NATCHEZ, Miss. -- The 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade will honor the Natchez Deacons for Defense and Justice, with community leader Jackie Posey serving as grand marshal, announced Parade Chairperson Jacqueline Marsaw. The parade, which is sponsored by the Natchez Branch of the NAACP, starts at 3 p.m. Monday, Ja...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Home with Heroes will host the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 13, at the Natchez National Cemetery. The annual event is part of a nation-wide program in which millions of people pay tribute to U.S. military Veterans by placing wreaths on their graves. Saturday's pr...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans and bring another federal surge to the city that is already awaiting a separate immigration crackdown dubbed "Swamp Sweep" that is expecte...

After building the City of Natchez's Department of Workforce Development from the ground up, Workforce Development Director Tuwanna Williams has resigned from her role to accept a new position at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. Williams will become Executive Director of Workforce Education, effective January 5, 2026....

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to killing a University of Mississippi graduate student was sentenced to a total of 50 years in prison with 10 years suspended on Tuesday. Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr. pleaded guilty to second-degre...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Adams County supervisors has tapped a contractor to resurface a stretch of the much-traveled Morgantown Road for $1 million. They also chose another construction company to remedy the flood-prone Carthage Point Road for about $325,000. Work has already begun on Morgantown Road - deemed for years as the...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky fired the Southeastern Conference's longest-tenured coach, ending Mark Stoops' tenure in his 13th season with the Wildcats after back-to-back losing records Monday morning. By Monday night, athletic director Mitch Barnh...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Lane Kiffin called his past six years at Ole Miss "the best six years" of his life, and then tried to explain why he felt compelled to leave Oxford, Mississippi, behind and take over an LSU football program that he's always ad...

Aldermen approved new city regulations Tuesday for ensuring adequate conditions exist at residential assisted-care group homes, which have sparked complaints from Natchez residents. The new city ordinance will require these personal-care homes to be licensed and adhere to city fire codes, sanitation safeguards and main...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida hired Tulane's Jon Sumrall as football coach Sunday, settling for its second choice after Lane Kiffin picked LSU over the Gators. Sumrall finalized a six-year, $44.7 million contract that comes with incentives, accord...