After a drawn-out battle over the building, the Natchez Pecan Shelling Company factory was demolished Thursday.

The demolition was the result of an executive order issued by Mayor Phillip West, a move some say broke the law.
The pecan factory has been a point of contention between a group of citizens, developers and the city in recent months, from the design of the condos proposed to take its place to the sale of the land to the developers.

In fact, a suit against the city regarding the sale of the land, among other things, is being appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
According to the mayor, that