Thanks for the info!!!
I just spent a few days down there and really enjoyed the people. I really miss the Southern hospitality and politeness from having lived down South before. Something that NE PA definitely needs a strong dose of.
Only been there once. I rode my bicycle from Nashville to Natchez on the Natchez Trace which passes right through Tupelo. It looked like a town with a lot of potential, but in need of more people to move there to inject some life into the economy. A nice small downtown with nice houses around it from the early 20th century, and miles of strip malls and shopping centers from the late 20th century.