This week we bring you a very special program that features outstanding Mississippians. In fact, Mississippi has produced more writers, poets and musicians per square mile than any other state in the nation. And tonight we will introduce you to a few of those people.

Mississippi has produced some outstanding entertainers like: Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, B. B. King, Conway Twitty, Jimmie Rodgers, and of course Elvis Presley.

In our first story we meet a lady whose voice is as smooth and flowing as the river that runs through her home town of Vicksburg. Lucia Hawkins sheds some light on her shining career as an opera diva.

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame pays tribute to the great athletes that our state has spawned. Names like Walter Peyton, Archie Manning, Jerry Rice, Brett Favre and Dizzy Dean are just a handful of the sports stars that you can learn more about at this museum.

In our next story we introduce you to Frank Gambrell, he is a Port Gibson resident and an athlete that you've probably never heard of but he is someone we could all take a lesson from.

Mississippi has a lot to celebrate when it comes to artists; names like Walter Anderson, Caroline Compton, William Hollingsworth, Jr., Marie Hull and George Orr are all celebrated Mississippi artists.

You can add one more name to that impressive list, Bay St. Louis resident Alice Moseley didn't start her second career as a folk artist until she was in her 60's but her work is sure to catch your eye.

From the rolling hills of the northeast to the flat rich delta land to the pine forests of the south to the sandy white beaches of the gulf coast; Mississippi has its share of natural beauty.

In our next story we profile the magnificent lady who transforms all these areas with the emergence of spring. On this weeks edition of Walt’s Way.

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