NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Paula C. Johnson, professor at Syracuse University College of Law and director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative (CCJI), will talk about racial justice at the Tuesday, February 25 meeting of the Natchez Historical Society. The program will be held at the Historic Natchez Foundation at 108 S. Commerc...

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- The Natchez Preservation Commission recently approved a site for a marker on Silver Street that will honor Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori. That approval came Wednesday, February 12 during a regular meeting of the commission. Visit Natchez and the City of Natchez sought approval for the location, wh...

NATCHEZ, MS - The Downtown Natchez Alliance (DNA) is kicking off 2025 with a leadership changes, including a shift in both its board and its executive director role. In a meeting at City Hall this morning, DNA Board President Norma West and Mayor Dan Gibson discussed the announcement that Kevin Miers has resigned as ex...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - City aldermen are praising a traffic engineer's recommendations for all-way stops at Natchez intersections as an effective way to slow down speeding motorists. "We're trying to calm down the traffic in downtown Natchez," said Alderman Curtis Moroney. Removing green lights from Main and Frankl...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Recent repairs to the Canal Street bridge have restored its capacity for buses and fire trucks, but Natchez officials will continue to ban 18-wheelers from the 65-year-old span as funds are sought to build a new bridge. All large vehicles have been prohibited from crossing the much-traveled bridge sinc...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - American Cruise Lines is moving forward with building its long-planned dock here along the Mississippi River that Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson said could cost about $2 million. The wharfing facility at the end of Silver Street has been on the drawing board since 2020, and ACL is "now ready to proceed&...

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- The Rhythm Night Club (On Site) Memorial Museum has opened a theater room where visitors can watch recordings of the people who survived the fatal fire of April 23, 1940 - the deadliest club fire in the nation's history. Monroe Sago, co-owner of the museum with his wife, Betty, recently cleared out hi...

Natchez, MS - The Mississippi Coding Academies, in partnership with the City of Natchez, Natchez Workforce Development, Alcorn State University, and Copiah-Lincoln Community College, has launched the state's fifth coding academy in Natchez. This initiative aims to provide free, high-quality coding education to individu...

NATCHEZ — Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson said the long-awaited study of traffic in downtown Natchez will be presented to the public at Tuesday’s meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The traffic study became a top of discussion at last week’s city meeting when Ward 4 Alderman Felicia Bridgewater-Irvin...

Natchez, Mississippi - January 31, 2025 - The City of Natchez proudly announces Natchez Together: A Festival of Ideas, a transformative and free event on April 5, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Natchez Convention Center. Dedicated to exploring the city's rich civil rights history and bright future, this daylong f...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - State utility regulators Tuesday denied rate increases requested by the water company that operates a system in Adams County along with more than 120 other water providers in Mississippi. The Mississippi Public Service Commission's 2-1 vote to reject Great River Utility's rate-hike plans came as the PS...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Adams County Supervisor Wes Middleton said the physical, financial and legal perils of the county jail should compel officials to completely empty it of inmates and arrange for alternative housing. "From a liability standpoint, we've got to figure something out," Middleton said Monday. While ...

NATCHEZ — The Adams County Board of Supervisors will discuss a monitor system for illegal dumping when they meet Monday at 9 a.m. Supervisors meet the first and third Monday of each month at the county’s administrative headquarters at 314 State St. Andy Turnage is a representative of a company that uses cam...

Trustees of the Natchez Historical Society are ecstatic about their annual dinner held Tuesday, January 28, at the Natchez Grand Hotel. Over 130 people turned out for the event that featured a presentation of the 2025 Historic Preservation Award to Lance S. Harris and an engaging talk by Matthew Skic on "Muskets A...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - City aldermen and the mayor closed the public out of their discussions Tuesday about getting an investigative technology company to assist the Natchez Police Department. Mayor Dan Gibson said letting the public know details "would compromise our city's ability to properly enforce our laws and to a...