Article about Guntown (where we just moved in March).

Guntown continues to grow as a bedroom community
6/2/2007 1:49:53 PM
Carlie Kollath

BY CARLIE KOLLATH


Daily Journal


GUNTOWN - After 30 years of living in San Francisco, Ann Myers changed her address to Guntown, a bedroom community 15 minutes from Tupelo.


She sells real estate for Coldwell Banker and said she couldn't be happier living in the small town that is rapidly growing as people discover what it has to offer. In the past year, the town has added about 800 people.


Myers attributes the rapid growth to its convenience and to its affordability. She said from the real estate perspective, buyers can find pretty much any type of house they want for a reasonable price.


"People obviously are choosing to move here and go to sleep here," she said. "Once people leave work, they are coming to Guntown for the peace and quiet."


She also noted how active the officials in her town are.


"When you go into a board meeting, the mayor will ask if he can help anyone of the public," she said. "I think that people have heard that we do have some open-door policies. Everybody knows who is in charge of the water department. Everyone sees our mayor out working whether it is pushing a tractor or recruiting new retail."


She also cited Guntown's ambiance as a reason that has kept her as a resident for four years. From the parades to the tennis courts to the history of the town, Myers said she finds outsiders are always surprised about what Guntown has to offer.


"The name alone is a conversation piece," Myers said.


Guntown is named for James Gunn, a 19th century Loyalist who found refuge in the South from his native Virginia. History has it that he married a Chickasaw woman and celebrated the birthday of George III until his death.



Appeared originally in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 6/13/2007, section H , page 12