NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - The city of Natchez is hoping to work through outdated and inaccurate records of business licenses with software already in the city's inventory that it has not been using.

Mayor Butch Brown tells The Natchez Democrat (http://bit.ly/XmjBul ) the city has discovered a piece of software that was used years ago to track business licenses but has since not been utilized. Brown says the city is implementing the software again to be used in conjunction with its current Springbrook accounting software.

A list of businesses that reportedly did not have business licenses provided by the city clerk's office showed at least several businesses that in fact do have valid business licenses.

Brown said because the city's records are not accurate, it is difficult to pinpoint which businesses do not have licenses.

Information from: The Natchez Democrat, http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/

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