jethreaux hit the nail on the head earlier and I responded.
$50k total? As in annual salary? Or just give you $50k to move? Surely the job market isn't so limited in Starkville that it's hard to make $50k with a decent degree and an MBA?
There's not many towns around the entire South that don't have that problem. It's all about the economic engine, in that vein Starkville is a fine area in MS, as are the Jackson suburbs, the Coast towns and bordering counties, maybe west Hattiesburg, Desoto County, Tupelo/NE MS. In other states, I'd go Huntsville, Birmingham suburbs and Baldwin County. Louisiana, I'd say the northern suburbs of NOLA. Arkansas - NW and LR suburbs. Tennessee - Memphis suburbs, Nashville, Chattanooga/Knoxville. Tennessee is easily the best of the bunch IMO.
I'll disagree with you, Goat.
We don't really disagree there. I was just telling him, specifically, that after his numerous posts about Columbus, there are other suitable places closeby to go. But truth be known he sounds like someone who's never been south of Noxapater or north of Okolona. I don't mean any offense by that, but I know plenty who in fact think that way.
Starkville is a good place for a relaxed life style. You have a decent enough restaurant variety in a small town and more music than you are going to get in other similar sized towns if not as good as you'd hope for a college town. But it's going to be for people that really enjoy hanging out with friends along with some combination of golf, outdoor activities, and MSU events.
Yes, I have posted about this several times. I will try to refrain going forward. The fact is that it just breaks my heart to see my hometown dying a slow poisoned death. As for the snotty little cheap shot about my “world travels” I traveled extensively for many years on business and now for fun. 48 of the 50 States and I plan to get one one of the 2 remaining States covered later this year. Also traveled in Europe, Mexico , Canada, and South America, not that any of this has anything to do with my post. If you are offended by my post just don’t read them. It’s pretty simple.
I don't need clear water to ski, but at this point I do prefer a lake. Even if you have a river with good enough site lines that you don't feel like you could get hit coming around a curve and there's no commercial traffic, I just don't want to worry about **** floating down it from whatever storm there was up river.
I've often made the same point that the 'Sip got jipped on nice lakes. Outside of Pickwick, our other three big lakes are muddy messes with little development. Our coastal water sucks. Compare that with Bama, several nice, clear, deep lakes and a nice beach. I spend a ton of time on the Ross Barnett (know locally as "The Rez") and love it, but it's not hard to see why many people won't get in that water.
But you really haven’t given your perspective in the entire thread.
I can’t say I’m too up to date on the music scene in Starkville now. Although I guess I didn’t realize the music scene was substantially different in Oxford or Hattiesburg compared to Starkville. And I definitely didn’t realize it was better in meridian.
Username checks out.
GTR airport is better than it was a few years ago, and it's about to get better with new renovations. The service is reliable (that wasn't the case a few years ago). It's NOT part of the federal essential air service program, it pays its own way. We fly out of there because it's close and the security/check in lines are short. It would be nice if they could get an American Eagle flight or two to Dallas. They had that at one time. It's not a large airport, but for what it is it's a good airport.
Columbus was awesome in my days. I rode my bike all over east Columbus. Summer nights at propst park. Spent Sundays after church at the mall and Morrison cafeteria. A few years back I stopped by East columbus to see my old house and stopped the old store for gas. I could not leave that store fast enough. Anways.... it's the same everywhere. I tell my kids once they finish college ..... don't come back to Memphis. Go to east tn, nw Ark or even better, Boise ID.
So meridian is better than Starkville for nice relaxing bars with live music?
Meridian has the Riley Center which has MSU’s full support.
I’m gonna say we are into much different things.
That's a huge hell naw. Meridian is a wasteland. Give me Three Foot or the bar on top of Three Foot hotel. Harvest Grill is not bad either for laid back little bar with solid food.
I bet we would know each other. Did those exact things in the exact same places. Graduated from Caldwell High in 1972.
i would love to know what Starkville does with its property tax. Over $4k for <800 ft apartment? Who is embezzling enough money to keep Starkville from having buried utilities everywhere decent and nice sidewalks and landscaping everywhere?
When I lived in Starkville, Rick’s and dark horse regularly had music. The place that was next to Starkville cafe had live music too. But I suspect the music at these places is likely not what you’re looking for.
Speak up, sonny -- hearing aid battery is weak*********************
Yeah, I saw the North Mississippi Allstars play at Rick’s ages ago.
You probably knew my parents. I graduated from Caldwell in 91.
I have no desire for live music, but wasn't Rosebowl trying to promote live music a couple years ago?
He has and it’s great that he did.
www.supertalk.fm
You don’t like crowded loud places but you wish you were at the pike house for an after party?
