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Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM  Travis Buckman, left, Bret Roberts secure roof trusses as they build a home along Ingram Drive in Tupelo. Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM  Travis Buckman and his company works one of two homes he is building along Ingram Drive in Tupelo. Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM  For for sale and under construction along Ingram Drive in Tupelo. Thomas Wells | Buy at PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM  Travis Buckman makes his way across the trusses as h...

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. Quote “Sometimes I think the council members who don’t experience this type of lifestyle, they dont understand the lac...