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Can Rural Town Mississippi Come Back To Life?

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Brad Satterwhite
28 August 2004 - 9:00am

What can be done to save rural communities? Young people leave these towns, often never to return.

"Rural areas are often known for their agricultural roots, but crops aren't the only things being exported, Schultz said... 'Our biggest export from rural communities isn't cotton, it's our young people,' he said. 'Small towns do such a great job of raising young people, and then they send them off.'... The same people who left could play a key role in revitalization, if the communities where they grew up embrace them."

Full Story: Renewing small towns takes vision, determination
Source: Clarion Ledger, August 22, 2004
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