The Town of Vidalia has announced a scheduled, systemwide electrical shutdown to perform required maintenance on the Vidalia Substation. This brief but necessary outage will take place on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, from 11:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. During these four hours, residents and businesses across Vidalia will exp...

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Mayor Dan Gibson kicked off a fundraising campaign Wednesday, April 9, for the Dr. John Bowman Banks Museum, which is commonly known as the Dr. John Banks House. Gibson was joined by the museum staff and other community members. He said a total of $15,000 is being sought to repair the building's aging...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - The Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture will host the Woven Wind project featuring clay vessels and the showing of the film in progress, "Toles Family: Coming Home," on Friday, April 25, at 301 Main St., Natchez. The event, which will feature a talk and reception, will be h...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - City aldermen have appointed Natchez attorney Terrence Hunter to be interim municipal judge when incumbent Christina Daugherty leaves office April 30 to become an assistant district attorney. Hunter will be city judge while Natchez prepares for a special election expected this summer for voters to pick...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - The city has been awarded $300,000 in federal funds for Natchez' workforce development program that trains people for jobs provided by area employers. While the federal government has been imposing spending cuts since President Trump took office in January, Natchez is lucky to receive such a grant, sai...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Work is expected to begin soon to correct the flawed resurfacing of Homochitto and Canal streets. City officials have been haggling since December with the street contractor for the million-dollar job that proved to be deficient. However, steps to rectify the flawed work are set to take place later th...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Adams County supervisors plan to interview applicants for the county administrator job that was vacated when Stephanie Washington resigned last month to become Indianola's city clerk. About 20 people have applied for the job that offers an annual salary of $100,000 to be Adams County's chief operating ...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Adams County supervisors talked Monday about completely emptying the dilapidated county jail of the few inmates it holds and moving them to the Concordia Parish prison, where most county inmates are already. As the Board of Supervisors continues struggling to find ways to build a new jail, the existin...

The Morgantown Elementary School PTA is taking steps to educate the community about the dangers of youth vaping. On Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 5:30 PM, parents are invited to attend a Vaping Awareness session at Morgantown Elementary School. The event will feature Shirley Brown from the Mississippi Tobacco Free Coali...

NATCHEZ — Tuesday’s groundbreaking at Trace Town is more than ushering in the construction of a Hobby Lobby in Natchez. It’s a celebration of the redevelopment of the shopping center that was once the heart of modern retail shopping in Natchez. The groundbreaking will launch Tracetown’s signific...

Drive down Historic Saint Catherine Street and on your right, just across from the beautiful Holy Family Church, you will see a stately Queen Anne historic home, yellow in color with an iconic silver metal roof. Built in 1892, the Dr. John Bowman Banks House is indeed one of our city's most historic properties. And it ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flood warning for the Mississippi River at Natchez, affecting Concordia Parish in Louisiana, and Adams and Wilkinson Counties in Mississippi. Moderate flooding is anticipated from Monday, April 14, through Sunday, April 27. As of 7:00 PM CDT on Thursday, the river stage w...

NATCHEZ — Separate vehicle wrecks happened almost simultaneously around the 5 p.m. rush hour Thursday. One of these was a two-vehicle accident that happened on Seargent Prentiss Drive near Relaz Inn and the other was a two-vehicle accident near the Corner Bar at Canal and State streets. Ambulances responded to bo...

The Natchez Stewpot, a vital community service feeding hundreds daily, is facing a critical shortage of meat donations. Marcus Archer, the outgoing director, issued an urgent plea on social media highlighting that while canned goods like corn and green beans are plentiful, the Stewpot's freezers are nearly empty. "...

On March 26, 2025, the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office (CPSO) assisted the Jonesville Police Department (JPD) in responding to a shooting incident reported in the area of Tal Gibson Street. At approximately 3:01 p.m., emergency dispatch received multiple calls about yelling and gunfire. Responding officers located an...