The Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area

Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance
The Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance is the coordinating entity for MHNHA.

Member Organizations:

Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau

Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

DeSoto County Tourism Association

Holly Springs Tourism & Recreation Bureau

Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau

Starkville Convention and Visitors Bureau /
Greater Starkville Development Partnership

Tishomingo County Tourism Council

Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau

Union County Development Association

University of Mississippi

Associate Member:

Noxubee Economic and Community Development Alliance

Ex-Officio:

Appalachian Regional Commission

Mississippi Development Authority-Tourism Division

Mississippi Main Street Association

Mississippi Department of Archives & History

Mississippi Arts Commission

Mississippi Heritage Trust

CREATE Foundation

Mississippi State University

Rust College

Mississippi University for Women

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Mission Statement:
The mission of the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance is to preserve, enhance, interpret and promote the cultural and heritage assets of the hills region. Its key objectives are to increase jobs and visitation to the area and to develop and support projects and programs that sustain the heritage tourism industry within the region.

Mississippi Hills Institute for Heritage Resource Management
The Mississippi Hills Institute for Heritage Resource Management at the University of Mississippi (UM) was founded to assist with the development and management of the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. Norman Easterbrook, Director of the Ford Center for the Performing Arts at UM, has been appointed as the Director of the Hills Institute.

Management Plan
Work on the MHNHA Management Plan will begin soon.

Website Credits
The Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for providing funds for this website:

• Appalachian Regional Commission
• Mississippi Development Authority — Tourism Division
• University of Mississippi
• CREATE Foundation
• U.S. Forest Service
• North Central Mississippi Resource Conservation & Development Council