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NATCHEZ — A Natchez woman is behind bars after she reportedly ran another woman over with her car intentionally, breaking her leg in the process.

Audrey Cotten, 32, has been charged with aggravated assault and malicious mischief after hitting a woman with her car at the Exxon gas station on Homochitto Street and John R. Junkin Drive.

The incident took place at ...

NATCHEZ — The Natchez-Adams Community Swimming Pool, also known as the Natchez Aquatics Center, is open for the season.

'We opened on Tuesday and we're ready to get this show on the road," said Samoré Allen, new pool director.

The swimming pool is open to the community Monday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. Allen said hours this weekend are subject to change, bu...

VIDALIA, La. — The Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a man in Vidalia after he reportedly threatened another person with a weapon and fired shots into the air.

Authorities said CPSO received a call about shots being fired at approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday in the area of Morris Road in Vidalia.

The caller stated that Dewayne Grayson, 22, came to th...

Dec. 10, 1944 – May 31, 2026

NATCHEZ – Services for Mr. Leonard C. Woods Sr., 81, of Natchez, who died on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at his residence, will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at 11 a.m. at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 117 Pilgrim Blvd., Natchez.

Burial will follow at Reeds Family Cemetery on Clover Hill Road under the direction of Robert D. Mackel and Sons...