The Mississippi Main Street Blog

Corinth Wins Presidential Award

First Lady Laura Bush presented the 2008 Preserve America Presidential Awards in a White House ceremony May 12. The winners are the African Burial Ground Project in New York City, the Corinth and Alcorn County Mississippi Heritage Tourism Initiative, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York City and the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program.
Picture: Mark Dremel, left, and Howard Dodson receive applause from a White House East Room audience after receiving a 2008 Preserve America Presidential Award for the African Burial Ground Project.

Preserve America News/ May 2008

Court Square Inn Bed & Breakfast

I recently had a wonderful stay at the Court Square Inn Bed & Breakfast in Holly Springs. Owners Tim and Lisa Liddy have transformed a corner of the square by creating three upstairs suites. Spacious and luxurious with a flavor of New Orleans (where most of the antique furniture is from), your $100 goes a long way here.

Breakfast is already ready for you in the morning with an assortment of cereals, oatmeal, fruit, yogurt and pastries from a next door bakery as well as coffee, tea orange juice and milk. The ceilings are high, floors are hardwood, and a wide, spacious porch outside the suites overlooks the side street with tables and chairs for eating on or lounging.

My only wish was that I could spend another night! I will definitely be back. This upstairs residential unit will be part of our featured tour of Upstairs Housing of Main Street towns in Mississippi. This is one stop you will want to make in Mississippi! Call 1-800-926-3686 to make reservations.

Donna Stall named new Main Street manager for Amory

Amory Main Street has named a new manager. Congratulations, Donna Stall!

Donna grew up in Amory and recently moved back to town. She graduated from Amory High School then went to college at the University of Mississippi. She graduated with a degree in marketing and journalism. Donna has lived in Memphis and Washington, D.C. We welcome her back to Mississippi and to the Main Street Team!

Amory has been a member of Main Street since 2004.

November's Featured Community

Corinth, Mississippi

 

Corinth’s thriving downtown has emerged as a center for historic development, culture and recreation, business, government, and banking. Over fifty downtown apartments contribute to the excitement and identity of this sixteen square block area. Ongoing venue of community festivals and activities along with our numerous gift shops, apparel stores and unique restaurants attract residents and visitors alike. Private sector building renovation combined with newly renovated Crossroads Museum and Convention and Visitors Bureau offices add a steady stream of visitors to this State of Mississippi Historic District. New downtown infrastructure including a majestic freestanding clock, turn of the century light fixtures, cast iron park benches, landscaped street corner bulb-outs, indirect landscape lighting, new sidewalks and street development help grace this gem of a downtown.

Amber Murphree joins Columbus Main Street!

Effective Wednesday, October 17, 2007, Amber Murphree has joined Columbus Main Street as their new Main Street Manager!

 

Welcome Amber, we are pleased that you are on board!