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Historic downtown Oxford celebrates past, looks to future

Believe it or not, a newcomer to Oxford walking from the Oxford Performing Arts Center towards Main Street can easily get lost. Not lost in person, mind you, but certainly lost in history. The buildings, with their diversity and charm, provide a tangible and visible record of the town’s past.

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Fort Payne chosen for Main Street Alabama revitalization program

Main Street Alabama hopes to bring new jobs, businesses and visitors back to Fort Payne through its downtown revitalization program.

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Elba and Fort Payne named newest Main Street Alabama Communities

ECA is pleased to announce the cities of Elba and Fort Payne have been designated as Main Street Communities! Elba and Fort Payne join a long list of ECA member cities including Alexander City, Athens, Decatur, Dothan, Florence and Opelika all of which currently participate in Main Street Alabama. Elba and Fort Payne will begin work on revitalizing their downtown commercial cores utilizing Main Street’s organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring.

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Main Street Alabama selects three new downtowns

The three newly selected communities will be tasked with revitalizing their downtown areas by incorporating a specific four-point approach from Main Street Alabama that will focus on organization, promotion, design and economic restructuring.

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Main Street Alabama selects Elba for revitalization program

Elba, along with Fort Payne and Jasper, joined a statewide effort to build stronger communities through effective downtown revitalization. Main Street Alabama officially announced Monday, June 1, that the three cities had been chosen to be designated Main Street Alabama communities. Main Street Alabama, a non-profit organization that uses a national model with a 30-year track record of success, selected the towns through a competitive application process.

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