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Natchez Trace Parkway releases videos to encourage safe travel along the parkway

Monday, November 20 by Staff Report

TUPELO, Miss. – The National Park Service has released a series of videos encouraging travelers to “Drive safe, the park way.” The three-part series will prepare travelers to experience the parkway safely throughout the year. The videos capture separate messages designed to prepare visitors... Read More.

Campfire ban issued at Natchez Trace Parkway

Thursday, November 9 by Staff Report

TUPELO, Miss. — The National Park Service is implementing a ban on campfires and charcoal use at Natchez Trace Parkway due to the current drought and high fire danger.Effective immediately, all campfires and charcoal use are banned on parkway property, including the developed campgrounds... Read More.

Tourism to Natchez Trace Parkway contributes $474 Million to local economies

Wednesday, August 23 by Staff Report

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 6.5 million visitors to the Natchez Trace Parkway in 2022 spent $474 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 5,660 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local... Read More.

Parkway Rangers Asking for Help in Locating Driver Who Hit Motorcyclist

Tuesday, August 8 by Randy Bell

Natchez Trace rangers are hoping you can help them find a hit and run driver. The incident happened around 4 pm on July 29th on the Parkway near Thomastown and involved a car and a motorcycle. And based on evidence found at the scene…"A... Read More.

Natchez Trace Parkway wins National Byway Award

Thursday, April 13 by Staff Report

The National Scenic Byway Foundation congratulates the Natchez Trace Parkway as the winner of our 2023 Byway Organization Award for Communication. This is one of the Foundation’s eight national awards presented annually.The Natchez Trace Compact (NTC) represents the Parkway across three states. NTC is... Read More.

Natchez Trace Parkway releases 2022 law enforcement statistics

Tuesday, February 7 by Staff Report

TUPELO, MS—National Park Service park rangers made 8,557 traffic stops on Natchez Trace Parkway last year. The traffic stops resulted in 6,428 citations and 266 arrests.

Tuesday in Attala: Burglar Crashes into Ditch, Accident at Parkway Plaza

Wednesday, January 11 by Staff Report

Tuesday, January 10, 2022At 5:30 a.m., Attala County Deputies were dispatched to a residence on Attala Rd 4127 for a home invasion in progress that ended in a crashed car and a caught criminal. Click here to read more.At 5:47 p.m.,... Read More.

Accident on Highway 43 and Store Theft in Parkway Plaza

Thursday, November 17 by Staff Report

On Wednesday at 7:58pm, officers and central fire responded to a one-vehicle accident with injuries on Highway 43 near the beat one barn. Arriving on scene, officer found the vehicle with heavy damage to the front end.At 8:43pm, Dollar General - Parkway Plaza reported... Read More.

Natchez Trace Parkway safety checkpoints stop impaired drivers over Labor Day

Wednesday, September 7 by Staff Report

In an effort to make Labor Day weekend safer for national park visitors, Natchez Trace Parkway rangers and other local law enforcement agencies conducted a series of traffic safety checkpoints over the weekend. The checkpoints resulted in ten arrests for impaired driving.The checkpoints spanned... Read More.

Natchez Trace Parkway receives funding to rehabilitate 83 miles of the parkway in Mississippi through Attala and Leake Counties

Friday, August 19 by Breck Riley

Through funding from the Great American Outdoors Act’s (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund and Federal Highway Administration’s National Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) Program, the National Park Service (NPS) will receive approximately $130.6 million to rehabilitate 83 miles... Read More.

Three Injured in a Crash on Natchez Trace Parkway in Leake County

Tuesday, April 19 by Breck Riley

1:47 a.m. – Leake County Deputies, Emergency Medical Services, and Natchez Trace Park Rangers were dispatched to a one-vehicle accident on the Natchez Trace Parkway near Red Dog Road. A vehicle struck a tree that had fallen in the roadway. Three people were injured... Read More.

Trees Down on Natchez Trace Parkway

Thursday, February 17 by Ashlee Davis

The Natchez Trace Parkway released this statement earlier regarding downed trees on the trace due to severe weather and high winds:"We have received reports that there is a tree blocking the roadway near milepost 152, just south of Holy Hill and Kosciusko. This surely... Read More.