Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill

Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill joined The Extra Mile podcast to talk about her career and path to becoming mayor, MDOT projects in the city, the explosion of growth in Starkville and more.
Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill joined The Extra Mile podcast to talk about her career and path to becoming mayor, MDOT projects in the city, the explosion of growth in Starkville and more.




  • Show intro, introducing Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill - 00:27
  • Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill on her career and why she ran for mayor - 01:08
  • First woman in the history of the Airforce to qualify as Carrier Pilot - 05:34
  • On the second time being a mayor with the first being in Addison, Texas - 05:48
  • MDOT projects going on in the City of Starkville - 09:05
  • The importance of partnerships when it comes to things like transportation infrastructure and economic development - 12:39
  • Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill on the explosion of growth in Starkville - 13:53
  • How the City of Starkville deals with game day traffic - 16:10
  • On SMART, Starkville's public transit system - 18:09
  • Big events coming up in the City of Starkville - 20:20
  • Favorite places to grab a bite to eat in the City of Starkville - 22:57
  • Show outro - 26:14
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