By Jewell Hillery
NATCHEZ, MS (WLBT) - The 26th annual Natchez hot air balloon festival got underway high above ground early Friday morning. The festival attracts nearly 25,000 people to the small town for the weekend. One of WLBT's reporters had the chance to take a trip in one of the balloons.
The sound of hot air filled an open field in Natchez around 7 a.m. Friday morning.