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That it has. Dan and Dak made it cool to be in Starkville and the last two mayors have capitalized on that. As much as people hate Spruill, and she brings a lot of it on herself, she has done a lot for the city in her tenure. Starkville is still hindered a bit by the Board of Alderman, specifically All Alcohol Is Evil Roy Perkins, but most of them have been replaced thankfully and Starkville has finally been able to grow.
Until they really clean up 182 coming into town and campus and old 25 coming into town and get some serious major development on 12 north of campus and along 182 east of campus, it still has a long way to go. And there are still a lot of dumpy looking places along 12 IN town. That shopping center with Aldi?s kind of dresses that side up some. The students still need their target too. Can?t forget about them. And tear down that old hotel and dive bar on 182. Goodness. That is as much an eyesore on our image as the old University motel.