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CHICAGO, ILL., – Main Street America announced Josh Rogers, President & CEO at NewTown Macon, as a 2025 Mary Means Leadership Award recipient. This prestigious award is Main Street America’s top honor recognizing individuals who demonstrate outstanding leadership in the field of comprehensive preservation-based economic development and commercial district revitalization. The award highlights the impact of these individuals and amplifies the critical role that leaders […]

Exciting news! Two cities in Georgia received the T-Mobile grant: Comer, GA: Renovate the Perch Community Center, offering a more inviting and useful gathering place for a local Farmers Market and community events. Eastman, GA: Update Eastman City Park, including resurfacing outdoor courts, providing a place for the community to play basketball, pickleball and tennis without risking injury. T‑Mobile recently […]

Downtown Gainesville was awarded a Science Discovery on Main Street Grant to research and identify unique aspects of their city in relation to science. This grant from Main Street America aims to help Main Street communities inspire curiosity, joy, and pride in what makes each community unique through creating engaging science-inspired attractions, events, and activities. Through the Science […]

Cartersville made HGTV’s list of the most charming small towns in the country and here’s why: Cartersville is a city in Bartow County with plenty to see and do. According to HGTV, Cartersville is known for its “world-class” Tellus Science Museum. The museum houses a life-size Tyrannosaurus rex as well as a 9-foot wide jaw […]

Congratulations to Dahlonega, Macon and Thomasville on being featured in Southern Living’s “18 Most Beautiful Places in Georgia” list! “Growing up somewhere, it can be easy to become immune to its unique virtues. Georgia is home to sweeping farmlands and soaring mountain ranges, lush pine forests and breezy barrier islands, and even bustling cities and […]