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The Mississippi River’s unsettling flood trend sparks debate on how to control it and fear of what the future might bring
A look at the top five river levels ever, including this year, reveals a disturbing trend: Every flood ... Read more
Author: David Hamilton, The Natchez Democrat | Magnolia State Live
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A black man was killed in a Mississippi jail after not giving up his bus seat, his family says. Now his story is resurfacing 70 years later.
Samuel Bacon’s story is one that will forever be left without concrete answers, as disparate accounts describe him ... Read more
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A Mississippi judge faces one of the most important decisions of his career on whether a death row inmate deserves a new trial
The judge who will decide the fate of a man on death row said Wednesday a decision should ... Read more
Culture
Octavia Spencer and Mississippi filmmakers are renting out theaters to show ‘Black Panther’
Octavia Spencer made headlines this week when following up on her promise to rent out a Mississippi movie ... Read more
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A Mississippi city repossessed its auditorium after a church allegedly missed years of rent payments
The City of Natchez has retaken possession of the Natchez City Auditorium after reportedly months and months gone ... Read more
Business
This Mississippi B&B remains one of the best in the world
Oak Hill Inn has climbed the ranks of the world’s best bed-and-breakfasts largely through learning one key lesson ... Read more
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Natchez’s potential economic gains from a new federal highway come at what cost?
Proponents of bringing a new interstate highway through Natchez water at the mouth over the potential economic gains ... Read more
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Could an interstate end up dividing the Natchez community?
Proponents of bringing I-14 through Natchez would say the project is imperative from an economic development standpoint — ... Read more
Business
Is a new interstate proposal a pipe dream or Natchez's saving grace?
Many have called the proposed Interstate-14 coming through Natchez a pipe dream, while others see it as the ... Read more
Business
What impact would a federal highway have on Natchez, Mississippi?
Officials recognize the plan would take years — likely decades — to come to fruition, but with the ... Read more