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TUPELO ⢠Officials in Tupelo on Tuesday night voted to move forward with plans to relocate the cityâs oldest fire station by building a new station in a residential neighborhood. The Tupelo City Council unanimously voted to award roughly $1.8 million to Hooker Construction in Thaxton to construct the new station, which will be built on the corner of Blair Street and Clayton Avenue in the Gravlee neighborhood area. Rud Robison, principal architect for PryroMorrow, is the primary architect consulting with the city on the project. Robinson told the Daily Journal that all submitted bids initially came in slightly over budget. Because the bids were within 10% of the projectâs budget, Robison and the city were able to negotiate with the construction company to lower the bids. ....