COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Executive Director of Main Street Columbus, Barbra Bigelow, says they are always looking for things to attract visitors and residents to Columbus.

“That’s our goal here at Main Street: to draw people downtown,” Bigalow said.

To help with that, Main Street Columbus applied for the Science Discovery on Main Street Implementation Grant from Main Street America.

Columbus was one of 12 Main Street Associations nationwide to receive an initial grant of $12,500.

With this grant, in working with various partners, Bigelow says the funds went to 3 scientific assets in Columbus: water, weather, and the Dr. John “Jack” Kaye Cretaceous Fossil Park.

Bigelow says 7 of the Main Street Associations throughout the nation received this 2nd implementation grant, which is $20,000.

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