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Mercedes · NatchezGetting your Trinity Audio player ready... Natchez Police Department No arrests available. Reports — Tuesday Shots fired on Dumas Drive. Missing person on Fisk Avenue. Accident on John R. Junkin Drive. Accident on Devereux Drive. Theft on U.S. 61 South. Intelligence report on Dumas Drive. Intelligence report on Old Washington Road. Traffic stop on […]See the Story
Crime Reports: Friday, May 10, 2024 - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
Natchez · NatchezGetting your Trinity Audio player ready... Natchez Police Department Arrests — Sunday Nicole Chevette Lewis, 32, 1245 Watkins Street, Natchez, on charge of motor vehicle: improper driver’s license/expired driver’s license. Bond set at $750.00. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter Arrests — Saturday Jeremy Antonio Dukes, 38, 2550 Joel Wheaton Road, […]See the Story
Crime Reports: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
U.S. Army · NatchezNATCHEZ — An anonymous caller alerted the Adams County Sheriff’s Office on Friday to a small dog in desperate need of a rescue. Karren Ewing, the ACSO victims’ advocate and de facto animal crimes deputy, traveled down Lower Woodville Road toward Sibley in search of the dog the caller reported that needed help. “We would have never found him on our own,” Ewing said. “We had to drive down a driveway past a private gate, and there he was in the pas…See the Story
Small dog safe after sheriff’s office alerted to his sad condition by anonymous caller - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
Natchez · NatchezNATCHEZ — The all-clear has been given on a suspicious package found on a barge traveling the Mississippi River near Natchez on Sunday. The barge was stopped about a mile south of the Adams County port when a Jackson bomb squad and Office of Homeland Security officers determined that a suspicious bag found on board was not a threat, officials said. A suspicious package was found to be an empty bag. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat) Adams Cou…See the Story
All clear issued on barge at Natchez port; suspicious bag determined not to be threat - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
Cancer · NatchezVIDALIA, La. — The rain stayed away and allowed a successful fundraising year for the Miss-Lou Relay for Life 2024 Friday at the Vidalia Municipal Complex.
“We want to thank all of our sponsors, without you this event would not be possible,” organizers shared. “Thanks to all of our local small business owners who contributed to our survivor’s reception. Thanks to all of the teams that participated in making this event what it was. We hope to se…See the Story
GALLERY: Bull riding, big slide and more raise funds to beat cancer at the 2024 Miss Lou Relay for Life event - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
Olympics · NatchezVIDALIA, La. — After closely monitoring weather conditions, the 2024 Relay For Life of Miss-Lou scheduled for Friday, May 3, at the Vidalia Municipal Complex will go on as scheduled, organizers said. The main event is from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. with a Survivor Reception before the big event from 5 to 7 p.m. “Dozens of teams will be setting up fundraising booths with food, fun and so much more,” organizers said. Highlights of the relay is a luminaria…See the Story
2024 Relay For Life of the Miss-Lou is Friday - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
Juneteenth · NatchezNATCHEZ — A Natchez man who has been an inmate in the Concordia Parish Correctional Facility has died. Blarrington Ashley, 53, of Natchez, was indicted by a grand jury for shoplifting more than $1,000, said Natchez Police Chief Cal Green. Because of the unsafe conditions in the Adams County Jail, the Adams County Board of Supervisors and the City of Natchez contract with the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office to house inmates. Ashley was found un…See the Story
Natchez inmate dies in Concordia Parish Correctional Facility - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
Barack Obama · NatchezNATCHEZ — The town of Ferriday, Louisiana, elected a new mayor on Saturday. Democrat Alvin Garrison garnered 643 votes or 75 percent to Democrat Joey Bazile III’s 219 or 25 percent of the votes. District B elected Devonte M. Schiele as its alderman. Schiele, who claims no party affiliation, received 116 votes or 55 percent to Devin Bryan’s 96 votes or 45 percent. District D elected Andre J. Keys, a Democrat, as alderman, 138 votes or 60 percent …See the Story