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Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Truck ’r Treating in Pascagoula

Two months after Katrina, Pascagoula was too battered for traditional Trick ’r Treating. So the city improvised — and a tradition was born. This Friday night from 6 to 8, decorated trucks loaded with candy and treats for Halloweeners will again line Delmas Avenue to the delight of all.

It is yet another point of pride in a city that City Manager Kay Kell says has ample reason to be proud.

“It just takes time,” Kell says of changing misconceptions of “Mississippi’s Flagship City”, “and we’re getting there.”

The city’s solid industrial base is the foundation for downtown and waterfront revitalization.

The city may also have the best official sense of humor in Mississippi, considering its Web site touts not only its shipbuilding heritage, but its Squirrel Revival and UFO heritage as well. The city also boasts both historical and hysterical scenes (usually, it is noted, at Mardi Gras).

And, since Pascagoula means “bread eaters,” the city makes this challenge: Where else can you live where the name of the city encourages you to eat?

The editorial above represents the views of the Sun Herald editorial board, which consists of President-Publisher Glen Nardi, Vice President and Executive Editor Stan Tiner, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Flora S. Point, Opinion Page Editor B. Marie Harris and Associate Editor Tony Biffle.