The City of Natchez, through its Workforce Development Department, has officially launched the Building Trades Electrical Program at Copiah-Lincoln Community College's Natchez Campus. This program aims to address the increasing demand for skilled electricians by offering accessible, high-quality training for residents ...

Creative artists, graphic designers, and visual enthusiasts, here's your chance to showcase your talent and win $500! The LSJ Flotilla committee is excited to announce their design contest for the official 2025 Flotilla Poster Image. The winning design will be featured prominently on T-shirts, posters, and various merc...

Natchez, MS - The Miss-Lou community has once again shown its incredible generosity, helping 95 Country (WQNZ Natchez, MS) set a new record during its annual 95 Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon on March 13-14, 2025. This year's radiothon raised an outstanding $56,237, surpassing last year's record of $51,915-t...

England Airpark and Alexandria International Airport (AEX) are set to launch their new "Fly Local, AEXplore Global" campaign tomorrow, March 19th. The initiative aims to revitalize and expand central Louisiana's air travel connectivity, addressing significant industry challenges including the recent departure...

In the wake of the devestating severe weather that has hit Grenada, Leflore, and Walthall counties in Mississippi, The Seeds of Change Resource Foundation is organizing a donation drive at the Duncan Park Canteen VFW Building, running from March 18 to March 21, between 12 PM and 5 PM. With widespread destruction leavin...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - The head of a Texas prison-building company said he'll draw up plans and estimate the costs for a new Adams County jail using recycled modular structures from the private prison located near Natchez. Meeting Monday with the Adams County Board of Supervisors, ModCorr President Buddy Johns said he'll hav...

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) continues to coordinate recovery efforts following severe storms and tornadoes that struck on March 14 and 15, 2025. A recent update confirms an additional fatality in Walthall County, increasing the statewide death toll to seven. Preliminary damage assessments indicat...

NATCHEZ—Hayes Dent, the developer working to renovate and open a new hotel at the now-closed Eola site, would like to contact the person whose vehicle was hit by falling stucco from the building on Friday afternoon. Natchez photographer Ben Hillyer happened to be near the Eola Hotel on Friday when a slab of stucc...

Meteorologists from the National Weather Service (NWS) are actively surveying damage in northern Tangipahoa Parish, Pike County, and Walthall County following severe storms that occurred on March 15. Preliminary assessments have confirmed at least two tornadoes impacted the region. One of these tornadoes, classified as...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Adams County supervisors' decisions two weeks ago to sue its garbage collector and to renew the health insurance contract for county employees flared back up today as they quarreled about votes being taken with two supervisors absent March 3. Supervisor Ricky Gray said such important decisions should b...

A new scam is making the rounds, targeting Venmo users with fraudulent phone calls from a fake "Venmo Fraud Prevention Line." The automated call claims that an attempt has been made to change your Venmo password. It then instructs you to press 1 if the attempt was not made by you. Once you press 1, the scamme...

Our hearts go out to the families in the Tylertown, MS area that was hit with a massive tornado earlier today. The drone footage from Accuweather below shows some of damage.

PIEDMONT, Mo. (AP) - Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 32 people as more severe weather was expected late Satur...

NATCHEZ, Miss. --- The 2025 Natchez Powwow will be a weekend of Native American culture brimming with great music, food, and exciting entertainment on the Natchez Bluff, said Natchez Powwow Chairman Dr. Chuck Borum. The event is set for Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and 30, at 319 N. Broadway Street. "We will have...

NATCHEZ—Sixth District Circuit Court Judge Carmen Drake late Tuesday afternoon denied a motion filed on behalf of the City of Natchez to stay—or put a temporary hold on—her decision involving the Truth Lounge, freeing any barrier to the nightclub’s being granted a privilege license to operate. A...