Adams County News

Candidates for sheriff Ray Brown and Chuck Mayfield know change is coming, and each man wants to be the instigator.

A pedestrian killed Tuesday night on U.S. 61 South has been identified as Reuben Riley.

A Natchez teenager has been indicted for manslaughter in the death of 62-year-old John E. Henderson.

Authorities say a pedestrian wearing dark clothing was killed Tuesday night when he was struck by a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 61 in Natchez.

ADAMS COUNTY a ' Adams County is the latest community to receive the StormReady designation from the National Weather Service.

NATCHEZ a ' A Lucedale man received serious injuries Sunday afternoon when the bike he was riding was struck by a truck hauling a trailer on Mississippi 555.

Three locals were honored Saturday for their work with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Candidates Ray Brown and Chuck Mayfield said they both have the leadership ability needed to be your next sheriff.

Greetings, Natchez and the Miss-Lou! Natchez Little Theatrea s third production of the 62nd season is an adaptation of the hilarious comedy of words and manners by Oscar Wilde, a oeThe Importance of Beina Earnest.a Scarlett and Rhett go a oeWildea in this witty adaptation of the comic masterpiece transplanted from Victorian England to the Old South ...

While the State of Mississippi has issued an official state of emergency for counties affected by Tropical Storm Ida, emergency officials say Adams County is more likely to offer help after the storm than receive it.

Clara Lowenburg Moses enjoyed the view of the Mississippi River from Jewish Hill.

The ballot was set Thursday for a runoff election for Adams County Sheriff. The Natchez Democrat reports Chuck Mayfield has defeated Randy Freeman by 100 votes.

Like many people in this community, I strongly support the concept of a recreation complex, but I worry whether our elected officials are capable of pulling it off.

As the buzz of an election reaches fever pitch, one place in town sits still and quite - the sheriff's office.

Until now I have sat on the sidelines and observed the many proposed activities for Natchez and Adams County, always weighing the pros and cons, while looking for something that I could take a positive position on and ultimately be willing to use some of my moral capital to promote it to a successful conclusion.

The Mississippi State Department of Health announced Friday the swine flu vaccine will be available at all county health departments Monday.

Vote a oeyesa for recreation on Tuesday. We owe it to our children, our grandchildren, and ourselves a we owe it to our community! To those of us who grew up in Natchez, we remember how our community leaders with vision and foresight provided us with Duncan Park, which included one of the first public golf courses in the South.

The Adams County Water Association has received approximately $2.1 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to use on its water systems around Adams County.

Almost a year to the day when the Natchez Board of Aldermen adopted an ordinance to annex 2.68 square miles of county land, the U.S. Justice Department has approved the city's request.

Adams County voters head to the polls next Tuesday to decide two very important things - to select the new county sheriff and to express their support or opposition to a proposed city-county-school district consolidated recreation plan.