Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates and dominant pass rusher Jared Allen are among the 25 modern-era candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The Hall announced the semifinalists on Wednesday after the selection committee cut down a list of 50 nominees made by a newly c...

NEW YORK (AP) - Campbell's is ditching the soup - at least in name. And the change has now received shareholders' greenlight. Campbell Soup Co. announced its intention to change its name just over two months ago, saying it wanted to instead be known as the (slightly shorter) Campbell's Co. Shareholders overwhelmingly a...

Chandler Russ, Executive Director of Natchez, Inc., has been recognized as one of the "50 Under 50 Economic Developers to Watch" by Southern Business and Development magazine. This honor celebrates Russ's remarkable contributions to the field of economic development and highlights his leadership in fostering ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is pushing big plans to overhaul the state's complex tax code to deliver income and corporate tax cuts. But a Senate committee Tuesday introduced significant changes to the sweeping reform package in response to concerns raised by lawmakers, lobbyists and local governm...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - The head of the company that picks up Adams County residents' trash rebutted complaints about its service. "I will not stand here and say we're perfect, ... (but) we have steadily increased our efficiency," said Jimmie Woods, chief executive officer of United Infrastructure Services of Louisi...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, is one step closer to gaining official recognition as an affiliated area of the National Park Service (NPS). Legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) cleared the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this week, moving it toward ...

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has announced disciplinary actions, including suspensions and fines, following a postgame altercation between Jackson State University (JSU) and Alabama State University football teams on Saturday, November 16. Sixteen players-seven from JSU and nine from Alabama State-have b...

The Adams County Board of Supervisors is making preparations to move the E911 emergency-dispatching operations to another building after years of being in the basement of the structurally troubled Adams County jail. The board is expecting to soon finalize details for paying the costs of outfitting the new Natchez-Adams...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Adams County's chief industrial recruiter said the $3.3 million the state allocated to improve the old International Paper mill site will make it more attractive for new businesses to develop. "This puts us back in a situation where the site is ready to be fully marketed," Natchez Inc. Execut...

NATCHEZ, Miss. - Facing an end-of-year deadline to dedicate federal funds Adams County got in 2021, supervisors agreed today to set aside nearly $600,000 for roadwork and to help low-income residents improve their homes. The county was awarded $5.9 million from the American Rescue Plan Act passed by the U.S. Congress t...