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PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS: Dallas' dream of world-premier shows at the Bologna Performing Arts Center could put Cleveland and Delta State University on the map as one of the largest draws for show goers in the Southeast. |
BPAC's
David Dallas
The new director of The Bologna Performing Art Center will bring much to the arts of the Delta
by JULIE WHITEHEAD
DBJ Contributing Writer
David Dallas came to the Bologna Performing Arts Center on the campus of Delta State University in 2002, performing his critically-acclaimed one-man show, “The Gentleman from Mississippi”, where he plays the late Senator John C. Stennis. He was impressed with the facility, the quality of programming on the stage, and the warm welcome received, but Dallas said he was most in awe of the passionate attachment his audience had to the Bologna Performing Arts Center itself. “I could see how much this facility meant to them,” Dallas said.
Now the Cleveland native returns to DSU, not as a performer, but as executive director of BPAC as it closes in on its tenth year of cultural offerings to Delta residents.
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Governor Haley Barbour announces “Momentum Mississippi” committee
Many from around the state selected
to committee
SPECIAL TO THE DBJ
Governor Haley Barbour has announced the members of Momentum Mississippi at the group’s first-ever meeting. The new organization was created to help formulate a long-range economic development plan for the state. Anthony Topazi, President of Mississippi Power Company, will lead the broad-based group that has members from every region of the state. The group met recently in Jackson to begin work on recommendations.
“I am proud of the leaders who have agreed to begin working on this committee. They have great expertise and experience and will provide good counsel for an effective economic development strategy,” said Governor Barbour. “This influential group can help build the partnerships necessary to create more and better jobs in Mississippi.”
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DRA announces new executive director
Arkansas native brings wealth of experience
to young agency
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announces that Ronnie D. (Ron) Wilson has been named executive director. Wilson, who succeeds Hayes Dent, has served for the past six years as the national ombudsman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in Atlanta.
“Ron Wilson brings an enormous amount of diverse experience in government to the DRA,” said DRA Federal Co-chairman Pete Johnson. “He is an outstanding leader, someone who has worked in both civilian and military government capacities. His experience and leadership will be invaluable to the DRA.”
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