PROjects
PLAYGROUND / BALLPARK
The City of Marks donated eight and a half acres of land for a playground and a ballpark. The Marks Project has raised the funds and completed the building of a new playground.
Fundraising efforts are continuing for a community pavilion, basketball courts, and bathrooms to complete the ballpark.
MARKS YOUTH OUTREACH
With the help of the Marks Project, the Freeze Foundation has donated a grant to the Marks Youth Outreach for the purchase of new football jerseys.
EDUCATION
L to R: Trista Jones, PreK-4 assistant Teacher: Pamela Riley, PreK-4 Teacher; Olivia Morgan, Jumpstart Coordinator at The University of Mississippi; Kegi Wells, Q. C. School District Curriculum Coordinator; Judy Bland, Marks Project; Dr. Fredrick Robinson, QCES Principal; Dr. Evelyn Jossell, Superintendent of the Quitman County School District
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Currently there is not a single manufacturing job in Quitman County. We are initiating a job readiness program to identify the potential workforce. The Division of Workforce Development and Community Services at Northwest Community College will begin workforce assessments in Quitman County. They will follow up with basic skills and pre-employment training, which will ensure a qualified workforce for the future of economic development.
Bunge Property
The City of Marks has obtained the former Bunge Corporation property, approximately fifty acres adjacent to the railroad. The property includes an administration building and shop facilities. We are assessing the property and working with the Mississippi Governor’s Office and state and local officials to identify potential economic development opportunities.
Currently the Quitman County Hospital is closed. We are assisting local officials and exploring options for reopening it.
