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Travis Buckman, left, Bret Roberts secure roof trusses as they
build a home along Ingram Drive in Tupelo.
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Travis Buckman and his company works one of two homes he is
building along Ingram Drive in Tupelo.
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For for sale and under construction along Ingram Drive in
Tupelo.
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Travis Buckman makes his way across the trusses as his company
builds homes along Ingram Drive in Tupelo.
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TUPELO ⢠When Timiko Hampton was notified she was finally getting a housing voucher to help her afford rent in Tupelo, she quickly began looking for potential apartments.
But as she searched, she soon found that many private landlords in the All-America City would not accept her voucher. It was weeks before she found a property owner who would accept the voucher.
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âSometimes I think the council members who donât experience this type of lifestyle, they don t understand the lack of affordable housing and what a damper it is on your life.
Timiko Hampton
Tupelo
While thankful to now be in a secure apartment in south Tupelo s seventh ward, she admitted that where sheâs living isnât necessarily where she would like to stay long-term, but she currently doesnât have many other options.
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A car speeds by the the West Jackson Street development signage for new lots for sale on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Since 2013, the city of Tupelo has spent at least $3.2 million in public dollars to redevelop the Jackson Street corridor. But the project, originally intended to stifle growing blight and alleviate the city s dearth of affordable housing, has hit its fair share of snags along the way, and the houses aren t nearly as affordable as originally intended.
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