“The longtime tradition of erecting a live Christmas tree downtown ended last year, when officials decided they couldn’t afford the liability of a live tree in the middle of an intersection.” However, a “group of Natchez business leaders is working to collect money to pay for an artificial tree on the site — just in time for Christmas this year. ‘If you grew up in Natchez, if you’ve lived any years in Natchez, the downtown tree is something magical that big cities don’t have,’ said Agnes Holloway, a Natchez Downtown Development board member who is working with the Christmas tree committee.” (Kerry Whipple, “Funds still needed to help Natchez Christmas tree”, Natchez Democrat, Nov. 8)(via Common Good “Society Watch”).