With Nissan’s announcement last month of its intent to build a $930 million automotive plant in Madison County, which would employ up to 4,000 workers when it opens in May 2003, economic developers are optimistic about its impact in the Delta.

On October 26, attendees at DSU’s Bologna Performing Arts Center got a special treat as New York celebrity George Plimpton and native son, Bruce Levingston delivered an extraordinary musical program of of poetry, painting and uproarious humor. The evening specifically centered around 20 paintings by Charles Martin and 20 short poems describing the scenes in the paintings which contained humorous sketches on the sports of golf, tennis, sailing, fishing and fireworks.

Mention the name Archie Manning and instantly one thinks of football. Some 15 years after his last pass thrown in the NFL, Archie Manning still symbolizes the sport in Mississippi, and that’s no small accomplishment in a state where gridiron allegiances run deep. What is unusual, however, especially in light of such allegiance, is that Manning’s popularity cuts
across fan lines; his is a reputation that all Mississippians, fans and non-fans alike, can take pride in.