News Releases
09.23.2025 - MMSA Announces Promotions of Zieren and Raney:
JACKSON, Miss. (Sept. 19, 2025)—The Mississippi Main Street Association announced promotions of two of its team members for the statewide community and economic development organization. Jeannie Waller Zieren...
07.31.2025 - 2025 Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program is Open:
The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Act (MMSRG) is authorized through MS Senate Bill 2696 (2024) and authorizes the Mississippi Legislature (Legislature), as well as the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) through...
07.31.2025 - Mississippi Main Street partners with the Mississippi Arts Commission on New Public Art in Community Grant:
JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) has partnered with the Levitt Foundation, Visit Mississippi, Mississippi Main Street Association and the Mississippi Humanities Council to create the new...
07.21.2025 - MMSA Announces Anna Boyd Hawks as Director of Community Services:
The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) announces that Anna Hawks of Clinton, Miss. has been named the director of community services for the statewide downtown revitalization organization. In...
07.02.2025 - New Officers, Members elected to MMSA Board:
JACKSON, Miss. (July 1, 2025) – A new executive committee, two at-large board members, and a directors' representative have been elected to the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) Board of Directors to...
06.18.2025 - Mississippi Main Street Announces 2025 Award Winners:
JACKSON, Miss. (June 17, 2025) – The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) celebrated downtown revitalization success and announced statewide award winners at its 2025 Annual Awards Luncheon at The South in downtown Jackson....
04.08.2025 - State of the Street: Director’s Letter:
Greetings and Happy Spring! This is one of my favorite times of the year. If you’re like me, you agree there’s something uplifting about the new...
04.04.2025 - MMSA Announces Five-Year Grant Strategy:
JACKSON, Miss. (April 4, 2025) – The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) announces a five-year community development grant strategy to deliver planning and marketing services to Designated Main Street Communities from 202...
04.02.2025 - Miss. Hills National Heritage Area to fund Main Street Grant Projects:
JACKSON, Miss. (March 5, 2025) – The Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area (MHNHA) and the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) have partnered on marketing and economic impact grant projects this year to...
02.26.2025 - Mississippi Associations Collaborate to Host “Build a Thriving Organization: Strategies for Success” Workshop on March 5 & 6 in Brandon, Pearl:
Mississippi Associations Collaborate to Host "Build a Thriving Organization: Strategies for Success" Workshop on March 5 & 6 in Brandon, Pearl Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Economic Development Council (MEDC), Mississippi...
