity to help communities across the state preserve, share, and celebrate the voices and lived experiences of Mississippians. The program is supported by the Mississippi Legislature through the...
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Natchez Approves Landscaping for Black Union Soldiers Memorial, Advances Bluff Beautification Projects Article:
NATCHEZ, Miss. - The landscape of the upper half of the city's river bluff area is being enhanced with a plaza honoring Black Union Civil War soldiers along with the beautification of the nearby grounds surrounding the old Broadway Street train depot. The Natchez Board of Aldermen on Tuesday selected a Jackson area-bas...
Jul 15, 2026
Statewide Driver's License System Outage Delays Renewals; Adams County Sheriff's Office Urges Patience
The Adams County Sheriff's Office is notifying the public that a statewide outage affecting the Mississippi Driver Service Bureau is preventing some motorists from renewing or updating expired driver's licenses. According to the Sheriff's Office, the Driver Service Bureau's system has been offline since Monday and rema...
Jul 15, 2026
Main Street Closure to Continue Following Delta Fuel Fire; Downtown Natchez Businesses Remain Open
Mayor Dan Gibson is urging residents and visitors to continue supporting Downtown Natchez businesses as a portion of Main Street remains closed following Sunday's fire at the Delta Fuel building. According to the City of Natchez, engineers have evaluated the fire-damaged structure and determined it poses a collapse ris...
Jul 15, 2026
Fry building demolition project set to start next month
NATCHEZ, Miss. - A demolition company has been picked to tear down the downtown Fry building as plans for renovating the adjacent Eola hotel remain alive amid questions whether it'll actually happen. Work is set to begin for the Fry in early August with pollution-abatement measures taken first before the asbestos-rid...
Jul 15, 2026