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Deana Wright, Manager
270-759-9474
101 South 4th St.
(Union Planters Bank building downtown, 3rd floor)
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Promoting downtown Murray to customers, potential investors, new businesses, visitors, and local citizens is an important part of Murray Main Street activity.  Promoting our downtown, including events, takes place in an organized fashion on a continual basis to help ensure that revitalization activities and initiatives take hold, along with keeping downtown visible to shoppers and tourists. 

The publication “Preserve the Past, Imagine the Future” is produced by the members of the Promotion Committee and devoted to the history of our local area.  Three issues have been published each in early fall.  They have helped to spark renewed interest in local history and preservation

Two summers ago, Murray Main Street began “Saturday Market”.  It brings local farmers and crafts people together to sell their goods and produce on Saturday mornings throughout the summer months.  Downtown is alive and bustling with activity on Saturday Market days, drawing customers throughout the area.

"Santa and his house" have been back downtown during the Christmas season thanks to Murray Main Street.  Along with the help from the Murray Rotary Club, we have taken over 600 photos of children with Santa.

"Easter on the Square”.  Easter of April 2001, over 180 children came downtown along with their parents for an egg hunt and pictures with the Easter Bunny.

We also sponsored the “We’re Cracking up Downtown” retail promotion for all downtown businesses to help attract shoppers throughout the streetscape construction period.  Throughout construction and through July 4 downtown shoppers were eligible to win prize packages (average value $125) sponsored by area businesses.

The Promotion Committee is setting its sights on a community-wide Christmas event and a musical concert series in downtown.

 Main Street Murray will continue to develop and host downtown activities in which the entire community can participate.  Downtown belongs to everyone!