Digging to the future: Cathedral breaks ground on facility

Digging to the future: Cathedral breaks ground on facility

NATCHEZ — Three green shovels digging into the ground Friday afternoon marked the beginning of a seven-month construction process for Cathedral School’s new middle school. ... Read more | Add your comment

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Natchez Regional Medical Center trustees, supervisors ratify hospital’s budget

NATCHEZ — Natchez Regional Medical Center’s budget for the next fiscal year projects a $657,566 deficit in net incomes. Read more  | Add your comment

  1. Ferriday man sentenced to life in drug bust case  | Add your comment
  2. Tourists flock to houses for Fall Pilgrimage  | Add your comment
  3. Faith & Family: Riverland chaplain connecting with patients  | Add your comment

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Judge delays trial in letters case

JACKSON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday postponed the Oct. 7 trial of a man charged with sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and ... Read more | Add your comment

Natchez man charged for stealing copper

NATCHEZ — A Natchez man was charged Friday for reportedly stealing copper wiring out of Magnolia Mall in June. Read more | Add your comment

Antebellum house featured on TV show

Lorman — An antebellum house in Lorman will be featured in the upcoming season of Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s show, “Mississippi Roads.” Read more | Add your comment

Week 6: High School football scores

It is the sixth week of the 2013 season. Catch all of the scores of this year's prep action every Friday night at natchezdemocrat.com. Read more | Add your comment

  1. City gets $350,000 for tollbooth colonnade repairs  | Add your comment
  2. Burglars get away with large amount of jewelry  | Add your comment
  3. KiOR pushes back Natchez plans  | Add your comment
  4. Love of quilting turns into so much more for grandmother  | Add your comment
  5. Annual Fall Pilgrimage starts today  | Add your comment
  6. Man honors sons with 700-mile long bike ride  | Add your comment
  7. Library director passes baton to new replacement  | Add your comment
  8. KiOR announces second Columbus facility  | Add your comment
  9. Vidalia distributes recycling containers to residents  | Add your comment
  10. City approves $37.8 million budget  | Add your comment
  11. U.S. House passes bill that lets Delta Queen cruise again  | Add your comment
  12. City count may increase water bill for some residents  | Add your comment
  13. Bowie Festival leads off fun-filled weekend  | Add your comment
  14. News photo: Car hits gas line  | Add your comment
  15. Feature photos: Grandparents Day at McLaurin  | Add your comment
  16. City postpones budget adoption; aldermen choose to wait for city clerk  | Add your comment

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Judge delays trial in letters case

JACKSON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday postponed the Oct. 7 trial of a man charged with sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and ... Read more | Add your comment

  1. Hattiesburg vote counting devolves to bickering  | Add your comment
  2. Dome collapses at St. James Parish plant  | Add your comment
  3. State names new education superintendent  | Add your comment
  4. Jackson Zoo in financial trouble  | Add your comment

Sports

Cathedral stuns top-ranked Stringer with thrilling win

Cathedral stuns top-ranked Stringer with thrilling win

NATCHEZ — Cathedral High School (5-1) refused to lose to Stringer High School at its homecoming event with a comeback 61-55 win. With the game ... Read more | Add your comment

  1. Turnovers doom Natchez in loss to Wayne County  | Add your comment
  2. ACCS shuts out Prentiss Christian  | Add your comment
  3. Trinity close to perfection against Bowling Green  | Add your comment
  4. MHSAA roundups: Norton’s night not enough for Jefferson Co.  | Add your comment
  5. LHSAA roundups: Ferriday High blown out by Richwood, 41-14  | Add your comment
  6. Centreville, WCCA both get key wins  | Add your comment

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Two new races added to annual kayak race

Two new races added to annual kayak race

With water moving at a half-million cubic feet per second, a 42-mile race on the Mississippi River can be a rich challenge. Read more | Add your comment

Business

Magnolia Bluffs Casino honored for design

HOUSTON — The overall winner in the Mid-West Steel Building Company 2012 Design Build competition is the Magnolia Bluffs Casino, in Natchez. The general contractor ... Read more | Add your comment

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Delta Queen’s place is on the Mississippi

Efforts to reverse portions of a law that had good intentions but bad consequences have left the dock. And in this case, that’s a good ... Read more | Add your comment

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Numbers game tough for mayor, city enforcement

As I settled back into my office chair after a restful five-day vacation Wednesday night, I ... Read more | Add your comment

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CodeRed calls available for residents

Possibly the most asked question our office receives is “Why didn’t I get the CodeRed call?” Read more | Add your comment

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23rd annual Adams County Soil and Water Conservation meeting set for Oct. 10

You are cordially invited to attend the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Adams County Soil and Water Conservation District at 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at ... Read more | Add your comment