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New mayor brings positive outlook to city: with recent win, Phillip West makes history in Natchez, too.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 19-JUL-04
Format: Online - approximately 833 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
NATCHEZ -- The new mayor of Natchez, Phillip West, has an obvious devotion to the community and people. He was born there 57 years ago and has lived there all his life. Public service has been the norm for him.

He was on the Adams County Board of Supervisors for 17 1/2 years and was the first African-American to serve as board president. He also was minority caucus chairman of the Mississippi Association of West Supervisors. For the past seven years, he has been state representative from District 94 representing Adams, Jefferson and Franklin counties and was chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus. But the call went out again to change the focus of his service.

"I had not planned to run for mayor...

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