THEMAX is right on. Tupelo and the Golden Triangle is experiencing good growth primarly because it has a highway infastructure without a stop light on every corner. Their officials fought and got approved the upgrade of hwy 78 to interstate status. Just think, they don't have to fight with people in 2 counties in Ala and several in Tennessee as to where a new interstate will go, they just get approval to upgrade an existing 4 lane hwy. Trouble is , here in the Shoals, if they had an interstate this bunch would want to put stop lights on it. Look at the new bridge!! A stoplight at each end!. You would think somebody designing our road system would take a drive out of town and see there are such things as entrance and exit ramps instead of the necessity to use so many stop lights.