Mississippi delights in long summers and mild winters, a climate that encourages outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy the state s woodlands, lakes and streams. North Mississippi boasts six national forests and several state parks. The agreeable weather also means golfers tee it up year-round on the region s vast array of courses. There s space here, says Maurice Smith, TVA Economic Development regional manager. There s a rural feel and an easy lifestyle, an abundance of churches and good homes.
Children receive a good education, particularly in northeast Mississippi, and it s improving.
The North Mississippi region also is home to the University of Mississippi at Oxford and Mississippi State University at Starkville, both notable academic campuses and both known to field determined gridiron squads. Though perhaps for a different reason, autumn afternoons in Oxford were known to inspire William Faulkner. Regarded by many critics and scholars as the greatest American author of the 20th century, Faulkner lived most of his life in Oxford, his postage stamp of native soil. We re in the process of a major highway expansion program here in Mississippi, and we re beginning to reap those benefits. Michigan-based Tecumseh manufactures air conditioner and refrigeration compressors, small gasoline engines, powertrain gear products, centrifugal pumps and small submersible pumps.