Picayune Main Street, Inc.  Accomplishments

• Was instrumental in forming the Pearl River County Tourism Council, a group dedicated to increasing tourist traffic in Pearl River County?
  
• Was also instrumental in forming the Greater Picayune Arts Council- Carolyn Terry, President. The Council meets monthly at the Centraplex and involves all areas of Arts in the Community.
  
• Secured a grant to develop and publish a Pearl River County Tear Sheet. The Tear Sheets are distributed at MS Welcome Centers and does not only provide a map but also provide tourism opportunities for visitors to our state? Check it out there is family activities mapped out for Poplarville and Picayune.
  
• Published a new one-handed brochure with a downtown map listing Picayune Main Street, Inc. business members. The membership brochure also lists sponsored events, our mission, the 4-point approach for all Main Street communities, and connection information with City information phone numbers, along with phone numbers of area schools, hospitals, local media, postal and special service information for visitors or new residents.
  
• The Fourth Annual Egg Drop was named to the “Strange and Unusual Events around the South” magazine? The Annual Egg Drop won Most Creative Fund Raiser in Mississippi. 2008 Egg Drop committee donated 500 eggs to Picayune On Stage to sale for their organization- POS raised $1000.00 from sales of the eggs.
  
• Purchased the supplies and labor to finish the fence around the Shay Locomotive along with new signs identifying the Shay engine. The organization also purchased materials to restore a work over car and a pop car that are now placed behind the Shay with proceeds from the Annual Egg Drop? The Pearl River Valley Railroad Volunteers completed the work on the fence and also restored the cars placed behind the Shay in Shay Park. MS Lynn Gammill donated the 2 restored cars to put on public display with the Shay Engine.
  
• Purchased twelve barricades for the Picayune Police Department with proceeds from a previous Golf Tournament held at the Millbrook Country Club?
  
• Purchased eighteen new benches with proceeds from an Annual Turkey Shoots held at the American Legion Post 73.
  
• Was commissioned by the Mayor and City Council of Picayune to sell Corporate squares and bricks for the Intramodal Transportation Center. The organization sold 55 Corporate Squares and over 250 bricks pavers for the newly remodeled Picayune Depot.
  
• Purchased twenty new plastic trash barrels with proceeds from the Picayune Street Fair. These trash barrels are used for events throughout the community.
  
• The program was awarded a $500.00 grant at the Tri State Main Street Conference held in Bay St Louis. The funds were used to purchase a PA system that will be used during each Picayune Main Street sponsored events.
  
• Hosted the FAM tour along with Picayune Chamber of Commerce when the MS Welcome Center Directors held their annual tours of cities in our state. Local businesses donated items for goody bags to give each visiting directors.