Main Street: Greeneville

COMMUNITY LIFE IN GREENE COUNTY

PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE SUN/THE GREENEVILLE SUN The front lawn of the Dickson-Williams Mansion will be alive with music this July at the eighth annual Lyrics on the Lawn music concert series. The free concerts are a project of Main Street: Greeneville, and took place every Thursday evening, rain or shine during the month of July.

Main Street: Greeneville Gives A Boost To Downtown

Main Street: Greeneville Inc. is a non-profit organization that aims to drive resources into projects that improve the downtown area and help its businesses capitalize on the area’s retail and tourism markets.

The Main Street District encompasses 18 blocks. Main Street: Greeneville partners with public and private sectors in promoting events and activities, economic development efforts, fundraising and grant seeking, tourism and more in its work to promote that area.

The organization’s mission also includes preservation of historic structures and promotion of heritage tourism.”

Main Street: Greeneville operates under the Main Street Program’s fourpoint approach: organization, promotion, design and economic vitality. Main Street promotes the city’s historic downtown as a center of community life.

Information on expansion, renovation, rehabilitation, conversion and purchase of real estate is available at the Main Street: Greeneville office at 310 S. Main St. The office is in the Andrew Johnson Complex building.

Jann Mirkov is the executive director of Main Street: Greeneville.

CHARTERED IN 1983

In 1983, Greeneville became one of the first Main Street communities in Tennessee. Downtown revitalization is a main goal, and this is achieved by coordinating