Population: 3,059
Founded: 1905
County: Scott
Mayor: Ronald Moyers
Unique Point: "It's just a friendly small town: a city with a smile, I guess you could say," says City Administrator Reece Brown.
Becki Dalton: "I was raised here. It's a clean town. People get along here and it seems safe. I know our customers on a first-name basis where I work."
H.B. Rice: "I like the people. It's a good place to raise a family. I can walk home for lunch and see my kids."
Tanya Sadler: "I grew up here and I know everybody. People wave as they go by. It's safe, and a good place for kids."
James Stubbs: "I've lived here most of my life. It's the easy-going people that I like about living here. Things are laid back and there's not much crime."
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