Economic Impact (2023)
- 372 New Business
- 71 Business Expansion
- 868 New Jobs
- 170 Façade Rehabs
- 704 Downtown Living Spaces
- 70 New Construction Projects Completed
- 139 Public Improvement Projects Completed
- $77,669,153 Public Dollars Invested
- $249,091,506 Private Dollars Invested
- 46,919 Volunteer Hours
Featured Event
March 26: 2024 Main Street Day at the Capitol
9:30 press conference and 11:30 luncheon (for legislators and Main Street directors)
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Main Street News
Featured Community
Ripley
Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi. Colonel William Clark Falkner, great-grandfather of authors William Faulkner and John Faulkner, was a prominent resident of Ripley in the mid to late-19th century. W.C. Falkner's exploits in and around Ripley served as the model for Faulkner's character of Colonel John Sartoris. Ripley is located in the Hills region of North Mississippi, an important region for the birth of American music. The area is known as birthplace of the hill country blues.
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Our Mission
The Mississippi Main Street Association is the catalyst for the preservation and economic revitalization of Mississippi’s historic downtowns and traditional commercial districts.
The Mississippi Main Street Association provides visionary leadership to Mississippi’s most storied places. We foster economic and community development through strategies that promote community engagement, pride of place, and quality design to achieve long-term economic growth. MMSA empowers Mississippi’s local Main Street leaders to create vibrant places and thriving economies by implementing the Main Street Approach — organization, design, promotion, and economic vitality.