NATCHEZ, Miss. - City aldermen clashed again Tuesday over the pickleball controversy as they voted 4-2 against the popular racket sport being played at Duncan Park's tennis courts. However, they did agree to pursue a plan for pickleball courts being built near the Natchez-Adams County swimming pool at Liberty Park. ...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Few issues have drawn such a large crowd to the Natchez Council Chambers like the pickleball-versus-tennis furor last week at a public hearing held by the mayor and city aldermen. The hearing was called by Mayor Dan Gibson after aldermen voted 4-2 last month against his endorsed plan to convert three D...

Adams County's tornado-warning sirens are expected to all be working by next week after repairs are completed on several that have been silent in recent months, said Emergency Management Director Brad Bradford. Seven of the county's 18 towered sirens have been out of order, but Adams County "should be good on all...

The Adams County Board of Supervisors has imposed time restrictions for being at county parks and also banned ATV vehicles from the recreational venues at the behest of Sheriff Travis Patten. Meeting Monday with county supervisors, Patten expressed concerns about late-night pleasure seekers racing their all-terrain veh...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Adams County supervisors closed the public out of discussions Monday about the ongoing investigation into the criminal cyberattack that crippled county government's IT system last month. They can't provide details to the public because of the sensitive nature of the ransom-motivated attack on the count...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - City officials are seeking demolition contractors to tear down the Fry building as plans continue for making the downtown Natchez site a parking lot for the yet-to-be-renovated Eola hotel next door. Delays have bedeviled refurbishing the vacant hotel and razing the city-owned building - a project Mayor...

Natchez aldermen voted to partner with Meadville and Brookhaven in pursuing a proposed passenger rail service connecting the three communities, though the project's future depends heavily on securing federal funding.

Natchez, Miss. - Adams County automobile owners won't be able to get their renewed car tags or register their newly bought vehicles while county officials continue to recover from a cyberattack that crashed the county's IT system in April. Adams County Tax Collector Terrence Bailey said the cyberattack caused his offic...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - The city's planning and zoning director is resigning after just one year on the job to take a post at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History. Mingo Tingle will wind down his work next month while city officials seek a replacement. Tingle began his Natchez job May 2025 as the city's chief ...

New retailers including TJ Maxx, Ulta Beauty, and Five Below are coming to Trace Town Shopping Center as part of a major redevelopment project announced in Natchez.