COSBY IS FIRST ENTERTAINER SET FOR TUPELO COLISEUM

Bill Cosby will be the first entertainer at the new Tupelo Coliseum convention center when it opens Oct. 9.

Cosby visited Mississippi in November 1991 when he received an honorary doctorate from Rust College in Holly Springs.His Tupelo presentation of "An Evening With Bill Cosby" will be his first performance in Mississippi, said a spokeswoman for Cosby's agent.