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2 days ago | 
natchezdemocrat.com | Jan Griffey
Published 2:37 pm Tuesday, May 13, 2025 NATCHEZ — The Natchez Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Tuesday morning to file a lawsuit against general contractor Theobald Construction over its work on the paving project on Canal and Homochitto streets.
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3 days ago | 
natchezdemocrat.com | Jan Griffey
Published 1:21 pm Monday, May 12, 2025 NATCHEZ — The City of Natchez Board of Aldermen will be introduced to Leah Hunter at its meeting on Tuesday at 11 a.m.Hunter is the new executive director of the Downtown Natchez Alliance. Norma West, president of the Downtown Natchez Alliance, will introduce Hunter to the aldermen. Also on Tuesday morning, teacher Sherry Gaines and paraprofessional Shamise Ware’s kindergarten class at Suzie B.
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1 week ago | 
natchezdemocrat.com | Jan Griffey
Published 11:43 pm Sunday, May 4, 2025 NATCHEZ — The Natchez Garden Club’s Spring Pilgrimage was a success, said club President Chris Bartha. Bartha said the Homeowners Association of the Natchez Garden Club gathered on Monday, April 28, to review the 2025 Spring Pilgrimage. “Homeowners belonging to this group held their Pilgrimage in Natchez from March 8 to April 19,” Bartha said.
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1 week ago | 
natchezdemocrat.com | Jan Griffey
Published 11:38 pm Sunday, May 4, 2025 NATCHEZ — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office seeks help from the public with information about an April 30 drive-by shooting at a residence in the Broadmoor Community. At approximately 9:53 p.m., the sheriff’s office received a call about gunfire that had struck the residence. Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators immediately responded and began to question witnesses and collect evidence.
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1 week ago | 
natchezdemocrat.com | Jan Griffey
Published 11:36 pm Sunday, May 4, 2025 NATCHEZ — Adams County likely faces a lengthy legal battle in its effort to replace its current garbage collector. “I really don’t see where they have a leg to stand on,” said Board of Supervisors President Kevin Wilson.
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1 week ago | 
natchezdemocrat.com | Jan Griffey
Mira Got Soul of Jackson performed songs from a variety of artists, including Prince, Tina Turner and ’80s Disco tunes. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat) Jack Curtis as Elvis. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat) Jack Curtis performs as Elvis. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat) LeNee Henry, left, and Hunter Stewart dance to Jack Curtis's Elvis tunes in front of the stage.
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1 week ago | 
natchezdemocrat.com | Jan Griffey
Published 1:17 am Sunday, May 4, 2025 Some of us just weren’t born to be hip. We’re always just a step behind the latest cultural trends, not quite up to speed with the jargon or the hottest fashion. Once those treacherous teenage years are behind us, we tend to grow into a comfortable acceptance with being an old soul of sorts. And it’s really not so bad. Consider, for example, internet acronyms.
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1 week ago | 
natchezdemocrat.com | Jan Griffey
Published 11:03 am Friday, May 2, 2025 NATCHEZ — Adams County Judge Walt Brown swore in Natchez attorney Terrence Hunter as the city’s new municipal judge on Thursday afternoon on the steps of City Hall. Hunter’s wife, Leah, held the Bible and their 17-month-old daughter, Harlowe, as Hunter took his oath. Hunter, a Natchez native, graduated from Trinity Episcopal Day School and earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Tougaloo.
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1 week ago | 
natchezdemocrat.com | Jan Griffey
Published 10:47 am Friday, May 2, 2025 NATCHEZ — Miss-Lou’s Relay for Life, scheduled for Friday night, has been canceled due to the threat of inclement weather. Organizers said Friday morning that on Tuesday, May 13, from 4 to 7:30 p.m., Relay for Life will hold a survivors reception, an awards ceremony and luminaria service at the Vidalia Conference and Convention Center. More details about that event will be shared next week after they are finalized.
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2 weeks ago | 
natchezdemocrat.com | Jan Griffey
Published 5:31 pm Wednesday, April 30, 2025 NATCHEZ — Since Lou Ellen Stout was a little girl, she has loved music. A singer, Stout has loved performing as well as attending music festivals. “I have been involved in music festivals one way or another since I was about 5,” Stout said. “I have relatives who were part of the Washington Parish Free Fair in Franklinton and always helped with those.
