Serving your local news. 2009-11-07T01:49:20-06:00 http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/ tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/07/christmas-natchez-starts-nov-27/ 2009-11-07T00:00:00-06:00 Mickens Cassandra cassandra.mickens@natchezdemocrat.com

The Natchez-Adams County Chamber of Commerce is getting a head start on the holidays in anticipation of the ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/07/banks-warn-scam-calls/ 2009-11-07T00:00:00-06:00 Hogan Vershal vershal.hogan@natchezdemocrat.com

Local banks are warning their customers to be on the lookout for automated scam calls.

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/07/bad-boy-enterprises-gets-good-news-irs/ 2009-11-07T00:00:00-06:00 Cooper Kevin kevin.cooper@natchezdemocrat.com

Receiving a letter from the Internal Revenue Service is rarely greeted as a good thing.

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Work to prepare the Ferriday water plant to receive its new tank — and thus have the town ...

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Concordia Parish is a disaster area at least on paper.

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/07/traffic-law-changed/ 2009-11-07T00:00:00-06:00 Ham Emily emily.ham@natchezdemocrat.com

Drivers who are stopped by a Mississippi Highway Patrol State Trooper are now required to answer more than ...

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The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983. Nearly 16 million people can't ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/06/ferriday-man-reported-missing/ 2009-11-06T00:00:00-06:00 Hogan Vershal vershal.hogan@natchezdemocrat.com

The family of a local man who has been missing for nearly two weeks is looking for any ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/06/irs-owes-residents-money/ 2009-11-06T00:00:00-06:00 Hogan Vershal vershal.hogan@natchezdemocrat.com

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 13 Miss-Lou residents to whom it owes money.

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/06/county-not-releasing-swine-flu-vaccine-data/ 2009-11-06T00:00:00-06:00 Mickens Cassandra cassandra.mickens@natchezdemocrat.com

County and state health officials are not releasing the number of swine flu vaccine doses allotted to the ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/06/eda-survey-seeks-residents-opinion/ 2009-11-06T00:00:00-06:00 Mickens Cassandra cassandra.mickens@natchezdemocrat.com

The strategic advisors responsible for revamping the Natchez-Adams County Economic Development Authority are polling residents for input on ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/06/daycare-owner-sentenced-mail-fraud/ 2009-11-06T00:00:00-06:00 Hogan Vershal vershal.hogan@natchezdemocrat.com

A Ferriday daycare owner was sentenced to more than three years prison for defrauding the federal government of ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/05/mayfield-face-brown-runoff/ 2009-11-05T23:22:00-06:00 Ham Emily emily.ham@natchezdemocrat.com

Official election results are in and Chuck Mayfield and Ray Brown will be on the Nov. 24 runoff ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/05/army-12-dead-31-hurt-attacks-texas-base/ 2009-11-05T19:32:00-06:00 Associated Press The newsroom@natchezdemocrat.com

A military mental health doctor facing deployment overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army base on Thursday ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/05/all-absentee-ballots-counted-numbers-being-certifi/ 2009-11-05T15:32:00-06:00 staff reports From newsroom@natchezdemocrat.com

Election commissioners and party workers have finished counting absentee and affidavit ballots and are working to certify the ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/05/final-count-expected-days-end/ 2009-11-05T11:52:00-06:00 Ham Emily emily.ham@natchezdemocrat.com

Nine boxes remain to be counted by election commissioners.

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/05/hgtvs-kelly-edge-town-golf-tourney/ 2009-11-05T00:00:00-06:00 Edwards Jennifer jennifer.edwards@natchezdemocrat.com

Kelly Edge is in the business of making things better.

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/05/ferriday-school-rewards-positive-behavior/ 2009-11-05T00:00:00-06:00 Ham Emily emily.ham@natchezdemocrat.com

For the past two years Ferriday Lower Elementary School students have been awarded for positive behavior — and ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/05/vidalia-municipal-complex-plans-hold/ 2009-11-05T00:00:00-06:00 Hogan Vershal vershal.hogan@natchezdemocrat.com

Like a prospective homebuyer the City of Vidalia’s government is waiting to hear from its lender before it ...

tag:www.natchezdemocrat.com,2009:www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/nov/05/bryant-mims-state-budget-receive-facelift/ 2009-11-05T00:00:00-06:00 Ham Emily emily.ham@natchezdemocrat.com

Mississippi’s budget is going to be receiving a facelift next year — at least that’s the message Mississippi ...