Isola News

U.S. lawyer John Arthur Eaves Jr., from Jackson, MS, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Rome, Wednesday, Feb.

Dickie Stevens, president of a catfish processing company in the Delta, knows there are already several groups attempting to bolster the poverty-stricken region, but he believes there's room for one more.

Dignity and respect were the key issues in the threatened strike that new contract negotiations have defused at Delta Pride Catfish Inc.

Time is running out for catfish farmers and others to sign up for a U.S. Department of Agriculture program offering training, cash benefits and government-funded consultation that might include advice to get out of the business.