JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Motorists entering Mississippi will be greeted with signs welcoming them to the "Birthplace of America's
Music."
Gov. Haley Barbour says the new highway welcome signs will tout Mississippi's musical heritage - from the blues to country to rock
'n' roll to gospel.
Barbour announced new signs Tuesday at a news conference at Jackson-Evers International Airport, where one of the new signs
will be seen as travelers leave the airport.
So far, signs also have been placed at the Mississippi Welcome Center in Vicksburg off Interstate 20, on I-55 and U.S. Highways 78
and 61 in DeSoto County, I-20 in Lauderdale County and I-10 in Jackson and Hancock counties. Another will go up on I-55 in Pike
County this week.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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