This year, we added a new contest to our Pumpkin Patch Festival to help bring Autumn color to Downtown Natchez. The contest was open to any business located inside Downtown Natchez and was free to enter. Judging was on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Director Kevin Miers...
There’s just no place like Natchez! Thanks to everyone who came downtown today, Sept 16, 2024 for the "Fall in Love With Natchez" Cleanup Day. DNA's Kevin Miers and others participated as hundreds of bags of mulch were put out, trees trimmed, weeds pulled and flowers...
Mayor exclaims, "the Arts District is on the Way and it all starts today!" Today, August 27, 2024, at the 100 Block of North Commerce Street, the City of Natchez and DNA held a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the start the ADA compliance sidewalk project for...
DNA had a great day at the Mississippi Rural Placemaking Summit organized by the Community Foundation For Mississippi. Natchez was well represented! It was a great day of information, idea exchange, and networking! Thanks again to the Community Foundation for...
Applications Now Open Until Friday, Aug. 2nd, 2024 at 5:00 pm CST DNA Announces A Balcony, Awning, & Façade Stabilization Incentive Grant Program! Application available for download: GET GRANT APP The purpose of DNA’s Incentive Grant Program is to stimulate...
7 Awards Presented at Smoot's Grocery as Part of "Natchez Celebrates The Blooms" The Downtown Natchez Alliance (DNA) announced this year's honorees for the "Sallie Junkin Ballard Keep Natchez Blooming" Awards earlier today, Saturday, June 29, 2024 at Smoot's Grocery,...
We are so honored to be recognized at Mississippi Main Street Association Annual Awards Ceremony in Jackson on Thursday, June 20, 2024, for achieving National Main Street America Accreditation, and we received an award for the Best Planning Project in the State for...
The Downtown Natchez Alliance (“DNA”) has been designated as a Nationally Accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigorous national performance standards. Main Street America’s national standards provide a strong foundational framework for local...
Destination Downtown: Let's Keep Natchez Blooming Read the full article by Michael Wilson on the Natchez Democrat Website: The latest Y’all Means All event coming up this weekend in Downtown Natchez has Natchez “blooming” with anticipation. Blooming By The River,...
Destination Downtown: Traffic Flow, Why One-Way or the Other When You Can Have Both? READ THE FULL ARTICLE BY MICHAEL WILSON ON THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT WEBSITE: When it comes to traffic flow in Downtown Natchez, why have it one-way or the other when you can have both?...