We are pleased to introduce you to the latest version of the Southern Rural Development Center newsletter. Replacing Southern Perspectives , which the Center published on a quarterly basis over the past several years, Around the South is intended to communicate information to SRDC readers in a more concise and timely fashion (thematic policy papers are now published in the SRDC Policy Series ). We hope you enjoy this latest communication channel that the Center has created to keep you apprised of important issues relevant to the South. We welcome your thoughts and recommendations on how to make Around the South even more useful to you.