STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi State University and the City of Starkville have always had a connection. A planned development is set to make that connection physical and seamless.

Plans call for a 15-acre development stretching along Highway 12 from University Drive to Russell Street, and towards the Mill is set to take shape beginning in October with the construction of the 122-room Hotel Madelon.

The hotel will anchor what is being called The Crossroads District.

MSU is collaborating with West Side Funds, a for-profit affiliate of the MSU Foundation, to bring the Crossroads District to life.

The development is expected to take shape in phases and will include an entertainment district, a planned pedestrian bridge over Highway 12, residential development, and a 700-space park

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