The Natchez-Adams County Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with Merit Health Natchez to help feed local families through the 4th Annual Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive, running now through March 27. The community-wide effort collects plastic jars of peanut butter to support several local food banks serving families in...

A DHS-supported cybersecurity review will be provided free to Adams County after recent ransomware disruptions. In Louisiana, a task force is examining how booming data centers shift power and water upgrade costs to ratepayers. Also: election dates, campaign-finance updates and river levels.

The Natchez-Adams School District (NASD) has announced a calendar adjustment as the Natchez High School boys basketball team advances to the semifinal round of the MHSAA State Playoffs. Due to overwhelming support from staff, students, and the community, there will be no school on Thursday, March 5, 2026. District offi...

Adams County has a burn ban through March 16 amid extreme drought; Louisiana extends 120 National Guard troops in New Orleans, and a bill would let current medical marijuana sellers offer recreational products. Mississippi health officials warn of a spring allergy surge; the Mississippi River at Natchez‑Vidalia is 26...

The Adams County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating Cornelius Elijah Allen, a 31-year-old man who has been reported missing and is considered at risk. Allen was last seen driving a 2017 black Volkswagen Tiguan with Mississippi license plate 910 CVB. The vehicle was discovered abandoned i...

Construction is progressing well for accommodating commercial passenger airline service for the first time in 30 years at the Natchez-Adams County Airport, but it still needs various long-neglected repairs that must be tended to. "There is maintenance that was not properly done, and it's catching up with us,&quo...

Adams County residents are being urged to follow a county-wide burn ban now in effect through March 16. Adams County Emergency Management announced that, in coordination with the Board of Supervisors, a burn ban has been requested through the Mississippi Forestry Commission beginning March 2. The decision comes in resp...

UMMC clinics statewide resume normal operations after a cyberattack, Louisiana hits key LABI economic benchmarks ahead of schedule, and LSU is reinstating ACT/SAT requirements for applicants. A Natchez house fire is under investigation with no injuries reported.

As we close out the month of February, it is important that we not let the month pass us by without recognizing that February is known nationally as Cancer Prevention Month-a time dedicated to raising awareness about reducing cancer risk, encouraging regular screenings, and promoting early detection. For Natchez, this ...

Natchez aldermen have extended Horn Properties' option for another year on a 30‑acre city-owned tract across from Natchez High School, giving the developer more time to pursue a retail center near Walmart while issues such as access from Sergeant Prentiss Drive are resolved.

Natchez High School's remarkable season has earned head coach David Haywood a major honor. After guiding the Bulldogs to the MHSAA Region 3-5A regular-season and tournament championships, Haywood was named the Region 3-5A Coach of the Year, according to The Natchez Democrat. The award follows a season that didn't alway...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Aldermen have agreed to give a shopping center developer another year to decide whether it'll buy city-owned land near Walmart. Horne Properties of Tennessee has been making plans the past two years for a Natchez retail center envisioned on the 30-acre tract where the Veterans of Foreign Wars post was ...

Natchez Mayor probes steep property tax hikes and may seek an independent reappraisal; residents urged to appeal. Also: bigger Louisiana tax refunds, UMMC cancels appointments after a cyberattack, and a no‑burn order continues.

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Mayor Dan Gibson wants Natchez and Adams County officials to join together to reappraise properties that he said have been overvalued for taxes. "It's very apparent that these appraisals have been too much," said Gibson, who maintained properties could have been valued without sufficient info...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - The mayor Tuesday, had to again break Natchez aldermen's tie vote as they disagree on the qualifications a new police chief should have. Aldermen deadlocked 3-3 in moving forward with the search for someone to replace Cal Green, who's retiring. Mayor Dan Gibson broke the tie to officially start seeking...