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Rebel/Bulldog Tailgate Challenge in downtown Pontotoc.

MS Main Street 2016 Event CalendarJan. 19: Main Street 101 in Meridian

1-4 p.m., Required workshop for new Main Street Managers. All MainStreet members and board members are invited to attend.

January 20-21: Back Stage Pass in MeridianAnnual Festival and Event Coordinators Conference presented by

Mississippi Main Street Association, Visit Mississippi and Mississippi ArtsCommission. Registration opening soon!

May 22-25: 2016 National Main Streets Conference inMilwaukee, WI

June 16: 27th Annual Awards Luncheon in JacksonAt the Old Capitol Inn in Jackson. Awards Nominations will open in early

2016.

September 2016: Destination Downtown in LouisianaAnnual Tri-state Main Street conference with Louisiana Main Street and

Main Street Arkansas.

Additional training dates in 2016 to be announced!

View local events happening in a Main Street communitynear you.

Investor Spotlight: Special Thanks to our

Major Investors

BancorpSouthBP America

Entergy MississippiMississippi Power

Blue Cross & Blue Shieldof MississippiHancock Bank

Health ManagementAssociates – MS Division

Irby Electrical DistributorRenasant Bank

Sanderson FarmsSt. Dominic Health

ServicesTrustmark National Bank

Thank you to these companieswho have invested significantlyin Mississippi Main Street forthe last five years. Contributing

email : Webview : MS Main Street Fall Enews https://t.e2ma.net/message/k3o5m/cp0i7

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Historic Square in Hernando

Hernando Design Rendering: Corner Market, Before and After

The current Corner Market, a brownfield redevelopment property indowntown Hernando and design rendering with suggested improvementsto blend in with the historic character of the Hernando Square.

BrownfieldsRedevelopmentCharrette heldin HernandoThe Hernando Main StreetChamber of Commerceexists to serve as the voiceof its 423 members and topromote economic growthin Hernando through

education and the development of their vibrant business community.

both financially and in-kindservices, their dollars haveleveraged hundreds of millionsof dollars in economicdevelopment in our 56 MainStreet programs in Mississippi.We appreciate these investors!

MS Main Street electsnew President, officersto Board of Directors

The 2015-2016 MMSAExecutive Board is as follows:

Suzanne Smith, 2015-2016Board President


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"The body of work the Charrette Team was able to provide in branding andplanning for the City of Hernando was invaluable," said Susan Fernandez,Director of the Hernando Main Street Chamber. "We now have a detailedwork plan, with both short and long-term suggestions, to go along with ourstrategic plan that we can begin to implement right away."

In April 2015, the Mississippi Main Street Association was hired by the Cityof Hernando to conduct a Brownfields Redevelopment Charrette. Thecharrette was funded through a Brownfields Grant awarded to the city bythe Environmental Protection Agency and the Mississippi Department ofEnvironmental Quality. The charrette included a public visioning processand meetings with key leaders in the city. A follow-up report along with allelectronic files was provided to the city and the Hernando Main StreetChamber as a tool kit to apply for grant funding and guide implementationon the recommendations of the charrette. View the charrette presentationand report here.

Community Vision Plan Charrette held inKosciusko

The City of Kosciusko hired the Mississippi Main Street Association toconduct a community vision plan charrette on Aug. 12-14.

The charrette team included Randy Wilson of Community DesignSolutions, Ben Muldrow of Arnett Muldrow Associates, Andy Kalback ofMahan Rykiel Associates, Rachael Carter with Mississippi State University,

Matthew McLaughlin,2015-2016 Vice President

Joey Hudnall, 2015-2016Treasurer

Mark Loughman,2015-2016 Past President

Click here for the full listing ofthe MMSA Board of Directors.


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Aaron Akers with Central Electric, and Jan Miller and Stacy Pair withMississippi Main Street Association.

View the Final Presentation of the Kosciusko Community Vision PlanCharrette sponsored by Mississippi Main Street. A follow-up report alongwith all electronic files will be provided to the city as a tool kit to apply forgrant funding and guide implementation on the recommendations of thecharrette.

Before: Hancock Bank in Gulfport

After: Hancock Bank in Gulfport

Destination Downtownin Little Rock

Mississippi Main StreetManagers and Memberstraveled to neighbor MainStreet state Arkansas toconvene in Little Rock for threedays of educational sessions,sight-seeing and networkingwith other Main Streeters fromMississippi, Arkansas andLouisiana. The Mississippigroup had a lunch meeting atthe Museum of Discovery indowntown and held an electionfor the 2016-2017 ManagerRepresentative who will serveon the state Main Street board.This annual tri-stateconference draws more than200 downtown enthusiastseach year, and the stateprograms rotate hosting theconference each year.


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Celebrating 10 Years of Katrina RecoveryGov. Phil Bryant announced the formation of the Katrina RemembranceCommission (KRC) in March 2015 to help mark the 10-year anniversary ofHurricane Katrina. The commission was chaired by Haley and MarshaBarbour and was co-chaired by the mayors and presidents of the boards ofsupervisors in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties. The commissionserved as an umbrella organization to help Mississippi Gulf Coastcommunities plan and promote events commemorating the anniversary ofthe storm. From Aug. 21-Sept. 12, events were held along the MississippiGulf Coast to celebrate 10 years of recovery.

Beginning in 2006, a Mississippi Main Street Resource Team was hired tocreate master plans in seven coastal communities (Bay St. Louis, Biloxi,Gulfport, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, Picayune, and Waveland) devastatedby Hurricane Katrina. The resulting development has been more than $300million in these coastal towns and cities. Mississippi Main Street is honoredto have been a part of the recovery efforts.

You are invited to attendBACK STAGE PASSJanuary 20-21, 2016

Meridian, MSMSU Riley Center

The 5th Annual Festival and Event Coordinators Conference is presented bythe Mississippi Main Street Association, Mississippi Arts Commission andVisit Mississippi.

Each year, Back Stage Pass produces a new program with original sessions

Local Main Street News

Old Bicycles get new life inOlde Towne Clinton

Stacy Pair named statecoordinator of Miss. MainStreet Association

Jan Miller selected for Top 50Business Women byMississippi Business Journal

Preservation in Mississippi:Historic Images of MississippiStreets

What is a Loblolly? The powerof historical name and thecelebration to come.

Valley Vinyl hosts state'slargest record collection

ESPN Releases DigitalDocumentary On ShuckersSeason Entitled "Home"

Grin Coffee Company inHattiesburg, a homegrownMississippi creative business

MGM Park: The Crown on the10-year Comeback

A Halloween Treat featured inBiloxi

Laurel Main Street receivesMAC Grant

Work begins on TraceConnector in Hattiesburg

Starkville Partnership picks upawards for New Southweekends series

South Mississippi has seen


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and speakers and the most current knowledge and information to help youbuild and grow successful festivals and events.

Back Stage Pass focuses on planning for festivals and special events thatreveal your town’s authentic character through the sharing of ideas and likeexperiences with other event planners throughout the Southeast. We inviteyou to join us for fun, camaraderie and learning as we explore ways todevelop and enhance events that build community character and contributeto the creative economy and community members’ quality of life.

Back Stage Pass is designed for festival and event planners, non-profitorganizations, fundraisers, Main Street managers, universities and colleges,tourism organizations, Chamber of Commerce members, and all othersinterested in putting on special events in towns or cities of all sizes.

Registration will open on Oct. 1. Register by December 21 for $100early-bird rate.

Johnson McAdamsFirm ReceivesFaçade Grant inGreenwoodThe Johnson McAdamsFirm recently completedwork to their façade at 108Market Street. Main StreetGreenwood was there tohelp with a $1,000 grantthat helped with withpaint, brick pointing andnew awnings.

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millions in developmentcompleted

Mississippi Farm Country:Como: Food, Music, History

Peter Anderson Arts & CraftsFestival selected as Top 20Event

Happy 30th Anniversary toMain Street Columbus!

Vicksburg Main Street Boardtakes to streets for meeting

YMCA expands in downtownOcean Springs

Elvis Presley Birthplace TrailConstruction Continues DownMain Street

Read more Main StreetNews Headlines

Revitalization Results (Year to Date)

105 New Businesses (Net)

37 Business Expansions

1,376 New Jobs (Net)

$9,816,631 Public DollarsInvested

$86,003,470 PrivateDollars Invested

31 Façade Rehabs

160 Upper Floor Housing

13,315 Volunteer Hours


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Developing Mississippi's Downtownswww.msmainstreet.com

A Program of:

Mississippi Main Street Investors and Allied MembersPlatinum

BancorpSouth * BP America * Entergy Mississippi * Mississippi Power

GoldBlue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi * Hancock Bank * Health Management Associates – MS Division * Irby Electrical Distributor * Renasant Bank

* Sanderson Farms * St. Dominic Health Services * Trustmark National Bank

SilverAtmos Energy * Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC * Barksdale Management Corp. * Biloxi Regional Medical Center * Blossman

Gas * BKD LLP * Randy Burchfield * Business Communications Inc. * Business Interiors * Cadence Bank * Caterpillar, Inc. * Charter Bank *Citizens Bank of Philadelphia * Clear Channel Radio * Coast Coca-Cola Bottling Co. * Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Corinth & Tupelo * Compton

Engineering * Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons * Cooper Tire and Rubber Company* Cowboy Maloney's Electric City * CREATE Foundation * EastGroupProperties *Farmers & Merchants Bank - Baldwyn * First Commercial Bank * First State Bank * Foundation for the MidSouth * Horne LLP * Laws

Construction * Merchants & Marine Bank * Metropolitan Bank * Mississippi Export Railroad * Mitchell Distributing Co. * Neel-Schaffer * NorthMississippi Health Services * Parkway Properties, Inc. * The Peoples Bank in Biloxi * Peoples Bank of Ripley * B. Plunkett, Inc. * Regions Bank *

Robinson and Associates * Roy Anderson Corporation * R.W. Reed Co. * Ross and Yerger, Inc.-Tupelo * SouthGroup Insurance Services *StateStreet Group *Structural Steel Services, Inc. * The Taylor Group * Tellus Operating Group * University of Mississippi Medical Center * Venture

Technologies * Waggoner Engineering * Yates Construction

BronzeWilliam H. Andrews * David E. Brevard * Balch & Bingham * Estabrook Toyota * First Bank and Trust * Gaddis Farms, Inc. * Gaddis & McLaurin *Gaddis & McLaurin Gin * Gannett Foundation/The Clarion-Ledger Media Group * Hailey McNamara * Harper, Rains, Knight and Company * LongWholesale Distributors * Michael T. McRee * Merchants and Planters Bank * MidState Construction * Mississippi Baptist Health Systems * Phelps

Dunbar, LLP * Philips Day-Brite * Kenneth P'Pool * R & B Land Company * Suzanne M. Smith * TEC * Viking Investments

The Electric Building | 308 East Pearl Street, Suite 101 | Jackson, MS 39201601-944-0113 | 601-353-3469 Fax | www.msmainstreet.com

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228-365-9090

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Oxford, MS 38655601-941-5409

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