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Image Alternative Text: A rendering illustrates one of CSTC’s recommendations of relocating some of First Monday’s vendor stalls to Town Creek.

Learn More about Ripley, MS

Ripley, MS

In August 2017, the Small Town Center at Mississippi State University kicked off a nine-month planning process, which resulted in a master plan for…
Image Alternative Text: A rendering shows the proposed Tanglefoot Trail Pavilion, complete with restrooms, signage, and seating.

Learn More about Houston, MS

Houston, MS

In 2015, the Small Town Center worked with the community of Houston, Mississippi to develop a strategy that capitalizes on Houston’s location as the…
Image Alternative Text: The Wechsler School is on this National Register of Historic Places.

Learn More about Meridian, MS

Meridian, MS

After receiving a National Park Service grant in 2018, the Wechsler Foundation hired the Small Town Center at Mississippi State University to engage…
Image Alternative Text: Students work to construct concrete forms at the Baptist Town pocket park.

Learn More about Greenwood, MS

Greenwood, MS

The Small Town Center created a master plan for Greenwood’s Baptist Town neighborhood to improve the neighborhood housing conditions and promote…
Image Alternative Text: The CSTC reimagined the corner lot as Radio Park

Learn More about Laurel, MS

Laurel, MS

In 2018, the Small Town Center met with Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee and representatives of Laurel Main Street and Neel-Schaffer to discuss potential…
Image Alternative Text: The unveiling of the trailhead sign was attended by community residents and leaders.

Learn More about Marks, MS

Marks, MS

In July 2015, the Small Town Center at Mississippi State University was awarded a $25,000 Our Town grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA…
Image Alternative Text: Stakeholder engagement

Learn More about Crystal Springs, MS

Crystal Springs, MS

As part of its Brownfields Assessment Grant, the City of Crystal Springs is planning for the future of the Market Gateway, a transportation corridor…
Image Alternative Text: Aberdeen Elementary students use the crosswalk for the first time!

Learn More about Aberdeen, MS

Aberdeen, MS

In partnership with the CREATE Foundation of northeast Mississippi, the Small Town Center’s 2017 CREATE Common Ground project focused on pedestrian…
Image Alternative Text: Quitman County Courthouse

Learn More about Quitman County, MS

Quitman County, MS

When leaders in Quitman County, Mississippi realized that their 1973 zoning ordinance was no longer producing the type of development the community…