Since this is our 20th anniversary, we're doing Rave Review , a one-night show free to the public with pieces from musicals we've done over the years, a lot of Broadway music. I work for the Union Pacific railroad . . . I was born in Mountain Home, moved here in '77 . . . . This is Hometown, America. We have two large poultry-processing plants . . .
Diversity helps . .
From the very beginning it was a trade center. Our success has been in large part due to our leadership. Excellent mayor the last 10 to 12 years, excellent county judges, responsible fiscal management, looking ahead and seeing the end of revenue sharing. Batesville has two nationally registered historic districts, Downtown and East Main, and maybe a dozen other properties on the Register. Thus, the foundation of the college by the local Presbyterians.