MS HR25

Commends Tommy Sappington for cofounding the National Main Street Program in New Albany, Mississippi, in 1985 and serving continuously on the New Albany Main Street Board

Recognizes his role in documenting and inventorying all buildings in New Albany's historic district, leading to the official chartering of the New Albany Main Street Association on October 21, 1996

Honors his contributions including hand painting downtown light poles, designing the Tallahatchie Bridge, and restoring the 1907 Cooper Park Coca-Cola mural

Credits Sappington and Mr. Wiseman with restoring four historic buildings since 1995 and assisting others at no cost, resulting in no vacant buildings on Bankhead and Main Streets

Acknowledges his woodworking achievements, including being selected by Hillary Clinton to construct a wooden ornament for the White House Blue Room Christmas tree in 2000, now displayed at the Smithsonian Institute