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Natchez aldermen reject plans for pickleball courts
NATCHEZ, Miss. - The city board rejected the mayor's behest to convert part of Duncan Park's tennis venue into pickleball courts. Following the Board of Aldermen's 4-2 vote, Natchez Parks & Recreation Director Ryan Porter indicated he might resign as arguments continued over the management of the Duncan Park courts...
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Community Alliance Event Wednesday
From the Mayor's Desk If you've been looking for a reason to get out, connect with neighbors, and hear what's going on in Natchez, next Wednesday night provides a perfect opportunity! The Natchez-Adams County Community Alliance is hosting a stakeholder meeting and fundraiser on April 29 at the Natchez Brewing Co. begin...
Apr 24, 2026
New Adams County airport terminal fast-tracks toward completion
NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Construction continues for the airport terminal that will accommodate commercial airline passengers when service returns to Adams County this summer for the first time since the 1990s. Work "is progressing well and on track to finish on time," said project architect Johnny Waycaster, who met...
Apr 24, 2026
Adams County Supervisors Clash Over Travel Expenses, Sheriff Intervenes to De-escalate Meeting
NATCHEZ, Miss. - Fiery words Monday between two Adams County supervisors prompted Sheriff Travis Patten to physically step in to quell their argument. The dispute erupted between supervisors Kevin Wilson and Ricky Gray when Wilson criticized colleagues for the costs of traveling to Hawaii for a national conference of c...
Apr 22, 2026
New Retailers Announced for Trace Town Shopping Center in Natchez
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.
Apr 21, 2026
The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana. The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court aft...
Apr 17, 2026
French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody after she was detained earlier this month. U.S. Immigration and Custo...
Apr 15, 2026
New York governor pitches a new tax on pricey pied-à-terres
NEW YORK (AP) - For months, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has resisted calls to increase taxes on the wealthy, beating back progressives who have hounded her from Manhattan to Puerto Rico bellowing chants of "tax the rich." Now she is pitching a compro...
Apr 15, 2026
Dramatic video shows Oklahoma high school principal tackle, disarm gunman as students flee
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Newly released video shows a high school principal in Oklahoma tackling and disarming a former student who entered the lobby of the school and began firing a pistol. Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore was shot in the l...
Apr 15, 2026
Roblox gaming platform reaches $12 million settlement with Nevada enhancing youth protections
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The interactive gaming platform Roblox will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12 million to the state of Nevada in what state Attorney General Aaron Ford on Wednesday called a first-of-its-kind agreem...
Apr 15, 2026












