CIRC STORIES - From Pollution to Progress

Memphis Town, previously a Superfund site, is being rewritten into a story of hope and renewal.
How big can you dream? Pretty big, you say? How big can a community dream? The possibilities are endless when you envision together. Pastor Leach, of Memphis Town Community Action Group (CAG), understood this truth and is on a mission to unlock the potential of Columbus, Mississippi. Memphis Town, designated a Superfund site, was a home of a former wood treatment plant that left toxic levels of creosote, the known carcinogen, in the soil.
After decades of living with the blight left behind, Memphis Town Community Action Group seeks to transform the site into a place of promise.
“After so many years of disinvestment, it is time to invest in the people, homes, and communities that have been left behind time and time again,” observed Pastor Leach.