The days of sleepy, little college towns appear to be growing short

When the iconic and beloved Campus Barber Shop in downtown Auburn had to move to make way for the development of a Kick Six Restaurant adorned with luxury high rise apartments, people across the state took notice.  Carl Cochran, the longtime owner of the barbershop, said there’s no comparing the downtown he first laid eyes on in 1969, to what it is now.  In reference to the increase in apartments and other high-rise development, Carl said, “I hate to see downtown go to that, but that’s the way it’s going.”  A new development at Toomer’s Corner will take the place of a long abandoned empty buil