Cannon Ford Lincoln holds ribbon-cutting ceremony in Starkville

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Cannon Ford Lincoln of Starkville was officially welcomed to the community Thursday.

A ceremony was held at what some may remember as Starkville Ford.

The Cannon Motors company bought the dealership earlier this year.

It has dealerships in Mississippi and Arkansas.

Now, Cannon is ready to serve Golden Triangle drivers.

“We work at it, hard, everyday and we are just excited to be in this area and provide every customer service that they deserve,” said Cannon Motors CEO Michael Cannon.

“Full-service facility here. Not only Ford and Lincoln, we do service and body shop for all makes and models, full-service leather repair, touchless dent repair, and everything in our body shop,” said Chris Keegen, of General Motors, Cannon Motors.

Cannon has 17 locations in the region.

The first dealership opened in Calhoun City in 1956.