In this episode of Mississippi Stories, Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson. Mayor Gibson is coming up on his first year in office. In that time, he has faced a pandemic, hurricanes and a severe winter storm. But he also has had several successes. But being a mayor is nothing new to Gibson. Previously the mayor of Crystal Springs, Gibson moved to Natchez five years ago. He’s a lobbyist, a piano player, a Natchez Bed and Breakfast owner and now mayor. He defeated independent challenger Phillip West for the Mayor’s office by running on a platform of bringing jobs and economic opportunities to Natchez. In this interview, Gibson talks about some of those economic opportunities that have come to past.
